Woodward Dream Cruise 2009 (dial-up warning)

[Joey D]

For those of you who don't know the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world's largest one day auto event bringing in typically over 1.5 million people. It's supposed to be about classic cars but now it's turned into anything custom or unique. Granted there are still a ton of classics down there.

Here's the wiki article on it so you can really see what it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodward_Dream_Cruise

Most of my photos are going to be of new cars because classic American cars are about as interesting as drying paint to me. I have a couple classics though that I thought were cool. Also I was using two camera so some pictures will look better than others.

Ferrari Testarossa

C140 Mercedes? It was an AMG whatever it was.

That looks safe

Classic Mini

Classic Mini convertible

SRT530

Fiberfab V8 Avenger GT12

Austin Healey

Ferrari something or other.

Fiat 500 Jolly

Classic Mini

Auburn

A decent looking Saturn

Z car

Laid out big body

Torino

That Corvette monstrosity

Trabant and a Hummer

Fiat Topolino, of course being old and Italian it didn't want to start.

Lomax

"All my friend driver a low rider...do do do do"

Ridable coolers...I want that in my life

Shelby GT500, the modern version

GTX1, the owner actually asked for my help opening the back up so we could photograph the engine. He was a really cool guy and talked to us about his car for a couple minutes.

Exige

Some modified Jeeps

Classic Mini

E-Type

Morris something

Laid out Ranger

Cord

Ron Fellows Z06

Saleen S7 TT

For Diablo'

Mini Moke

Lifted van

DeLoren's

Cali Style Mini Truck

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I'm sorry but this years cruise wasn't good at all. The parked cars were fine but the cruise itself had more average cars then anything I can remember. We were in Birmingham so close to some of yours, like the Motor Werks but I was into it at all.

 

[Joey D]

I agree, it was pretty awful. I don't know what the deal with it was, I never remember traffic being that sparse on Dream Cruise Saturday. I mean I drove right to downtown Birmingham, with no traffic and just parked at a meter.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I'm guessing its because of all the stuff going on. Probably a lot of people come from far away and don't want to worry about filling up the gas tanks so often. I think I saw more new Chargers, Challengers, Mustangs, and Camaros then the old ones. But nothin I can do, I'm still glad I went but the cruise, eh.

 

[Moglet]

Morris something

That's a Morris Minor Traveller, IIRC. I love them to bits!
Some awesome shots there, I especially like that little 500 thing, it's so bizarre!

 

[Cano]

where are all the hot rods and muscle cars? wasted event coverage!!! I did not see a single intresting car being the main subject of any pic (Well, the V8 Austin Healey is neat), yet there wer tons in the bg, overlooked, that looked awesome. bummer!

come on dude, how could you be so unsensible? I mean... SASSY GRASS GREEN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!!!!

who gets TWO pictures of an Exige and leaves out a 71 Cuda? I just cant fathom it...

 

[Boffin]

Awseome shots man. The owner of that GTX1 sounds like a great guy. It's those sort of people that you think SHOULD be driving those cars - not the selfish ones who drive them, don't talk to anyone - and them put them in a garage never to be seen for another 20 years.

Good stuff 👍

 

[Dac_Xint]

DeLoren's

Looks like a flock of birds ready to take off, fantastic stuff!

 

[Joey D]

American muscle cars bore me to tears which is why I didn't really photograph any of them. I found a green Exige far more interesting than that green Dodge. Maybe it's where I grew up and everyone seem to have an old muscle car, but they bore me and the owners for the most part annoy me.

The GTX1 though was probably my favourite spot of the day, followed by the Trabant.