New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Woodward Dream Cruise, touted as one of the largest one-day celebrations of classic car culture in the world, started at 9 AM on Saturday, August 16, in Michigan. Covering a 16-mile stretch of roadway, it sees the participation of nine Oakland County communities, such as Pontiac, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, Pleasant Ridge Berkley, Huntington Woods and Ferndale - all in Oakland County, USA Today reported.

Michael Lary, president of the Woodward Dream Cruise board, said the event is being kept alive by "loyal auto enthusiasts" as well as young people, who are "going to keep the classics running".

It's simply the passion that makes an individual "buy an old rust bucket, and say 'I...