Every year in August, car enthusiasts descend on the greater Detroit area for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. The cruise route begins on Woodward Avenue at 8 Mile Road in Ferndale, goes north 12 miles to Pontiac, Michigan, where it loops around the town and cruisers head south again back towards 8 Mile Road. Parks, shopping centers, lots and any other car-sized piece of real estate in the towns along the route are co-opted for car shows. A mind-boggling array of restored classics, muscle cars, rat rods, roadsters, art cars, performance-enhanced modern cars, monster trucks, low riders and cars that simply defy categorization are on display for the approximately a million and a half attendees.
