Race cars

Character	Vehicle Likeness	Gender	Eye Color	Color	Chief Sponsor	Number	Voice Actor
Lightning McQueen	LA Times: "A hybrid between a stock car and a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. " (Get Your Kicks On Route 66 " often rendered simply as " Route 66 " is a Popular song and Rhythm and blues standard Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician " Life Is a Highway " is a song written by Tom Cochrane, from his 1991 album Mad Mad World. Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. Tom Cochrane, OC (born May 14 1953) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Musician, whose story-telling songs have earned him the Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist " Our Town " is a Song used in the 2006 Pixar film Cars. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts " Sh-Boom " (sometimes referred to as " Life Could Be a Dream " is widely considered to be the first popular Doo-Wop song The Chords was a 1950s American Doo wop group whose lone hit was " Sh-Boom " John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is a Grammy Award -winning American Country music Singer-songwriter and guitarist Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Lightning McQueen, typically referred to by his surname only is an Anthropomorphic Racecar and the main Protagonist in the 2006 Animated The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, "[6] (e. g. , Lolas and the Ford GT40)	Male	Blue	Red	Rust-Eze Medicated Bumper Ointment	95	Owen Wilson
Chick Hicks	Pixar: "A generic 1980s stock car. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also "[7] Strongly resembles a 78-88 General Motors G-Body such as Buick Regal or Grand National. The Buick Regal is a Mid-size car produced by General Motors ' Buick division from 1973 through 2004 during which Buick also used the Century The Buick Regal is a Mid-size car produced by General Motors ' Buick division from 1973 through 2004 during which Buick also used the Century	Male	Brown	Green	Hostile Takeover Bank (HTB)	86	Michael Keaton
The King	Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird	Male	Brown	Blue	Dinoco	43	Richard Petty

Radiator Springs cars

Name	Vehicle Likeness	Gender	Eye Color	Color	License Plate #	Voice Actor
Doc Hudson	1951 Hudson Hornet, later revealed to be the Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Male	Blue	Navy Blue	51HHMD	Paul Newman
Mater	1951 International Harvester L-170 "boom" truck[8] with elements of a mid-1950s Chevrolet[7] One-Ton Wrecker Tow Truck. Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The short-lived Plymouth Road Runner Superbird, a sister design to the Dodge Charger Daytona, was designed to beat the Ford Torino Talladega at NASCAR Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Hudson Hornet is an automobile that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan between 1951 and 1954 The Fabulous Hudson Hornet was a famous NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) and AAA stock car produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also International Harvester Company ( IHC or IH; now Navistar International Corporation) was an agricultural machinery construction equipment Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery truck or a breakdown lorry) is a vehicle used to transport disabled	Male	Hazel	Originally turquoise, but is now rusty.	A113	Larry the Cable Guy
Sally Carrera	2002 996-series Porsche 911 Carrera	Female	Green	Light Blue	301 PCE	Bonnie Hunt
Ramone	1959 Chevy Impala Lowrider	Male	Green	Various colors (purple with flames at the start of the movie, burnt orange and white in flashback, yellow by the end, dark blue in the "Mater and the Ghostlight" short)	LOWNSLO	Cheech Marin
Luigi	1959 Fiat 500	Male	Brown	Yellow	445 108	Tony Shalhoub
Sheriff	1949 Mercury Club Coupe (police package)	Male	Blue	Black and white	001	Michael Wallis
Fillmore	1960 VW Bus	Male	Brown	Light Green	51237	George Carlin
Sarge	A Willys model jeep, in the style used by the US Military. A113 appearances Television animation American Dad! - Stan's neighbor's driver's license when he pulls into church Larry the Cable Guy (born Daniel Lawrence Whitney, February 17 1963 in Pawnee City Nebraska) is an American Stand-up comedian This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Porsche 996 is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1998 and 2005 The Porsche 911 (pronounced as Nine Eleven, Neunelfer is a Sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22 1964 is a two- time Golden Globe and a Emmy Award nominated American actress, Comedian, This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Chevrolet Impala was through 1996 a Full-sized Automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division A lowrider is a Car or Truck which has had its suspension system modified (sometimes with Hydraulic suspension so that it rides as Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer animated short created for the DVD of Cars, which was released Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13 1946 is an American Comedian and Actor who gained recognition as part of the comedy act This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also "500" is also Fiat's model number for the earlier Fiat Topolino, later Fiat Cinquecento and current Fiat Nuova 500 The Anthony Marcus “Tony” Shalhoub (born October 9, 1953) is an American Television, Theater and Film Actor. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercury is an Automobile Marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury Michael Wallis (born 1945 is an historian of the Western United States from Missouri. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Volkswagen Type 2 (also known as Transporter) was the second automotive line introduced by German automaker Volkswagen. George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Willys was the brand name used by the United States Automobile company Willys-Overland Motors best known for its production of military and civilian The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States	Male	Brown	Military Green	41WW2	Paul Dooley
Flo	1957 Motorama show car	Female	Green	Minty Green	SHO GRL	Jenifer Lewis
Guido	Custom forklift, possibly an Isetta model	Male	Reddish Brown	Sky blue and white. Paul Dooley (born February 22, 1928) is an American Actor. Biography Personal life Dooley was born Paul Brown This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Motorama was an Auto show staged by General Motors from 1949 to 1961. Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an African- American film and television actress. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Isetta was one of the most successful Microcars produced in the post- WWII years&mdasha time when cheap short-distance transportation was most needed	(none)	Guido Quaroni
Mack	1985 Mack Super-Liner	Male	Green	Red (Lightning McQueen Style Paint Job. Guido Quaroni is a computer modeller and animation scientist at Pixar Animation Studios. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Mack Super-Liner is a Class 8 heavy-duty truck that was introduced by Mack Trucks in 1977 to replace the Mack RW (R-Western model )	RUSTEZ3	John Ratzenberger
Lizzie	1923 Ford Model T	Female	Grey	Black	MT23	Katherine Helmond
Red	1960s style fire truck (most closely resembles a mid-1960s Pirsch pumper but also resembles American LaFrance models)	Male	Brown	Red	002	Joe Ranft

Reception

Cars opened on June 9, 2006 to generally favorable reviews. John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947) is an American Actor. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford Katherine Marie Helmond (born July 5, 1928, Galveston Texas) is an American Film, Theater and Television This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also American LaFrance (ALF is an emergency and vocational vehicle manufacturer currently based in Summerville South Carolina. Joseph Henry "Joe" Ranft ( March 13, 1960 - August 16, 2005) was a magician, Animation Storyboard artist Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer praised it as "one of Pixar's most imaginative and thoroughly appealing movies ever",^[9] and Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly called it "a work of American art as classic as it is modern. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I" is one of two daily Newspapers in Seattle Washington, United States. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc " ^[10]

However, some critics expressed that Cars did not hold up to the standard of other Pixar films, especially after the acclaim received by The Incredibles, Pixar's previous film. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, "The movie is great to look at and a lot of fun," wrote critic Roger Ebert, "but somehow lacks the extra push of the other Pixar films. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "^[11] Laura Clifford of website Reeling Reviews wrote that the film's "only real drawback is its failure to inspire awe with its visuals and to thoroughly transport with its storytelling. "^[12]

Rotten Tomatoes gave Cars a fresh 76% (with an average of 6. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. 9) and it earned a 73/100 on Metacritic, both the lowest attributed to a Pixar film. In its opening weekend, Cars grossed $60. 1 million, lower than previous Pixar films such as The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, Finding Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American Family film. In the United States, the film held onto the #1 spot for two weeks before being surpassed by Click and then by Superman Returns the following weekend. Click is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy/drama / Science fiction / fantasy Film directed by Frank Superman Returns is a 2006 Academy Award -nominated Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character It went on to gross US$461,981,604 worldwide (ranking #6 in 2006 films) and $244,082,982 in the U. S. (the third highest-grossing film of 2006 in the country, behind Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Night at the Museum). Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 Adventure film of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series, the sequel to the 2003 Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure Comedy film. It was the highest-grossing animated film of 2006 in the U. S. , but lost to Ice Age: The Meltdown in worldwide totals. Ice Age The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2 The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 film sequel to the ^[13]

