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Aug. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- The WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE is the world’s largest one-day celebration of car culture, attracting more than 1 million visitors and over 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles. The 16th annual Dream Cruise is scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2010 and will have many great events this year.

HISTORY
Grass Roots, Revered Pavement, World Stage
Did you know that the Woodward Dream Cruise actually started as a small fundraiser to raise money for a soccer field in Ferndale, Michigan?
In August 1995, Nelson House and a group of volunteers looked to relive and recreate the nostalgic heydays of the 50s and 60s, when youth, music and Motor City steel roamed Woodward Avenue, America’s first highway. That year, 250,000 people participated—nearly ten times the number expected. The rest, as they say, is history.

Today, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s largest one-day automotive event, drawing 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars each year from around the globe—from as far away as New Zealand, Australia, Japan and the former Soviet Union. North American cruisers from California, Georgia, Canada and all points in between caravan to Metro Detroit to participate in what has become, for many, an annual rite of summer.

DRIVIN FROM DRIVE-IN TO DRIVE-IN

Ted's, Totem Pole and The Varsity, Hollywood, Wigwam and Suzie Q's, and, of course, Big Boy. These old-time drive-ins and restaurants that dotted Woodward Avenue were the places to see and be seen during an era remembered perhaps most famously by Hollywood in American Graffiti and Happy Days. These locations were the turnarounds, stopping points and social hangouts for the cruisers of the era.
Ted’s Drive Inn, Michigan’s first near Square Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills, became a hangout and one of the avenue’s most popular destinations. It had begun in 1934 as a lunch wagon/trailer and was known for “the world’s largest hot dog,” priced at 35 cents.
The Totem Pole opened in Royal Oak in 1954 and featured a 16-foot totem pole hand carved by Ojibway chief White Wolf of St. Ignace. The restaurant introduced the “Teletray,” a 2-way speaker through which customers could order the popular Big Chief Burger.
At these locales and others, roller-skating waitresses sporting white bobby socks and serving trays delivered hamburgers and milkshakes to duck tailed greasers in leather and beauty queens sporting class rings and letter jackets. The real attractions, though, were the cars.
Hot rods and muscle cars. Convertibles and hard tops. Oversized tires and custom-painted flames. These marvels of machinery were cool and hot; street machines that cruised Woodward emanating vintage rock and roll from the AM radio coupled with the rumble of
a big block V8.

THE MOTOR CITY—The Automotive Heritage Continues
GM, Ford and Chrysler—The Big Three—all have roots tied to Woodward Avenue. In the cruisin’ era, urban legends grew that the Big Three tested their prototypes on Woodward. Famous nameplates such as Pontiac’s GTO, Chrysler’s Hemi cars, and Ford’s Mustang variants.
Such introductions continue to this day, including the latest iterations of the Mustang GT,
Chevy Camaro and Dodge Charger; all have made their presence known at the
Woodward Dream Cruise.

DEDICATED  Volunteers, Supporters
Taking place on the third Saturday in August and now in its 16th year, the Woodward Dream Cruise is run and governed by WDC, Inc., a volunteer committee that comprises a state-registered non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. It consists of a board of directors and officers who represent and coordinate the efforts of the Cruise’s nine host communities.
The Dream Cruise remains a free event due to the support of a range of corporate sponsors.
Nearly 100 area charities benefit from the sale of official Dream Cruise merchandise and refreshments each year.

Significant Community, Economic Impact
A market research study conducted after the 2007 event found that the Woodward Dream Cruise generates more than $56 million each year for the Metro Detroit economy. The Cruise’s economic impact to the region is more significant than any other major event in Michigan, recurring or otherwise; that includes 2006 Super Bowl XL at Ford Field ($49.3 million), the 2005 MLB All-Star Game at Comerica Park ($42 million) or the 2006 Detroit Tigers post season run ($37.8 million).

The steady stream of DETROIT'S best and most powerful DESIGN'S & POWERTRAIN'S of the past surely imbues the phrase "MOTOR CITY".

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About us:
WALLY EDGAR CHEVROLET ,Celebrating our 25th year, is a South.East Michigan, "TOP 10" CHEVROLET Dealer Located at 3805 Lapeer Rd (3 miles north of The Palace of Auburn Hills) in LAKE ORION Michigan, (a northern suburb of Detroit), the dealership sold more cars in 2009 than in 2008 said Mark Gratsch, general manager, and continues the growth in 2010.
We are 1 (one) mile east of the GM ORION ASSEMBLY PLANT, currently being retooled for the 2012 AVEO along with a yet unamed product and has the capacity for Future Products to be built .
We have met with the New (and Impressive) Management team and will work on a Cohesive relationship to build the newest & best Products.
We service multiple Counties in and around the Detroit Automotive Communities.
Our large Inventory, Camaro,Equinox,Silverado's, Traverse, and all of Chevrolet's award winning products makes us tough to beat.

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