First up the before and after of the Chevrolet Centennial Parade down Woodward on Thursday.
Dream Cruise - Chevy parade
That's the best Volt commericial I've seen yet--and it was a free-publicity testimonial packaged as news! It's also something that makes me feel less guilty about blogging Dream Cruise every day this week, as featuring the Volt makes this a more sustainable event instead of celebration of gas-guzzlers.
Now the after.
Chevy kicks off the Dream Cruise with the Chevrolet Centennial Parade
Sixty Volts--w00t!
The last report of the day detailed the economic impact of the Dream Cruise. Saturday alone is projected to pump $50 million into the local economy. It needs it.
The Dream Cruise brings in people and money from all over the country.
The Volt owner from Arizona is right; this is an immense celebration of the automobile. The participant from California is also right, California, which used to pride itself as a home of cruising (Van Nuys Boulevard used to be a great crusing strip during the 1950s), would never put up with this. While both southern California and Detroit share car culture, I can say that the Dream Cruise is the greatest celebration of car culture I've ever seen. It's the Rose Parade for car enthusiasts, and anyone with a good-looking car can participate.
Speaking of "anyone with a good-looking car," here are some snapshots of people's classic cars from the morning show.
Woodward Dream Cruise Classic Car Garage
And that's tonight's video roundup.
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