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2010 Woodward: Classics make Dream Cruise worth the weather

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Old School at Woodward

Classics: 2010 Woodward – Click above for high-res image gallery

There’s no doubt that classic cars make up the bulk of what keeps us coming to Detroit to cover the Woodward Dream Cruise year after year. But what makes a car a classic?

That question is as debatable as ever, but for the purposes of our coverage this weekend, we’re calling a classic anything built before 1964 or so. That’s around the first year you could buy a Pontiac GTO – what many consider to be the first true muscle car – and the end of what we’re calling our classic car era.

Yes, it’s a bit arbitrary to divide all these vintage vehicles into two groups, but there’s just too many for one gallery! So here’s the first, our gallery of pre-1964 (or so) classics. Post-1964 (or so) muscle cars will follow, so get through the gallery below and we’ll bring the muscle a little later.

Gallery: Classics: 2010 Woodward

1938 Chevrolet Coupe 1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird 1930s Ford Roadster Unidentifiable Rat Rod Custom Hot Rod

2010 Woodward: Classics make Dream Cruise worth the weather originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: Vanity plates that make you double-take

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Viper vanity plate

Custom license plates of the Woodward Dream Cruise – Click above for high-res image gallery

We aren’t the biggest fans of most vanity plates. At the Woodward Dream Cruise, however, there are plenty of witty, snappy and mildly inappropriate plates to be seen, and we can’t help but laugh (or at least chuckle quietly) at some of these creative tags. After all, it’s one thing to cruise Woodward Avenue in a PT Cruiser with wood paneling and flame decals, but having a vanity plate that reads “HOTWOOD” really completes the package.

We found all sorts of interesting letter combinations at this year’s cruise, which you can see for yourselves in the high-res gallery below.

Gallery: Vanity License Plates: 2010 Woodward

2010 Woodward: Vanity plates that make you double-take originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: Rides that aren’t from around here

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Porsche 911

Imports: 2010 Woodward – Click above for high-res image gallery

Not everything that trawls the potholes of Woodward Ave. during the Dream Cruise was made in America. A lot of the cars aren’t from around here; they’re imports. We’re not just talking about Japanese cars, either. The imports at Woodward often hail from Europe, and are just as classic as anything that Detroit screwed together.

Truth be told, we didn’t capture as many foreign cars as we would have liked between dodging raindrops and trying fill all of our other galleries. But we went ahead and built a high-res gallery with the shots we got because, well, we got some really good ones of classic Porsche 911s, and we figured the Porschephiles among you could use some new desktop wallpaper. Enjoy!

Gallery: Imports: 2010 Woodward

2010 Woodward: Rides that aren’t from around here originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: Smoke on the Woodward

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Smoke on the Woodward – Click above for high-res image gallery

What do you do at the Woodward Dream Cruise when it’s raining cats and dogs? Well, we were keeping dry up on the second floor of an office building looking through the windows at the few cruisers left when we finally found something worth posting on. It’s a PT Cruiser. Not post-worthy in and of itself, but this plum beauty was smoking hot. Literally.

Just as we were debating whether or not to go back out in the wet for more pics, this PT Cruiser rolled to a stop in front of us – and our livestream – with its grill doing its best Larry King impression. Just as we were about to run down to help the downed PT, we saw a few guys, who coincidentally were dressed in clothes that matched the PT perfectly, jump out of the back seat to push the now defunct Chrysler off of Woodward Ave.

So instead we did the next best thing and took a bunch of pictures because we’re bored. It was the least we could do. We’re just disappointed this PT wasn’t one of the 30 Chrysler Cruisers on Woodward with faux flame stickers on the sides.

Gallery: Smoke on the Woodward

2010 Woodward: Smoke on the Woodward originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: Chrysler represents!

Filed under: Classics, Chrysler, Dodge, Misc. Auto Shows

Dodge Ram monster truck

2010 Woodward: Chrysler display – Click above for high-res image gallery

First thing we did after arriving at the 2010 Woodward Dream Cruise was head out to the various automaker displays on Woodward Avenue. And, as you can see, that includes Chrysler. Included amongst the normal and expected 300s, Wranglers and Ram Trucks, we spotted a couple gems that are well worth your consideration.

Take, for instance, this Ram-bodied monster truck. Naturally, it’s crushing an import from the ’80s… We also got a kick out of the little slot car racing track set up to keep the kiddies (and kiddies at heart) happy in spite of the rain. Speaking of which, sorry about all the drops on the cars… sadly, unavoidable.

We went ahead and assembled the best shots from Chrysler’s officially confiscated parking lot. See the lot of ’em in our high-res image gallery below, and of course, stay tuned for lots more coverage from the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Check out our livestream for a live view of Woodward as the classics drive by.

