I've been there most years except for a few, my son has been at all of them...
He drives his 2011 Shelby GT-500 and gets to park it in "The Snake Pit"... A special parking reserved for Shelby Mustangs only in Ferndale...
When I lived there, my old neighbor used to get us to volunteer to be judges for the Ferndale car show each year...
It's a great time... Different than going to a show or the Mopar Nats because it is more "hands on" when you get to cruise... You can cruise or just park the car and spectate and watch all the cars go by... Amazing what shows up there - anything on wheels.... The Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile has showed up some times.... The cruise is more interactive and a good time... It runs from the border of Detroit in Ferndale at 8 Mile Road to Pontiac along Woodward...
It gets real busy between 12 Mile road and 14 Mile roads - that's where the manufacturers have their displays...