Woodward Dream Cruise

[Charley Lillard]

I just got back and gotta say it has dwarfed any show I have ever been to. Amazing. The problem is it is so linear you have to walk for miles to see stuff. I highly recommend it to any gearhead. I maybe made it two miles and it is about 20 miles long ? Over 1 million Paople and 10-20 thousand cars ? In the tiny bit I saw I came across two Dodge Charger 500 Hemi cars and they were a parked a couple miles apart. A bunch of new C6 Corvettes running around, Ford Gt's, new Mustangs. The big three are a real presence there. I had the Mule there and my Friend Mark had his twin turbo Malibu. I didn't very many pics as I was just walking around in amazement. http://www.yenko.net/attachments/94947-8-22-04%20001.jpg

[Charley Lillard]

Got garbage ? http://www.yenko.net/attachments/94948-8-22-04%20007.jpg

[Charley Lillard]

Got UPS ? http://www.yenko.net/attachments/94949-8-22-04%20015.jpg

[Charley Lillard]

New SSR has a 6.0 engine now.

[Charley Lillard]

A Tempest wagon just for Belair

[Charley Lillard]

Tempest engine

[Charley Lillard]

74 Trans am SD455

[Charley Lillard]

Entrance to the Ford area.

[Charley Lillard]

I dunno

[Charley Lillard]

Hemi Roadrunner

[Charley Lillard]

George Barris AMX400 built in 1969 and used in the Banacek TV series.

[Charley Lillard]

Ford GT....arrgh

[Charley Lillard]

New Mustang

[Charley Lillard]

New Mustang GTR concept

[Charley Lillard]

I must have seen at least 6 lift off hood cars in just the tiny bit I saw.

[Charley Lillard]

Hemi Challenger with Shaker hood

[Charley Lillard]

71 Cuda convert

[Charley Lillard]

One of the Chevrolet areas

[Charley Lillard]

Downtown Birmingham ?

[Charley Lillard]

Display of the new Lincoln MarkLT.. I like how they did the building Marquis.

[Charley Lillard]

My new Pal

[Belair62]

Charley....that Step Van was cool...... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Charley Lillard]

And another oddball just for Belair

[Charley Lillard]

I also met Harold Sullivan there. He had the Silver Bullit on display. A fake of the silver Bullit was also on display just down the road claiming to be the real thing. Harold has had his attorney send him a letter. I didn't have a camera at the time though. Silver Bullit was a street race Hemi car that used to terrorize the Detroit street drag scene. Cool car.

[Mr70]

Cool Pix. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
I would have loved to seen the Silver Bullit too.
Did you happen upon Mrs.BillyBobCat & their Pontiac?

[Stuart Adams]

Cool pictures Charley, that GT 40 is awesome. Oh yeah the MULE looks great also. Any pics of MALITUDE?

[Charley Lillard]

Malitude engine

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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I just got back and gotta say it has dwarfed any show I have ever been to. Amazing. The problem is it is so linear you have to walk for miles to see stuff. I highly recommend it to any gearhead. I maybe made it two miles and it is about 20 miles long ? Over 1 million Paople and 10-20 thousand cars ?

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Charley,

I can't believe I did not run into you in that small crowd! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The cruise route is 16 miles long. I heard that the attendence this year hit 1.6 million and 40,000 cars. It sure seemed like more to me. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif This was definitley BIGGER than any of the years past! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif (Stats from previous years have been 1.5 million people & 35,000 cars).

For you guys that have never been here before, I highly recommend that you attend the Woodward Dream Cruise at least once before you die! Pictures and video just don't do it justice. You really need to be here!

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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I would have loved to seen the Silver Bullit too.
Did you happen upon Mrs.BillyBobCat & their Pontiac?

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LOL!

Here is pic I took Tuesday morning at the Press Party. We were parked next to Harold Sullivan with his Silver Bullet.

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/95040-IM001889.jpg

[Belair62]

Mrs B is there a way to stake out a chunk of real estate ifsomeone puts a group together to come up there ?

[Charley Lillard]

There are businesses along Woodward that rent you parking space. Probably read the local want ads.

[Mr70]

I like what you're thinking Bob!

[JoeG]

Man that looked like a Great Show---Nice job on the photos------------That Mustang looks awesome in the photos--How's it in person?
As always Rita, your hubby's and your car-- looks http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif--What does the banner on the side say?

[Charley Lillard]

Mustang is very nice.

[CamarosRus]

69 COPO...........

[CamarosRus]

.......COPO engine

[Belair62]

I still like the slammed Step Van !!!

[CamarosRus]

another 2004 Woodward Ave Dream Cruise scene.....62 Impala 409

[CamarosRus]

and this "car show" along side the Cruise continued for MILES...........

[CamarosRus]

........another 63 Impala 409

[CamarosRus]

.........C6 2005 Vette.....just one of MANY G.M employee rides????