Awards

Cars had a highly successful run during the 2006 awards season. Many film critic associations such as the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review named it the best Animated Feature Film of 2006. The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor Cars also received the title of Best Reviewed Animated Feature of 2006 from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Randy Newman and James Taylor received a Grammy Award for the song "Our Town," which later went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song (an award it lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth). Randall Stuart “Randy” Newman (born November 28 1943 is an Academy Award –winning American Singer/songwriter, arranger, Composer James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture An Inconvenient Truth is an American Documentary film about Global warming, presented by former United States Vice President The film also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, but it lost to Happy Feet. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is one of the annual Awards given by the Los Angeles -based professional organization the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written Cars was also selected as the Favorite Family Movie at the 33rd People's Choice Awards. The 33rd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in Popular culture for 2006, were held on January 9 2007 at the Shrine Perhaps the most prestigious award that Cars received was the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time in 2007 at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards to the Pixar film Cars Cars also won the highest award for animation in 2006, the Best Animated Feature Annie Award.

DVD and Blu-ray release

Cars was released on DVD in both wide-screen and full-screen editions on October 25, 2006 in Australia and New Zealand, on November 7, 2006 in the United States and Canada and on November 27, 2006 in the United Kingdom. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It includes the short films Mater and the Ghostlight and One Man Band, as well as Inspiration for Cars, a 16 minute long documentary about Cars featuring John Lasseter, the director. Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer animated short created for the DVD of Cars, which was released One Man Band is a Pixar Short film. The film made its world premiere at the 29th Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and It also had a version of the Pixar short Boundin' as an Easter Egg. Boundin is a 2003 Oscar -nominated short film shown at the start of the Disney - Pixar film The Incredibles. According to the Walt Disney Company, five million copies of the DVD were sold in the first two days it was available. ^[14]

Unlike previous Pixar DVD releases, there is no two-disc special edition, and no plans to release one in the future. According to Sara Maher, DVD Production Manager at Pixar, John Lasseter and Pixar were preoccupied with productions like Ratatouille,^[15]. Ratatouille (rat-a-too-e is a 2007 Computer-animated Family film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures Additional extras not seen on the DVD have since been released on the official DVD website. ^[16]

In the US and Canada, there were bonus discs available with the purchase of Cars at either Wal-Mart or Target. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 Wal-Mart featured a Geared-Up Bonus DVD Disc that focused on the music of the film, including the "Life Is A Highway" video, The Making of "Life Is A Highway", Cars: The Making of the Music, and Under The Hood, a special that originally aired on the ABC Family cable channel. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Target's bonus was a Rev'd Up DVD Disc that featured material that was mostly already released as part of the official Cars podcast and focused on the inspiration and production of the movie. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download A two-disc edition was available from Australian retailer EzyDVD, but the second disc did not contain any animation information.

On November 6, 2007, Cars was released on Blu-ray. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[17]

Merchandising

The Mattel-produced 1/55 scale Toy Cars were some of the most popular toys of the 2006 Summer Season. Mattel Inc ( is the world's largest Toy importing company based on revenue A scale model is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object. In April 2006 Mattel began releasing 155-scale die-cast models of characters from the Disney - Pixar film Cars. Dozens of characters are represented, with some having multiple versions available. This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars. Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment team Lightning McQueen See also Several stores had trouble keeping the toys in stock, and some models are still difficult to find because of being shipped in lower numbers than other characters. Some online Disney enthusiasts are comparing it to the same shortage that Mattel faced with its Toy Story line in 1995. Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks Some of the die-cast cars are only readily available on eBay. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and On August 14, 2007, the die-cast Sarge car, made between May and July 2007, was recalled due to "impermissible levels of lead" used in the paint. Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly ^[18]

On June 22, 2006 Disney Consumer Products announced that Cars merchandise broke records for retail sales based on a Disney-Pixar product, recording 10-to-1 more volume than Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American Family film. ^[19] DCP reports that product expansion will take place in the fall alongside the DVD release of the film. Mattel has announced that Cars toys will continue through 2008 with the release of at least 80 new vehicles. A 36 car pack called "Speedway of the South" will feature most of the race cars seen during the opening race sequence of the film.

Estimates from the New York Daily News indicate that sales of Cars merchandise two weeks out from the release of the film amounted to $600 million USD. The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 Estimates put out in November by the Walt Disney Company peg total sales for the brand at around $1 billion. ^[2]

Kelley Blue Book, the de facto resource for appraising values of vehicles, has humorously "appraised" four of the cars, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Sally Carrera, and Doc Hudson according to their make/model and personalities. [1]

The United States Department of Transportation has used scenes from the movie in a commercial regarding the Click It or Ticket campaign. The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with Transportation Click It or Ticket is a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mobilization campaign aimed at increasing the use of Seat belts among young people in the

In conjunction with the film's release, a chocolate ice cream on a stick resembling a car tire was released in Australia. Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. These ice creams were called 'Burnouts'. The naming of the particular product sparked controversy as the name 'Burnouts' was believed to have encouraged street racing and committing burnouts. Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal Auto racing which takes place on Public roads Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned These acts are illegal and heavy fines and convictions are issued to those committing these acts in Australia. It is unknown as to whether the products have been discontinued or not.

In Norway, the candy company Nidar produced candy with the characters on the outer packaging and pictures of the characters on the packaging of the assorted candy on the inside. These bags also came with Cars themed tattoos.

In the U. S. , an animated Wal-Mart truck can be seen on a Wal-Mart ad and Wal-Mart TV commercial for Cars. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced In the Wal-Mart TV commercial the Wal-Mart truck was talking to Mater.

In South Africa, Italy, and several other countries where Opel is present (or with Opel models under Chevrolet and Vauxhall brand), GM has a campaign featuring an General Motors Astra, a Opel Meriva, and a General Motors Zafira as characters in the world of Cars, including TV ads made by Pixar, with the Opel models interacting with Lightning McQueen, Mater and Ramone. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Vauxhall Motors is a British automobile company It is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (GM and is part of GM Europe. See also Vauxhall Astra and Holden Astra for the usage of the nameplate by other General Motors subsidiaries The Opel Meriva is a Mini MPV based on the platform of the third generation Opel Corsa and sold under that name on all of the European markets with The Opel Zafira is a Compact MPV produced by KPK and Opel a General Motors subsidiary ^[20] The first ad involved the Opels coming to Radiator Springs as tourists. The second involved their failed attempts at auditoning for Mater. In the end the Opels lost the part to the real Mater.

In July 2006, greeting card giant Hallmark unveiled its line of 2006 Keepsake Christmas ornaments. A hallmark is a mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals &mdash Platinum, Gold, Silver and in some nations Palladium Among the collection was an ornament featuring Lightning McQueen and Mater.

There is also a Cars clothing line, which produces various t-shirts and shorts; however, these are only found in children's sizes.

In May 2007, the Cars video game was announced to be a "Platinum Hit" on the Xbox, "Greatest Hit" on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, and "Player's Choice" on the Nintendo GameCube. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. This article is about the series of video games for the retail chain see Player's Choice Video Games. The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. A sequel is on its way to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. ^[21]

A Cars-based attraction opened at Walt Disney Studios Paris in 2007 and scheduled to open in Disney's California Adventure in 2010. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park of Disneyland Resort Paris, but also owned and operated by Euro Disney S Disney's California Adventure Park (commonly referred to by its initials DCA) is a Theme park in Anaheim California, adjacent to Disneyland Park

In Japan, Disney Japan and Toyota backuped racing team Cars Racing replaced its racing car "Toy Story apr MR-S" and introduced the "Lightning McQueen apr MR-S" for the 2008 Super GT season. Lightning McQueen, typically referred to by his surname only is an Anthropomorphic Racecar and the main Protagonist in the 2006 Animated (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks The 2008 Autobacs Super GT Series will be the 15th season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship the 4th year under the Super GT name The car was based on the Toyota MR-S and the externals of the car were modeled on its of McQueen as much as possible. The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat mid-engined, Rear wheel drive Sports car produced by Toyota from 1984 until July 2007 when production stopped in ^[22]

Development

John Lasseter has said that the idea for cars was born after he took a cross-country road trip with his wife and five sons in 2000. John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and When he returned to the studio after vacation, he contacted Michael Wallis, famed Route 66 historian. Michael Wallis (born 1945 is an historian of the Western United States from Missouri. Wallis then led 11 Pixar animators in rented white Cadillacs on two different road trips across the route to research the film. Throughout the trip, the animators collected items they found by the roadside, like wheat, thistles, snake skin, and road kill. They attached the items, which they called "Okie hood ornaments" to the cars and at the end of the trips, they buried them in the desert during a ceremony.

For the cars themselves, Lasseter also visited the design studios of the Big Three Detroit auto makers, particularly J. Mays of Ford Motor Company. Lasseter learned how real cars were designed.

