What started as a small exhibit of custom and classic cars a few years ago has grown into the largest parade and exhibition of classic cars in the world. These old beauties, carefully restored or maintained are paraded along Woodward Avenue, throughout the northern Detroit suburbs of Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield and Pontiac.
Over the course of time, the event attracts over 1,000,000 people who line both sides of Woodward to view and drool over these absolutely incredible oldies. It is estimated that somewhere well over 30,000 classics tour up and down the avenue, putting on a grand display for the appreciative audience. Officially, the Woodward Cruise is a two-day event, but participants begin arriving on Woodward a week in advance to "practice" so to speak their tour.
All the towns along the route are in a frenzy. Every restaurant along the way is packed to the hilt with eager car afficionados who turn out and make this a lively festival of the auto industry's best, and worst efforts. Corporate Sponsors representing all of Detroit's nameplate car builders are here to show off new concepts and talk to gear-heads along the way. There are also a few foreign auto makers here, but this is really about Detroit. Every available parking lot or Woodward frontage has been rented or otherwise spoken for.
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