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4SPEED427


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Cool, thanks!

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Even at this time of day, there's lots of cool cars cruising by.

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I went on Friday night and started at the top in Pontiac. I made it as far down as Birmingham before it got too congested.

That was ok, Pontiac was fun. The fans on the street were crazy, egging the cruisers for burn-outs, which most obliged. There were some cool Pontiac-only
car shows/gatherings along the route, but nobody waved me in.

Actually had a guy chastise me for not having the original 421 in the car. I didn't have time or temperment to explain the "396" emblem on the fender.

I'm glad I went on Friday night. Saturday would have been a scorcher, I'm sure.

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LandShark68_2+2 wrote:


Actually had a guy chastise me for not having the original 421 in the car. I didn't have time or temperment to explain the "396" emblem on the fender.

Too bad about that. Would have been nice to let him know what you had but didn't sound like an open minded guy anyway. You probably made the right call.

 



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wicked stuff.. I love the shovel trying to grow into a Beaumont.. Very nice!!!



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StriperSS wrote:

For those of us too far away, here's a live webcam at 9 mile.  http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090814/AUTO05/90814001


-- Edited by StriperSS on Saturday 15th of August 2009 09:58:15 AM

-- Edited by StriperSS on Saturday 15th of August 2009 10:34:23 AM


Here is a shot of some of the real "action" on Woodward, something you never see on those sanitized live feeds. wink

Woodward09 248.jpg 

More to follow...

 



-- Edited by Astro Jet on Sunday 16th of August 2009 01:03:13 AM

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Very cool! Did you see the guys with the water that would lift the back ends? Or the fake cop car with the lights flashing?

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Got back from Woodward last night.Sure is different with the Big 3 displays being non existant.

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does this happen every weekend, or once a year? I've never been, next year I'd like to go.

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Official Web Site:
http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/
It started as a small local fundraiser to raise money for a Ferndale soccer field 15 years ago.


Here are some shots of the landmark spots from the back in the day:

Totem Pole (60 Poncho front and centre)
TotemPole1xx.jpg

Susie Q
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Wig Wam
Hedges1.jpg

Big Boy (That's Jim Wangers & the famous "RINGER 421 GTO")
bobbigboy2-small.jpg


Royal Pontiac
Royal Pontiac 66 gto.jpg



-- Edited by 73SC on Sunday 16th of August 2009 01:28:50 PM

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More of the Madness!  When the sun goes down the fun starts!  Sorry for the picture quality, next year I will be taking the video cam for moving pics and sound!  Basically this part of Woodward gets turned into a giant 3 lane wide burn-out box!  So much tire smoke at times it was like the worst fog you have ever been in but it smelt much better!wink

 

 



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That Big Boy is the one in Burbank. I hung out there a lot when I lived nearby.

-- Edited by 65Camino on Tuesday 18th of August 2009 09:44:11 AM

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65Camino wrote:

That Big Boy is the one in Burbank. I hung out there a lot when I lived nearby.

-- Edited by 65Camino on Tuesday 18th of August 2009 09:44:11 AM


It's a cool picture, we'll let it stay.

 



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Hillar,did you see the Ford billboard with the '10 Mustang doing a burn out complete with Real Smoke coming off the tire??

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CDN2PLS2 wrote:

Hillar,did you see the Ford billboard with the '10 Mustang doing a burn out complete with Real Smoke coming off the tire??



 You mean the one on the east side of Woodward just north of 13 Mile that used to be a Chevy sign?  Went by that a couple of times, some times the wheel was spinning, some times it wasn't.  Never saw any smoke though.



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Ya,I wonder what they were using for Smoke?

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It was better seen at night time. Drove by it a few times, very cool!

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Never thought about it but always liked beaumonts instead of chevelles, they had more chrome, class, and an Indian head!!

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