Got there about 9 am Saturday, right away, drove north all the way to Pontiac headed south and looked for a parking spot norrh of Duggans. Started walking, two miles North, 4 miles South and back again.
By 1 pm Saturday most of the true cruisers were parked. Hot weather, and stick shifts are difficult to manage bumper to bumper crawling between traffic lights.
If there was some way to enforce the Cruisers ONLY rule in the 2 curb lanes there would be a LOT more action. My buddy and I were trying to come up with a ratio and figured about 30:1 at 4 PM. We did this by counting cars stopped at red lights. One true Cruiser to 30 Tourists. Sad!
I started a game by looking away for 30 seconds then looked back. How many Jeeps could I see? Always at least 3 and NEVER zero. 4 door newer Unlimiteds and Gladiators by the hundreds. Pretty much every one with the doors removed. I got my first Jeep 28 years ago and it used to be something special to be a Jeep guy. Now it's the Soccer mom vehicle of choice and driving to the mall doorless is now the thing to do.
Having said that....it's still a happening. If you get there early.
Saw plates from TX, TN, FL and many others. None from Canada or Mexico.
By 1 pm Saturday most of the true cruisers were parked. Hot weather, and stick shifts are difficult to manage bumper to bumper crawling between traffic lights.
If there was some way to enforce the Cruisers ONLY rule in the 2 curb lanes there would be a LOT more action. My buddy and I were trying to come up with a ratio and figured about 30:1 at 4 PM. We did this by counting cars stopped at red lights. One true Cruiser to 30 Tourists. Sad!
I started a game by looking away for 30 seconds then looked back. How many Jeeps could I see? Always at least 3 and NEVER zero. 4 door newer Unlimiteds and Gladiators by the hundreds. Pretty much every one with the doors removed. I got my first Jeep 28 years ago and it used to be something special to be a Jeep guy. Now it's the Soccer mom vehicle of choice and driving to the mall doorless is now the thing to do.
Having said that....it's still a happening. If you get there early.
Saw plates from TX, TN, FL and many others. None from Canada or Mexico.