Dream Cruise 2018: Outrageous oddities

Rear of the Volkswagen “Rat Bug”... It’s for sale, too.

The Volkswagen “Rat Bug”... It’s for sale, too.

1952 Chevy sedan or star of the next “Cars” sequel?

This unique beer can-shaped vehicle ws originally built for a 1970 TV commercial.

Eddie Keywell of Farmington Hills can go cruising on land or in water.

How often do you see an upside down van traveling alongside a Lamborghini? Only at the Woodward Dream Cruise.

This custom BMW roars down Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak Saturday afternoon.

Custom paint is seen on a Plymouth rattle trap car parked along Woodward.

Warren resident Rich Lytle mounted a recliner on a customized scooter, fixed a cooler to the back, and rolled through Ferndale before finding a spot to park on the corner of Cambourne and Woodward in Ferndale.

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

This 1965 Evans bicycle is owned by Bob Evans, 58, of Williston, Ohio. He modified the "rat bike" with an engine and 312 rake tines.

Bob Evans calls his rat bike "Nudgy."

A clamshell VW motors down Woodward in Royal Oak.

An umbrella shades this driver in her mini convertible during the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak.

A different kind of hood ornament.

This modified car travels north on Woodward near 14 Mile in Royal Oak.

This modified car heading northbound on Woodward near 14 Mile says it's "Imported From Hell."

Enterprising entrepreneurs seize an advertising opportunity at the Dream Cruise.

Times were tough in 1977.

If he wants you to get out of the way ... get out of the way.

And you thought Jurassic Park was science fiction.

Wherever these people are going, it's probably going to be fun.

A skull air cleaner sits on top of a 327-cubic-inch Chevy motor on a 1965 D-100 Dodge Fleetside pickup truck owned by Dan Holdren, 61, of Oregon, Ohio.

A man peers at a skeleton inside a 1940 Ford sedan in rusted and crispy condition. Owner Chuck Phillips of Smithville, Pennsylvania, displayed it along Woodward at Webster in Royal Oak.

On the rear bumper of his 1940 Ford sedan, Chuck Phillips continues the gruesome theme.

Robin DeDecker takes owning a Transformer Camaro seriously. That's why she was wearing a Bumblebee mask while cruising Woodward with her husband Mark. Even the late afternoon heat couldn't stop her.

The Transformer Camaro is one of just 300 made. The engine is emblazoned with the movie character and "Bee Powered." The license plate leaves no doubts either: BEE PWR.

Here's a new take on the convertible concept.