Computers used in the development of the film were four times faster than those used in The Incredibles and 1,000 times faster than those used in Toy Story. The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks To build the cars, the animators used computer platforms very similar to a real carmaker's. ^[23]

Settings

The track on which the opening race (Motor Speedway of the South) takes place is actually based on an enlarged version of the real life Bristol Motor Speedway. Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol The venue for the Piston Cup tiebreaker race (the Los Angeles International Speedway) is a conglomeration of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena where the Rose Bowl is located, as well as the California Speedway in Fontana. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition Arroyo Seco ( Spanish: "dry creek" may refer to Argentina: Arroyo Seco Santa Fe Mexico: The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile low-banked D-shaped oval Superspeedway in Fontana California The landscape in the background behind Radiator Springs is made up of rock formations intentionally reminiscent of Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U The road map shown in the montage history of the town calls the area "Cadillac Range. " Some of the mountain peaks in Cadillac Range, shown during the movie, resemble the quarter panels of late-50's Cadillacs, with their distinctive tailfins. On an automobile a quarter panel (or rear wing) is a body panel that covers the section between the door and the hood or trunk Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. For the tail fin of an aircraft see Vertical stabilizer. The tailfin era of Automobile styling encompassed the 1950s

Radiator Springs and vicinity

The setting for the fictional town of Radiator Springs is situated between Gallup, New Mexico and Kingman, Arizona. Gallup (Naʼnízhoozhí is a city in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. However, the physical location of Radiator Springs in relation to I-40 is similar to that of Peach Springs, Arizona. Peach Springs ( Hualapai: Hàktəkwíva) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

The story of Radiator Springs is loosely based on Amboy, California in the Mojave Desert -- a town that showed a decline in almost all traffic when I-40 opened in 1972. Amboy is a nearly empty Ghost town in California 's Mojave Desert roughly 60 miles (97 km northeast of Twentynine Palms. Sally references this in the film.

A landmark, called Radiator Cap, overlooks the town, and has two white letters ("R" and "S") written upon it, similar to the white "T" painted on Tucumcari Mountain ^[24]. Tucumcari Mountain, once referred to as Tucumcari Peak, is a Mesa situated just outside of Tucumcari New Mexico. The style and relative positioning of these letters on the landmark closely resemble the "RS" badge used on the first-generation "Rally Sport" Camaros. The Chevrolet Camaro is a " Pony car " made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors.

Willy's Butte resembles the landmark of Mexican Hat, Utah. Mexican Hat is a Census-designated place (CDP on the San Juan River in south-central San Juan County, Utah, United States.

Nearby "Ornament Valley" (a reference to Monument Valley) is derived from the rugged Black Mountains (Arizona) and the famous Cadillac Ranch sculpture in Amarillo, Texas. Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around) The Black Mountains of Arizona are located in northwest Arizona with Lake Mead bordering the north and Hoover Dam and the south-flowing Colorado River Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U

Sally’s Cozy Cone Motel in the film is a composite of the historic Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N. M. , and the teepee-shaped Wigwam Motels, with one in Holbrook, Ariz. The " Wigwams quot known as the Wigwam Motel, are distinctive landmarks , and the other in San Bernardino, Calif.

Ramone’s body-art shop in the film is directly inspired by the U-Drop Inn, a recently restored Art Deco gasoline station and restaurant complex in Shamrock, Texas. The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock Texas along the historic Route 66 Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 2029

Lizzie’s Curio Shop in Radiator Springs resembles the crazy Route 66 jumble of memorabilia and knickknacks at Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Ariz. , and the SandHills Curiosity Shop, aka the City Meat Market building, in Erick, Okla.

The bridge that McQueen sees Sally driving on resembles several bridges on Route 66, including the Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Bridge in Tulsa, the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, Calif. Cyrus Stevens Avery (1871–1963 was known as the "Father of Route 66 " The Colorado Street Bridge is a historic Concrete Arch bridge in Pasadena, California, USA. , and the now-closed bridge over Diablo Canyon at Two Guns, Ariz.

