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Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Admin November 7th 2010, 6:09 pm
We will be doing a long haul run to Detroit MI to cruise with 1000's of other hot rodders on Woodward Ave.
If you have never heard of Woodward Ave you are missing a great deal of history in hot rodding. Woodward was the place for cruising, hanging out, street racing and more. People would come from 100's of miles around. No matter what you drove muscle cars, sports cars, hot rods, sleds you could cruise and have plenty of people with the same type car/truck. If you were fast and had something to prove this is where you went. Not only was it built street cars but full blown race cars. The big 3 auto makers were involved too.
When the 60's mucsle cars came out where do you think they tested them? Woodward Ave in the cover of dark. Racing other street cars as well as Factory v/s factory such as Ford, Chevy and Chrysler. Off branch of GM was testing the waters with their GTO. Pontiac Vs Chrysler, Ford ect ect. It got so competitive that people like Jim Wagner from Pontiac hired well known street racers to race their factory test cars. Chrysler was a force to be recon with back then on Woodward. They had a lot of cars they tested there. Some of the Mopars having decals on the cars saying:These vehicles are intended to use in supervised acceleration trials and other competitive events, therefore, they will be sold without warranty. Chevy, Ford and Chrysler all had something to prove and it started right on Woodward. Aluminum fenders, Swiss cheese frames, cut outs and more. SOHC, boss, Wedge and Hemi Engines all laid the rubber down.
There is so much history of cruising and racing I would say it would be the number one spot in the US that had an influence on hot rodding, cruising and street racing in the 50's 60's and 70's. Even bigger than what they did out in So Cal.
This has been 2 years trying to get everyone on board to make this run. 2011 it will happen.
If you have never heard of Woodward Ave you are missing a great deal of history in hot rodding. Woodward was the place for cruising, hanging out, street racing and more. People would come from 100's of miles around. No matter what you drove muscle cars, sports cars, hot rods, sleds you could cruise and have plenty of people with the same type car/truck. If you were fast and had something to prove this is where you went. Not only was it built street cars but full blown race cars. The big 3 auto makers were involved too.
When the 60's mucsle cars came out where do you think they tested them? Woodward Ave in the cover of dark. Racing other street cars as well as Factory v/s factory such as Ford, Chevy and Chrysler. Off branch of GM was testing the waters with their GTO. Pontiac Vs Chrysler, Ford ect ect. It got so competitive that people like Jim Wagner from Pontiac hired well known street racers to race their factory test cars. Chrysler was a force to be recon with back then on Woodward. They had a lot of cars they tested there. Some of the Mopars having decals on the cars saying:These vehicles are intended to use in supervised acceleration trials and other competitive events, therefore, they will be sold without warranty. Chevy, Ford and Chrysler all had something to prove and it started right on Woodward. Aluminum fenders, Swiss cheese frames, cut outs and more. SOHC, boss, Wedge and Hemi Engines all laid the rubber down.
There is so much history of cruising and racing I would say it would be the number one spot in the US that had an influence on hot rodding, cruising and street racing in the 50's 60's and 70's. Even bigger than what they did out in So Cal.
This has been 2 years trying to get everyone on board to make this run. 2011 it will happen.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Admin November 7th 2010, 7:36 pm
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by falconwagon62 November 8th 2010, 12:48 am
Lived by there when I was 15-16 years old, 1978-1979 I used to drive my 69 Impala 396 up and down there, got my stereo at Mickey Shore Car Stereo, it is one heck of a good time...
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 8th 2010, 12:49 am
Are you going? Get all the Falcon guys to go?????falconwagon62 wrote:Lived by there when I was 15-16 years old, 1978-1979 I used to drive my 69 Impala 396 up and down there, got my stereo at Mickey Shore Car Stereo, it is one heck of a good time...
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by magicman_1968 November 8th 2010, 8:02 pm
I hope everyone gets to go.....i know im goin for sure this year.....ive talked about it the last three years but something always comes up....i think it will be a blast 
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Z-YOU November 8th 2010, 9:06 pm
If you're going you'd better make room arrangements now. I looked at it & they're saying this draws 1 million people.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by falconwagon62 November 8th 2010, 11:24 pm
stay in Toledo.....on the way home anyway!!!
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by magicman_1968 November 9th 2010, 5:19 am
I will drive back the same day..... Turn and Burn
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 9th 2010, 5:44 am
I'm going but I will be staying the night some place I think. Still have a little time to figure it all out. I don't think you could get a hotel in town anyway. May be easier to stop on the way back and crash out. Get up the next day and take it easy coming back. Maybe take in some sites.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by 69 cuda November 9th 2010, 5:05 pm
if i get to go i'll drive back same night
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Z-YOU November 9th 2010, 6:55 pm
I don't know. One day is maybe better than nothing, but that might be about like kissing your sister. It's a multi-day event with different stuff each day. I doubt I'll go because I can't handle big crowds any more.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 9th 2010, 8:25 pm
Z-YOU wrote:I don't know. One day is maybe better than nothing, but that might be about like kissing your sister.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Cratethis November 9th 2010, 10:52 pm
At least in the two videos you posted... there's not to many cars from the 20's through the 50's
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by magicman_1968 November 10th 2010, 12:21 am
Unless they have changed it Ken it is a one day event. I would leave here like at 4am to get there around 9am. Cruise all day and head back that night. Like i said Turn and Burn
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Z-YOU November 10th 2010, 2:48 am
magicman_1968 wrote:Unless they have changed it Ken it is a one day event. I would leave here like at 4am to get there around 9am. Cruise all day and head back that night. Like i said Turn and Burn
I guess you're right Joe. Must be some unofficial stuff leading up to it.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 10th 2010, 3:03 am
4 a.m. Oh my gosh...
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 10th 2010, 3:41 am
Don't knock yourself out already. You have months and months to think about it.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by magicman_1968 November 10th 2010, 7:02 am
We dont have to leave that early i guess 
.... I got the whole Truckin It Up in my blood ....if we left by 6am we would be ok....Yea Johnny you got plenty of time to get ready man....lets make this happen
.... I got the whole Truckin It Up in my blood ....if we left by 6am we would be ok....Yea Johnny you got plenty of time to get ready man....lets make this happen
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by 69 cuda November 10th 2010, 5:30 pm
how long will it take to get there i was thinking about 430 hour is that right
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 11th 2010, 12:58 am
that's close if we don't have any car trouble.
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by Lady rebel November 11th 2010, 6:41 pm
Now you said the wrong thing Steve...
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Re: Woodward Dream Cruise 2011 (Aug 20th)
by RebStew November 11th 2010, 10:24 pm
Nothing new. Wheels falling off. Gas tank blows out. Running out of gas. Randy's truck not starting. 
lol It happens. Build them, drive them, break them and fix them where they drop. 
lol It happens. Build them, drive them, break them and fix them where they drop.
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