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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Mrs B is there a way to stake out a chunk of real estate if someone puts a group together to come up there ?

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Yep! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Bill and I would be willing to help with this.

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[55chevy]

Wow, that Silver Bullet Mopar just looks absolutely mean.. Likin it http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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As always Rita, your hubby's and your car-- looks http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif--What does the banner on the side say?

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Thanks Joe! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Here is picture where you can read it better http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/95244-IM001892.jpg

[Mr70]

Thats NICE Rita!
I have a similar sized NOS Chevrolet Car Door Decal that says,"CHEVROLET PROVING GROUNDS TEST CAR".

[55chevy]

Very cool Rita.. You and the Hubby got yourself a real piece of history there.. It's good to see it's getting the respect it deserves http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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I have a similar sized NOS Chevrolet Car Door Decal that says,"CHEVROLET PROVING GROUNDS TEST CAR".

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Very cool Rick! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif & THANKS Ed! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

BTW...I had a LOT of fun last week and saw a lot of cool stuff (including my husband doing an awesome burnout http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif in his '70 GTO), but I gotta say the funniest thing that happened to me while on Woodward was when I was heading home on Saturday night in my Camaro. I was in stand-still traffic when a cop two lanes over yelled "nice plate". I said "thanks". A couple minutes later, he yells "have a nice night, RITA!" http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Since my name is not on my plate, he must have ran my plate http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif Ironically, I changed my plate because it just freaked me out to have people who didn't know me yelling my name. (my plate used to read "RITAS69")

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[mssl72]

I missed Woodward this year. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif I think I've made it to 6 of the past shows now. My friend that lives in Bloomfield called me from his cell phone and left a message on my machine so I could hear the cars revving. I'll get even with him somehow. Every car person should make it there at least once. Only Detroit could pull off a car show of this size. After all, cars made Detroit what it is today. Why not celebrate? Some people I tell about it having a hard time believing there are that many cars and people. Then I show them video, pictures and a local map. Their eyes kinda get glassy. I hope to make it next year.

Charley- Was that your first time at Woodward for the cruise?

[Charley Lillard]

Yes that was my first but not my last. My car was there already so I figured I might as well check it out. Wow.

[juliosz]

The festivities actually start about the Monday before. The shopping center at Thirteen Mile and Woodward gets really crazy about Wednesday but there is something going on every day leading up to Saturday. Charley, I had your old 68 Lemans blue z (the one you owned for about a minute) in the Chevy display in Birmingham. Great day, great people, great cars. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Charley Lillard]

Sorry I missed it. I bought that and the Pace car from hell at the same time.

[55chevy]

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I changed my plate because it just freaked me out to have people who didn't know me yelling my name. (my plate used to read "RITAS69")

Well heck Rita.. if your gonna "advertise" your name.. Expect some horn dog cop to be yelling it.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif lol

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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[MrsBillyBobcat]

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I changed my plate because it just freaked me out to have people who didn't know me yelling my name. (my plate used to read "RITAS69")

Well heck Rita.. if your gonna "advertise" your name.. Expect some horn dog cop to be yelling it.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif lol

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Ed,

I think you mis-understood what I said. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif I said that I "used to have "RITAS69" on it". I no longer have my name on my plate, so the only way the cop could have known my name was if he ran my plate.

Rita http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Mr70]

Or He Frequents this site. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Belair62]

1 Adam 12...1 Adam 12...possible 5 foot brunette... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[MrsBillyBobcat]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

[55chevy]

I'm guessing more 5'4" vicinity? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif How close am I?

[MrsBillyBobcat]

close http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[55chevy]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif You and the hub are gonna be at SCR7 right?

[GaryH]

I was there too. It was a great time http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headbang.gif. My car club was camped out at Uncle Ed's Oil Shop just north of 13 Mile Rd. The parking rate there was 125.00 per car for the day. I would imagine, if you looked around, you might find some are cheaper. The women, errrr I mean the cars cruising around there were awesome http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. We had some fun with Springer beads late in the day too http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif. I took a few vids but haven't looked at them yet.
My buddy has a Bullet clone and had to get a Harold's sig. That's his hero.

[Paul_S]

Charley, did you get your SD fix there? When I went last year I saw a bunch. -Even with the blackout! Here's a pic I took in 2003, maybe I'll make it in '05.

[Charley Lillard]

I only saw the one 74. I'm sure there were more but I didn't get very far. I forgot to mention that the big rig car transporter with all the new Chevys on it in the commercial was driving around. The one with the SSR facing backwards at the rear. That was a cool commercial and it was neat seeing it driving down Woodward.

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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I forgot to mention that the big rig car transporter with all the new Chevys on it in the commercial was driving around. The one with the SSR facing backwards at the rear. That was a cool commercial and it was neat seeing it driving down Woodward.

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Yeah, that was cool to see that cruisin' Woodward! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif