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''"....What makes it very special and significant is that the majority of the vehicle owners in this cruise are GM employees and retirees from around the country.  We are excited to have them take part in this historic drive."''<br>
~ Bill O’Neill, GM executive director of Global Communications Operations



Woodward Avenue has a special spot in the history of GM.  Corvettes, GTOs, Camaros, Firebirds, Cadillacs and other GM automotive icons have left an indelible mark on the soul of Michigan’s most legendary pavement.  During the 2008 [[Woodward Dream Cruise|Woodward Dream Cruise]], GM  celebrated the cars and enthusiasts who drive, restore and treasure the machines that have made the Motor City proud during the past century.

On Saturday, August 16, at 7:30 a.m., more than 100 GM classic and iconic vehicles traveled in parade formation up Woodward Avenue during the ''GM Century Cruise''.  Lead by an [[2006, "Live Green, Go Yellow"|E85 ethanol]] powered [[2008 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Cars|Corvette Z06]] driven by [[Wagoner, G. Richard, Jr.|Rick Wagoner]], cars and trucks from every era of GM’s history traveled from the foot of Woodward Avenue at the [[1996, Moving to the RenCen|GM Global Headquarters at the Renaissance Center]] and cruised north through the heart of Detroit to the [http://woodwarddreamcruise.com/ Woodward Dream Cruise] in Royal Oak and its surrounding suburbs. Upon arrival, these vehicles were displayed at three locations: the Chevy Triangle and South Triangle in Birmingham, and the Athens Coney Island in Royal Oak.

From the car that shined the brightest to finding out who got the jump in a stoplight drag race, Woodward Avenue has always been about "bragging rights."  As part of the ''GM Century Cruise'', GM added a new twist on Woodward bragging rights and crowned a "Top Cruiser" from the cars and trucks participating in the ''GM Century Cruise''.
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Each cruiser was assigned a parade position number and this was displayed on a window cling for each vehicle.  Fans then voted for their favorite vehicle by texting. 
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'''Congratulations to Top Cruiser John Delay Jr., and his [[1965 Chevrolet Impala SS|1965 Chevy Impala SS Convertible]]. John’s Impala beat out all of the other cars and trucks in the voting for the ''Top Cruiser'' in the ''GM Century Cruise'' Parade, and took home the honors by receiving the most text message votes.''' [[2008, GM Century Cruiser earns "Top Cruiser" title|'''Click here to watch John explain more about his Impala SS Convertible ''Top Cruiser'''''.]]
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Watch 106 GM legendary cars on Woodward Avenue during the Woodward Dream Cruise<br>

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'''This video, taken by GM retiree Steve Rohde at 4th Street & Woodward at about 8:30am on Saturday shows the parade cars moving up Woodward.'''  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vP3EX3WpA '''Click here to view.]'''
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Below is a list (in parade position / text voting number order) of vehicles and the owner(s) featured in the ''GM Century Cruise''.  If you click on a specific vehicle’s name you can see a picture of the vehicle and read vehicle stories, as told by their owner(s).

*Parade Position   1: [[1912 Cadillac|1912 Cadillac Model 30 Touring - owned by Mike Clewly]]
*Parade Position   2: [[1915 Buick C-4 Delivery|1915 Buick C-4 Delivery – owned by Larry Schramm]]
*Parade Position   3: [[1924 Cadillac V-63|1924 Cadillac V-63 Touring – owned by Tom Goad]]
*Parade Position   4: [[1927 Cadillac 7 Passenger Sedan|1927 Cadillac 7 Passenger Sedan – owned by Jeb Rand]]
*Parade Position   5: [[1931 Buick Series 90 Limousine|1931 Buick Series 90 Limousine – owned by Fred Norfleet]]
*Parade Position   6: [[1938 Cadillac V16|1938 Cadillac V16 Series 75 Fleetwood Town Sedan – owned by Katie Robbins]]
*Parade Position   7: [[1940 Buick Century|1940 Buick Century Series 60 Convertible Coupe – owned by Terry Boyce]]
*Parade Position   8: [[1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe|1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe – owned by Bob Treppa]]
*Parade Position   9: [[1946 Chevrolet Pickup|1946 Chevrolet 3100 Series Pickup – owned by Dan and Kim MacNish]]
*Parade Position  10: [[1948 Buick Roadmaster|1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible – owned by Jason Hout]]<br>
*Parade Position  11: [[1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe|1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe 2-door Sedan – owned by Mike Brazeau]]
