The Unusual Cars of the 2026 Woodward Dream CruiseCaleb Miller - Car and DriverThere's no entrance fee for the Woodward Dream Cruise. One of the largest car shows in the world, the only requirement to enter the Dream Cruise, which took place last week, is turning onto Woodward Avenue and driving or posting up along the street. This means anyone can participate, bringing all sorts of wacky vehicles out of the woodwork. Here are some of the most unusual vehicles we spotted during the 2026 event.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverYou're probably very familiar with the Meyers Manx, the fiberglass Beetle-based kit car that has become the prototypical dune buggy. But there was also a lesser-known model called the Manx SR2, built in the 1970s as a more street-focused roadster that sat lower to the ground and had a sleeker design. While there were several standard Manxes tootling around Woodward, this was the only SR2 we saw.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverWe're not sure why someone decided to turn a C7 Corvette into a limo, but it certainly is interesting. Must be Burt Reynolds or something.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis Audi S6 is doing its best impression of the Ford Taurus-based Police Interceptor, and for good reason. This car was modified to complete the Cannonball Run, a famed, unsanctioned speed-record challenge, originally conceived by Car and Driver editor Brock Yates, where drivers attempt to drive from New York City to Redondo Beach, California, in the quickest time possible. In May 2020, three men completed the roughly 2813-mile journey in just 25 hours and 39 minutes in this modified Audi, setting a new record and averaging over 110 mph. The car is decked out to avoid detection, with radar detectors, a CB radio, a thermal camera, and laser diffusers. The engine was also modified, and the car features an auxiliary 67-gallon fuel tank to minimize stops. The visual mimicry, which even includes a blue badge with Audi written in a Ford-esque script, earned the car the nickname "Fraud Taurus."Tucked away on a side street, we found the Fiat Grizzly, the Italian brand's latest subcompact SUV. The Grizzly won't be sold in the U.S. under the Fiat flag, making it a surprise to see at Woodward, but it will enter our market as the Chrysler Arrow within the next couple of years and should look virtually identical, save for new badges. Chrysler is promising a starting price of less than $30,000, and the Arrow will battle with the 10Best-winning Chevy Trax.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverWe always end up seeing forgotten models in shockingly good condition—we've featured a mint-condition Dodge Shadow in a past article—and this year the one that caught our eye was this Chevy Lumina APV. The bow-tie branded minivan was a cousin to the Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport, which earned the "Dustbuster" nickname for their vacuum-cleaner-like front end. The Lumina APV was built from 1989 to 1996, before being replaced by the more traditionally styled Venture minivan.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverThis bizarre machine is the Hannibal 8, created for a slapstick comedy film from 1965 called The Great Race. The insane-looking six-wheeler was driven by the rival to the film's protagonist, and four examples were built for the movie. This one now lives at Stahls Motors & Music Experience, a museum in nearby Chesterfield, Michigan.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverThis Slate Truck was cruising around ahead of its launch later this year in an eye-catching polka-dot wrap. Slate is promising a $26,400 starting price for its tiny electric truck, which has a bare-bones interior and 205 miles of range.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Grizzly wasn't the only foreign-market Fiat we found. This is the Tris, a three-wheeled delivery vehicle designed for Africa and the Middle East as a modern take on the Piaggio Ape. A 7-kWh battery supplies juice to a 12-hp electric motor, and Fiat will offer it as a pickup truck, a chassis cab, or a flatbed. The Tris is probably too teeny to ever be sold stateside, making this quite the rare find.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverThis isn't the first time we've spotted this artistic wireframe VW Beetle, but it's just too cool to not include here.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverThe GMC Envoy XUV is already a pretty odd vehicle, with a rear roof section that can retract and effectively turn the SUV into a pickup truck. This owner made their XUV even more unique by painting it as a tribute to Spirit Airlines, which went bankrupt earlier this year.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverThere's a certain Halloween-esque vibe to many Woodward creations, with several cars adorned with skeletons and even a Corvette with Chucky, from the 1988 horror flick Child's Play, hanging out the window. So this ginormous Cadillac hearse, with its chrome trim and exaggerated tail fins, fits right in.Eric Stafford - Car and DriverAdvertisementAdvertisementThe tiny rear-engined Fiat 126 was the successor to the famous Fiat 500, built from 1972 to 2000, and it's simply adorable. The majority of 126s were built in Poland, where it was nicknamed "Maluch," or "little one" in Polish. The 126 is so small that it looks like you could nearly fit four of them in a standard American parking space.Caleb Miller - Car and DriverWe're used to seeing classic American cars like the Chevy on the left turned into lowriders, but the GMC Yukon was definitely a more unusual choice to put on air suspension and slam to the ground.➡️ Skip the lot. Let Car and Driver help you find your next car.Shop New Cars Shop Used CarsYou Might Also LikeGift Guide: Best Ride-On Electric Cars for KidsFuture Cars Worth Waiting For: 2025–2029