FERNDALE, Michigan – Flames emanating from a car exhaust can warm the cockles of any gearhead’s heart. Despite this new age of electric vehicles, I’m still a fan of an internal combustion engine’s distinctive sound and classic coolness. But creating deliberate external combustion? That seems so … dangerously hot. What can I say? It was. An unexpected fireworks show lit up the streets of Woodward Avenue on Saturday afternoon, capping off the 27th Annual Dream Cruise for this classic car buff and about a million others in attendance. Leaving our primo parking spot on 9 Mile’s Mustang Alley West (thanks, MOCSEM car club!), we knew our day was coming to an end – and…