Beginning today, Noreen and Brian Kozlowski's new '71 Oldsmobile Toronado will strut down the Woodward runway like a beauty contestant on display. So will Gary Zemeski's '71 Plymouth Barracuda. In past years, the Kozlowskis, of Southfield, drove their contemporary cars and trucks in the cruise because they had sold a number of classic cars including '65 and '62 Lincoln Continentals, a '68 Galaxy 500, a '58 Buick Sedan and a '47 Dodge Coupe. But Brian Kozlowski is not just relishing the prestige that's bound to come with tooling the sixth annual cruise in his Toronado. I like the people.
Nobody's a snob.
Everybody'll talk to you. He once videotaped their backseat reactions from the wheel, footage that has honed their appreciation of speed. But the car's the thing, particularly if it's powered by a ferocious engine. It makes him feel young. The way she looks at it, driving equals living.