*Parade Position  12: [[1953 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup|1953 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup – owned by Darrell Walter]]
*Parade Position  13: [[1955 Chevrolet Corvette|1955 Chevrolet Corvette – owned by Gordon Duda]]
*Parade Position  14: [[1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville|1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – owned by Pearl Watts]]
*Parade Position  15: [[1955 Chevrolet Bel Air|1955 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door Hardtop – owned by Russ Sams]]
*Parade Position  16: [[1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad|1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad – owned by Ron Wilson]]
*Parade Position  17: [[1956 Chevrolet Bel Air|1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sports Coupe – owned by Gary and Shirly Krier]]
*Parade Position  18: [[1956 Cadillac|1956 Cadillac Sedan de Ville – owned by Mark “Duke of Wheels” Buskirk]]     
*Parade Position  19: [[1956 Cadillac Sedan de Ville|1956 Cadillac Sedan de Ville Custom – owned by Murray Pfaff]]
*Parade Position  20: [[1956 Pontiac Star Chief|1956 Pontiac Star Chief Custom 2-door Hardtop – owned by Richard Lieblein]]
*Parade Position  21: [[1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham|1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 4-door Hardtop – owned by Dick Lannen]]
*Parade Position  22: [[1957 Buick Century|1957 Buick Century Riviera 4-door Hardtop – owned by Paul Clark]]
*Parade Position  23: [[1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Street Machine|1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Street Machine – owned by Al Smith]]
*Parade Position  24: [[1957 Chevrolet Corvette|1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – owned by Vass Theodoracatos]]
*Parade Position  25: [[1957 Chevrolet Bel Air|1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible – owned by Gerald Moore]]
*Parade Position  26: [[1957 Oldsmobile|1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 2-door Holiday Hardtop – owned by John Hughes]]
*Parade Position  27: [[1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special|1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special 4-door Sedan – owned by Steve Wolken]]
*Parade Position  28: [[1959 Chevrolet Corvette Fuel Injected|1959 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – owned by Jim Sultana]]
*Parade Position  29: [[1959 Pontiac Bonneville|1959 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible – owned by Donald Weston]]
*Parade Position  30: [[1959 Chevrolet Bel Air|1959 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door Coupe – owned by Russell Fuller]]
*Parade Position  31: [[1960 Pontiac Ventura|1960 Pontiac Ventura 2-door Hardtop – owned by Terry Lang]]
*Parade Position  32: [[1960 Cadillac Coupe de Ville|1960 Cadillac Coupe de Ville – owned by Louis Meyers]]
*Parade Position  33: [[1961 Pontiac Catalina|1961 Pontiac Catalina Convertible – owned by Tony Buccellato]]
*Parade Position  34: [[1961 Chevrolet Impala|1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible – owned by Sidney Jackson]]
*Parade Position  35: [[1961 Cadillac Eldorado|1961 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible – owned by Peter Davis]]
*Parade Position  36: [[1961 Cadillac|1961 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Sedan – owned by Mark Golden]]
*Parade Position  37: [[1962 Chevrolet Corvette|1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – owned by Mike Hinz]]
*Parade Position  38: [[1962 Chevrolet Impala SS|1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 2-door Hardtop Sport Coupe – owned by Robert Skog]]
*Parade Position  39: [[1963 Buick Riviera|1963 Buick Riviera 2-door Sport Coupe – owned by Mark Uhlig]]
*Parade Position  40: [[1963 Acadian Beaumont Sport Deluxe|1963 Acadian Beaumont Sport Deluxe 2-door Hardtop Street Machine – owned by Norm and Candy Hallett]]
*Parade Position  41: [[1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza|1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible – owned by Kathy Gillespie]]
*Parade Position  42: [[1964 Chevrolet Corvette|1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – owned by Tom Standen]]
*Parade Position  43: [[1964 Pontiac GTO Royal Bobcat|1964 Pontiac GTO Royal Bobcat – owned by Tenney Fairchild]]
*Parade Position  44: [[1965 Chevrolet Corvette|1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – owned by Art Armstrong]]
*Parade Position  45: [[1965 Chevrolet Impala SS|1965 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible– owned by John Delay Jr.]]<br>2008 ''GM Century Cruise'' ''Top Cruise'' Winner!