Gallery: 2010 Woodward: Chrysler display

Dodge Ram Monster Truck Slot cars

2010 Woodward: Chrysler represents! originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: Ford display takes over 9 Mile and Woodward

Filed under: Ford, Misc. Auto Shows

Woodward 2010 – Click above for the high-res image gallery

Ford always comes strong at the Woodward Dream Cruise, and this year the corner of 9 Mile and Woodward is a packed as ever. And of the dozens and dozens of vehicles on display, most every model was of the Mustang variety. Ford brought along plenty of GTs and GT500s, along with a few spanking new examples of the 2012 Boss Mustang Then of course there are the many legacy Mustangs of decades past, supplied by Ford, its employees and, we’re presuming, a few Mustang fan clubs.

But while the Mustang is the heart of The Blue Oval’s Woodward lineup, Ford brought along some of its newer models to show off, as well. On hand were the 2011 Edge Flex Titanium and the recently unveiled 2011 Explorer. Small cars were also on display, with a stickered-up Fiesta and a pair of totally hot lime green samples of the Focus RS. Jump into the gallery below to enjoy the view of Ford Motor Company at the 2010 Woodward Dream Cruise.

Gallery: Ford display takes over Ferndale: 2010 Woodward

2010 Woodward: Ford display takes over 9 Mile and Woodward originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 makes its Motor City debut

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2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – Click above for high-res image gallery

We may have gotten our first glimpse of the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 at this year’s festivities in Monterey, but the Blue Oval folks quickly hot-footed the new ‘Stang back home to Detroit for a showing at this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise.

It may be raining at this year’s Dream Cruise, but the Boss still looks like its ready to devour some pavement. It’s certainly built to handle that task, what with a 440-horsepower version of Ford’s 5.0-liter V8 under the hood. In both standard spec and special edition Laguna Seca trim, we’re big fans of the Boss treatment, and it’s certainly causing quite a stir here in gloomy metro Detroit.

Click through the gallery below to see high-res shots of a few different Boss Mustangs live from Woodward Avenue, and check out the dream cruise for yourself by visiting our livestream.

Gallery: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 2010 Woodward

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

2010 Woodward: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 makes its Motor City debut originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward Dream Cruise: Livestream!

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2010 Woodward Dream Cruise Livestream – Click above to watch Livestream after the jump

Check it out! We’ve got the 2010 Woodward Dream Cruise on Livestream after the jump.

We’re shooting a portion of Woodward Ave. right before a stop light, so the cars will slow down and give you a great view every minute or so. The Livestream will be going all day, so feel free to keep the window open and watch the Dream Cruise traffic as we’re out taking pictures.

Fair warning: There’s an obnoxious commercial that comes on right before the Ustream player starts playing. Mute is advised.

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2010 Woodward Dream Cruise: Livestream! originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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2010 Woodward Dream Cruise: Autoblog’s Livestream starts Saturday, 10AM EST

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Woodward Dream Cruise

1.5 million people. 40,000 cars. 16 miles of famous Woodward Ave. It’s that time of year again to cover our favorite event near the city of Detroit (we love the Detroit Auto Show, but c’mon, it happens in the dead of winter): the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Like years prior, we’ll be on-hand for the official cruise day tomorrow, though Detroiters have had their classic cars out on Woodward Ave. all week before the thousands of classic car gawkers show up on Saturday and slow things down to idle on the street.

In a nutshell, you can expect Autoblog to make you feel like you’re there even if you choose not to make the trek to D-town.

We’ll be covering the 2010 Woodward Dream Cruise on three fronts:

Livestream: Come to Autoblog.com at 10AM EST on Saturday to watch the cruise all day via livestreaming. Our setup this year is the best it’s ever been.
Twitter/Facebook: Follow therealautoblog on Twitter and Like the Autoblog Facebook page for cool car tweets and updates throughout the entire day.
Galleries: Like always, we’ll bring you plenty of high-res image galleries of the best cars cruising on Woodward. And we’ve made a promise to ourselves this year to label each and every image so you know what you’re looking at.

Make sure to check us out this weekend so you don’t miss a minute of coverage!

2010 Woodward Dream Cruise: Autoblog’s Livestream starts Saturday, 10AM EST originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: F1 2010 is too realistic in the wet

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Click above to watch the video after the jump

Codemasters’ F1 2010 doesn’t appear to be getting the same kind of press as Gran Turismo 5 or even DiRT 3, but a recently released in-game video could change that. The upcoming Formula 1 game is scheduled to hit stores in September, complete with damn-near photo-realistic gaming action that has us drooling. And we’re not talking about those fanciful panning, aerial beauty shots that you see in some of the theatrical-looking promos for games. This is actual in-car, live racing footage. In the rain. Hit the jump to experience F1 2010 from the virtual cockpit of a Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 car.

[Source: YouTube]

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Video: F1 2010 is too realistic in the wet originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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