(WXYZ) - Automakers might be suffering, but for just a day, the glory days of car culture are back again in metro Detroit.
WATCH REPORTS FROM TOM WAIT AND PEGGY AGAR IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHTMore than 40,000 cruisers continue down the 16-mile stretch between Ferndale and Pontiac Saturday in a celebration of the automotive heyday. About one million visitors are on hand to watch.
In a year when General Motors and Chrysler have gone through bankruptcy court, this Cruise has participants feeling more nostalgic about their vehicles.
The event is also an economic engine for Michigan. The impact of the 2007 cruise was estimated at $56 million - about $7 million better than the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit.
