Since August of 1995, and each summer since, hundreds of thousands of people have converged upon the Detroit metropolitan area for the Woodward Dream Cruise — the world’s largest single-day car festival.
Droves of enthusiasts line Woodward Avenue for miles, north to south, as tens of thousands of freshly-waxed cars join together in a massive, slow-moving caravan. It’s one big party. But the event that was once a commemoration of the classics — painstakingly-preserved Ford Model Ts, restored fifties-era Thunderbirds, and pristine sixties and seventies-model Chevy Corvettes — has since expanded its reach. These days, the Dream Cruise is an all-encompassing celebration of the automobile.