The Woodward Dream Cruise started as a fundraiser, drawing on the cruising heyday of the 1950s and '60s.

Thirty years after its beginnings, the Dream Cruise is one of the top automotive events in the world.

Michael Lary isn’t sure what the Woodward Dream Cruise will be like in 30 years, but he knows who will keep the wheels spinning.

“Loyal auto enthusiasts are going to keep it alive. Young people are going to keep the classics running,” said Lary, president of the Woodward Dream Cruise board and director of special events for Ferndale, which he also represents on the board.

The passion that fuels someone to “buy an old rust bucket, and say ‘I can do something with this’” and then share that story with others after they pour their heart and soul into it as so many do at the Dream Cruis

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