Dream Cruise 2018: The Woodward experience

A 1941 hot rod makes its way along Woodward Avenue Saturday night.

Thumbs up for a Firebird streaking by on Woodward Avenue Saturday night.

Cruisers make their way down Woodward Saturday evening.

Dream cruisin' 2018

Law enforcement officers begin to clear the traffic off Woodward as 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise comes to an end Saturday night.

Cars make their way down Woodward Avenue in Ferndale as rain makes its way into the area during Dream Cruise 2018 on Aug. 18, 2018.

Ashley Rathka, Corey Walsh and Austen Walsh find the best spot for Dream Cruise watching on Woodward, hanging hammocks from trees in the middle of the divided highway in Ferndale.

Unique and classic cars make their way down Woodward Avenue in Ferndale.

Spectators watch the Dream Cruise from the bleachers in front of The Original Pancake House in Royal Oak.

A 1966 Bonneville cruises Woodward Avenue in Ferndale.

A Ford Mustang GT Fastback cruises on Woodward in the rain during the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise in Ferndale.

A muscle car cruises Woodward in the rain.

Car fans make their way off the median of Woodward Avenue as the rain starts fall Saturday evening in Ferndale.

Classic cars make their way down Woodward past a 1937 Chevrolet, foreground.

A Plymouth hot rod approaches through the smoke of another car's burnout on Woodward in Pontiac during the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

A 1959 Chevy Brookwood station wagon cruises Woodward Avenue.

A cruiser rides in the bed of this 1942 Ford pickup truck.

This couple rides in a 1947 Willys Jeep CJ2A.

A pair of cruisers drive along Woodward Avenue with the gull doors of their Delorean open.

Throngs of people attend the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

Members of Detroit Rucks, a Facebook-based group of 50cc motor scooter owners, wait in traffic.

The southbound lane of Woodward Avenue is jammed at 13 Mile by mid-morning Saturday for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Spectators fill a grandstand for the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak.

Spectators enjoy watching the classic cars traveling down Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak Saturday.

Daniel Ondusky of Howell is Mr. Gold at the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow waves to the crowd during the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak Saturday.

Oakland County Sheriff's SWAT officers watch motorists from the median in Royal Oak.

A classic lime green Ford custom roadster makes a turn off Woodward  on Saturday.

The Batmobile owned by Mel Guthrie of Livonia is a crowd favorite at the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

Pat Wiegand of Macomb Township owns a pink 1955 Ford Thunderbird which she refers to as "the Barbie car." "It's a color that was in my poodle skirt.

There is a Barbie on the dash, a Lamb Chop puppet on the gear shifter and a few pink stuffed animals displayed on the hood. "I let the little girls sit in it." Pat Wiegand. "They get dragged here and don't want to come, but then they see it and they get excited.

A 1951 Ford heads northbound on Woodward at 13 Mile Road for the Woodward Dream Cruise Saturday.

Jerry Konneh, 32, of Auburn Hills shoots video of this 1941 Willys Coupe at 14 Mile and Woodward.

Bob Kinzer, 71, of Utica sits behind his 1941 Willys Coupe at 14 Mile and Woodward. On top of his 750 horsepower, 509 cubic inch, big block Chevy engine is an 871 BDS blower.

Classic and muscle cars are on full display at Memorial Park in Royal Oak for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Josh Cavdill of Dayton, Ohio, waves the American flag along Woodward in Royal Oak.

Classic Chevy Bel Airs glimmer in the morning sunny for the start of the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Patt Stoltz of Nekoosa, Wisconsin, holds her Woodward Dream Cruise sign.

Families enjoy the weather at Memorial Park in Royal Oakand the large variety of vintage cars on display for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Gary Zacharias of Hartland, Wisconsin, polishes a 1939 Chevy for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Classic and muscle cars enter Memorial Park in Royal Oak for the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018.

Cars from the Motor City Camaro Club line the baseball field at Memorial Park in Royal Oak for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

John Roberts of Bloomfield carries his son Evan as they look at tricked out cars at Memorial Park in Royal Oak for the Woodward Dream Cruise.

A 1930 Model A Ford.

A patriotic lineup of Ford Model As is seen at the classic car show in Birmingham.

This 1931 "Good Humors" (sic) Ford Model A ice cream truck is owned by Joe Hornacek, who dressed to match, in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Groves High School varsity cheer team combines practice with fundraising, selling pop and water and running drills on Old Woodward in Birmingham at the classic car show.

A vintage Chevrolet Camaro convertible drives up Woodward Avenue in front of the Chevrolet exhibit Saturday in Birmingham.

Vintage Corvette Stingrays drive up Woodward Avenue in Birmingham Saturday.

A vintage Chevrolet pickup drives up Woodward in front of the Chevrolet exhibit Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 during the Woodward Dream Cruise in Birmingham, Michigan.

Muscle cars from the '70s dominate a row parked along Old Woodward in Birmingham.

Birmingham's portion of the Woodward Dream Cruise.

Classic cruisers take over the streets of downtown Birmingham.

A clamshell VW motors down Woodward in Royal Oak.