ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The engines are revving along Woodward. The official start to the Woodward Dream Cruise is Saturday, but try telling that to the thousands who came out Friday night.
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“It’s the Woodward Cruise," said Paul Weinstock. "It’s our Christmas."
For the last 20 years, Weinstock has brought two key things to the cruise: his cherry-red Pontiac GTO and the most luxurious setup on the strip. A sofa on a raised sits atop a pickup truck, complete with a lighted umbrella to keep the sun and rain off and an ever-replenished cooler.
“We get a new sofa every two to three years,” Weinstock said.
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Friday night brought out everything: classic, vintage and custom cars. Jon Sparham has several classic beauties, but he decided to bring Voodoo Child to this year’s cruise, a 1930 five-window coupe complete with custom paint job and a shrunken head hanging from the rearview mirror.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a vintage Rolls-Royce rolls by and offers you -- what else --- some Grey Poupon.