*Parade Position  46: [[1966 Oldsmobile Toronado|1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-door Coupe – owned by Jim Pytleski]]
*Parade Position  47: [[1966 Chevrolet Corvette|1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – owned by Ronald Lunney]]
*Parade Position  48: [[1966 Buick Special|1966 Buick Special Convertible – owned by Stan Fowler]]
*Parade Position  49: [[1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova|1966 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 2-door Hardtop Street Machine – owned by Casie Bockenstette]]
*Parade Position  50: [[1966 Cadillac Calais|1966 Cadillac Calais 2-door Hardtop Coupe – owned by Scott Moore]]
*Parade Position  51: [[1967 Chevrolet Corvette|1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – owned by Charles Boyer]]
*Parade Position  52: [[1967 Pontiac LeMans|1967 Pontiac Tempest LeMans 2-door Hardtop Coupe – owned by Craig Sass]]
*Parade Position  53: [[1967 Chevy Camaro|1967 Chevy Camaro RS Convertible – owned by Bob Phillips]]
*Parade Position  54: [[1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme|1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 2-door Hardtop – owned by John Gordon]]
*Parade Position  55: [[1967 Chevrolet Camaro|1967 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe – owned by Jim White]]
*Parade Position  56: [[1967 Pontiac GTO|1967 Pontiac Tempest GTO 2-door Hardtop Coupe – owned by Kenny Lentz]]
*Parade Position  57: [[1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS|1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible – owned by John Clark]]
*Parade Position  58: [[1968 Pontiac Firebird 400|1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible – owned by John Berzsenyi]]
*Parade Position  59: [[1968 Chevrolet El Camino|1968 Chevrolet SS-396 El Camino – owned by Bill Bowman]]
*Parade Position  60: [[1969 Chevrolet Camaro|1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible– owned by Troy Gould]]
*Parade Position  61: [[1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza|1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible– owned by Stuart Schuster]]
*Parade Position  62: [[1969 Pontiac LeMans|1969 Pontiac Tempest LeMans Convertible – owned by Dan Oxie]]
*Parade Position  63: [[1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Pace Car|1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS-SS Convertible Pace Car – owned by William Pfaff]]
*Parade Position  64: [[1969 Chevrolet Nova SS 396|1969 Chevrolet Nova SS 396 2-door Coupe – owned by Anthony Smith]]
*Parade Position  65: [[1969 Oldsmobile 442|1969 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible – owned by John and Cindy Cavanaugh]]
*Parade Position  66: [[1969 Chevy Camaro|1969 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – owned by Paul Arnone]]
*Parade Position  67: [[1970 Chevrolet Nova|1970 Chevrolet Nova 2-door Coupe – owned by Lanny and Becky Weatherford]]
*Parade Position  68: [[1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396|1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Sport Coupe – owned by Eric Foco]]
*Parade Position  69: [[1971 Pontiac T-37|1971 Pontiac T-37 2-door Hardtop – owned by Thomas Konen]]
*Parade Position  70: [[1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo|1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2-door Hardtop – owned by Bruce Stange]]
*Parade Position  71: [[1971 Pontiac LeMans|1971 Pontiac LeMans Sports Convertible – owned by Don MacDonald]]
*Parade Position  72: [[1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS|1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 2-door Hardtop – owned by Mike and Michelle Carpenter]]
*Parade Position  73: [[1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442|1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 Convertible – owned by Gregory Carriere]]
*Parade Position  74: [[1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme|1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 2-door Coupe – owned by Gerald Skinner]]
*Parade Position  75: [[1976 Chevrolet Caprice|1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 4-door Hardtop Sport Sedan – owned by Karl Burnside]]
*Parade Position  76: [[1976 Cadillac Eldorado|1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – owned by Bruce Owen]]
*Parade Position  77: [[1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic|1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic 2-door Coupe – owned by Susan Phillips]]
*Parade Position  78: [[1977 Pontiac Grand Prix|1977 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ 2-door Hardtop Coupe – owned by Gains McDonald]]
*Parade Position  79: [[1977 Pontiac Can Am|1977 Pontiac LeMans Can Am Sport Coupe – owned by Matt and Kim Dudzik]]
*Parade Position  80: [[1979 Pontiac Trans Am|1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe – owned by Michael Klucka]]
