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A Friday night cruise through downtown Muskogee doesn’t require a trailer or a six-figure restoration, just show up and, in the club president’s words, ‘jump right in.’ Here’s the story behind the 25-plus-year-old Cruis’n Angels Car Club, its Broadway cruise nights, and the community-focused car show that’s outlasted plenty of flashier events.
Pairing a striking car with an equally striking photo subject is a tradition that predates social media by decades, running straight back through car show booths and Detroit’s own advertising campaigns. This piece traces that format from vintage print ads through today’s parking-lot photos, and looks at why the debate over which one steals the show never really gets settled.