*Parade Position  81: [[1979 Chevrolet El Camino|1979 Chevrolet El Camino – owned by Terry Smith]]
*Parade Position  82: [[1981 Pontiac Trans Am Special Edition|1981 Pontiac Trans Am Special Edition Coupe – owned by Dwayne Hrynk]]
*Parade Position  83: [[1982 Chevrolet Long Box Pickup|1982 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe Long Box Pickup – owned by Eric Muskovac]]
*Parade Position  84: [[1983 Pontiac Grand Prix|1983 Pontiac Grand Prix 2-door Coupe – owned by Tim Kniffel]]
*Parade Position  85: [[1983 Pontiac Firebird|1983 Pontiac Firebird Coupe– owned by Duane Ehrhardt]]
*Parade Position  86: [[1984 Pontiac Fiero Pace Car|1984 Pontiac Fiero 2-door Coupe Pace Car – owned by Ken Shadlak]]
*Parade Position  87: [[1985 Oldsmobile 442|1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 442 2-door Hardtop – owned by Steve Apking]]
*Parade Position  88: [[1986 Chevrolet Corvette|1986 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe – owned by Gerald Haller]]
*Parade Position  89: [[1986 Pontiac Parisienne|1986 Pontiac Parisienne 4-door Sedan – owned by Ken Mohr]]
*Parade Position  90: [[1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z28|1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC Z28 – owned by Tony Abbruzzese]]
*Parade Position  91: [[1988 Pontiac Sunbird GT|1988 Pontiac Sunbird GT Convertible – owned by Christopher Neumann]]
*Parade Position  92: [[1990 Chevrolet Corvette|1990 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – owned by Irv Carwick]]
*Parade Position  93: [[1991 Buick Reatta|1991 Buick Reatta Convertible – owned by Christopher Neumann]]
*Parade Position  94: [[1992 Saab 900S|1992 Saab 900S Coupe – owned by Robert Cudini]]
*Parade Position  95: [[1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary Edition|1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary Edition Convertible – owned by Mary Ann Ananich]]
*Parade Position  96: [[1999 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition|1999 Pontiac Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition Convertible – owned by Mark Powell]]
*Parade Position  97: [[1999 Chevrolet Cavalier|1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible – owned by Karl and Lois Schwab]]
*Parade Position  98: [[2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Pace Car|2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Coupe Pace Car – owned by Brent Owen]]
*Parade Position  99: [[2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS 35th Anniversary Edition|2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS 35th Anniversary Edition Convertible – owned by Bernie and Jo Madden]]
*Parade Position  100: [[2003 Chevrolet S-10|2003 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup – owned by John Meyland]]
*Parade Position  101: [[2004 Chevrolet Corvette Commemorative Edition|2004 Chevrolet Corvette Commemorative Edition Convertible – owned by Christopher Neumann]]
*Parade Position  102: [[2004 Chevrolet SSR|2004 Chevrolet SSR Roadster Pickup– owned by Marc Carpenter]]
*Parade Position  103: [[2006 Cadillac CTS-V|2006 Cadillac CTS-V 4-door Sedan – owned by Phillip Lewis]]
*Parade Position  104: [[2006 Pontiac Solstice|2006 Pontiac Solstice Roadster – owned by Linda Sabuda]]
*Parade Position  105: [[2005 Chevrolet Corvette|2005 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – owned by Richard and Kathleen Gray]]
*Parade Position  106: [[2007 Cadillac XLR-V|2007 Cadillac XLR-V Convertible – owned by Christopher Neumann]]



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=== Related Links ===
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J165r_xyt2c Youtube.com: GM 100th Birthday Parade - Woodward Dream Cruise]<br>
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSBXXV2tzLM Youtube.com: GM's 100th Anniversary Cruise on Woodward]<br> 
[http://www.autoblog.com/photos/gm-century-cruise GM Century Cruise Photo Gallery]<br> 
[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/16/woodward-2008-century-cruise-celebrates-100-years-of-gm/ Autoblog: Woodward 2008: Century Cruise Celebrates 100 Years of GM]<br>
[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/16/woodward-2008-general-motors-booth-tour-athens-coney-island/ Autoblog: Woodward 2008: General Motors Booth Tour Athens Coney Island]<br>
[[The Original Days of Cruising in Detroit]]<br>
[http://www.flickr.com/groups/gmcenturycruise/ Flickr GM Century Cruise Images]<br>
[http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080816/NEWS01/80816016/0/NEWS13 ''Detroit Free Press'': "GM Parade Celebrates a 100-Year History" by Jewel Gopwani 08/16/08]<br> 
[http://woodwarddreamcruise.com/ Woodward Dream Cruise Official Website]<br>
[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/MI/200003156.html Library of Congress Local Legacies: Woodward Ave. Dream Cruise]
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