The waterfall near Radiator Springs appears to be inspired by (Havasupai) Havasu Falls, which isn't accessible by road, but is directly northeast of Peach Springs, Arizona. The Havasu ’Baaja (meaning the-people-of-the-blue-green-waters) or more commonly the Havasupai, are a Native American tribe located in the northwestern

Flo's V8 cafe looks like a V8 engine head on,with a circular air filter, tappet covers, spark plugs and pistons and connecting rods as the supports for the shelter. (And the blinking neon lights on the spark plugs, blink in the firing order of a Ford flathead V8)

Route 66

Many characters and places in the movie are directly inspired on real Route 66 places and people. US Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother

To quote the Pixar crew:

"As we traveled on Route 66, we were privileged to visit many places and to meet a number of people who live and work alongside 'The Mother Road. ' The following is a list of the places and people we wanted to honor by including their names in our 'Special Thanks' credits at the end of the film. " ^[25]

The Cars soundtrack has two versions of the classic Bobby Troup jazz standard "Route 66" (popularized by Nat King Cole), one by Chuck Berry and a new version recorded specifically for the film's credits performed by John Mayer. Cars is the original soundtrack album of the animated Pixar feature film of the same name. Bobby Troup ( October 18 1918 - February 7 1999) was an American Actor, Jazz Pianist and Songwriter A jazz standard is a Jazz tune that is held in continuing esteem and which is widely known performed and recorded among jazz musicians as part of the jazz musical repertoire " (Get Your Kicks On Route 66 " often rendered simply as " Route 66 " is a Popular song and Rhythm and blues standard Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St John Clayton Mayer (; born October 16 1977 is an American musician

Among the many references to Route 66 landmarks and personalities:

• The Cozy Cone Motel's design is based on the two Wigwam Motels along Rt. The " Wigwams quot known as the Wigwam Motel, are distinctive landmarks 66, in Holbrook, Arizona and Rialto, California. Holbrook ( Tʼiisyaakin) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Rialto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. These were once two out of seven built motels (3 remaining; the third is in Wharton, Texas, south of Houston), with individual cabins shaped like teepees. The name "Cozy Cone" was inspired by the Cozy Dog Drive-In of Springfield, Illinois, which lays claim to being birthplace of the corn dog. The corn dog or corny dog is a Hot dog coated in Cornbread batter and deep fried in hot oil, although some are baked

• The character "Fillmore", referring to the famous San Francisco music venue The Fillmore, was at one time to be named "Waldmire" after Bob Waldmire, a self-proclaimed hippie artist known to Rt. For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. Bob Waldmire is an American artist who is well known for his artwork of U The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world 66 fans for his detailed pen-and-ink maps and postcards of the route. Though Waldmire's family owns the Cozy Dog Drive-In, Bob, now a vegan, preferred not to see his name put on a character that would become a McDonald's Happy Meal toy. ^[26]

• Ramone's House of Body Art is based primarily on the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas. Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 2029 It opened in 1936 as Tower Conoco (from its distinctive Art Deco spire) with the U-Drop Inn Cafe and a retail building attached. Conoco Inc was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Many other establishments built along Route 66 in its heyday had Art Deco elements that might be reflected in the design of Ramone's.

• In the background of one scene, there is a yellow billboard reading "HERE IT IS" and has an image of a Model T. It is based after the Jackrabbit Trading Post on Route 66.

• Sheriff is voiced by Michael Wallis, an American historian and author of Route 66: The Mother Road. Michael Wallis (born 1945 is an historian of the Western United States from Missouri.

• The King is voiced by Richard Petty, an american race car driver in the Nascar. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series Though retired in 1992 season

Trailers

One Pixar tradition is to create one trailer for each of their films that contains no footage from the actual released film. The trailers for this film:

• Mater accidentally hits a little bumblebee while driving, and when Lightning McQueen tells him to forget about it, McQueen hits a swarm of bees. Mater laughs at his misfortune.

Similar films

Marcus Aurelius Canônico of Folha de S. Paulo described The Little Cars series (Os Carrinhos in Portuguese), a Brazilian computer graphics film series, as a derivative of Cars. Folha de SPaulo is a Portuguese language Newspaper published in São Paulo. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Canônico discussed whether lawsuits from Pixar would appear. The Brazilian Ministry of Culture posted Marcus Aurelius Canônico's article on its website. The Ministry of Culture of Brazil (in Portuguese Ministério da Cultura - MinC was created in 1985 ^[27]

It has also been noted that the plot of Cars bears a striking resemblance to that of Doc Hollywood, the 1991 comedy which stars Michael J. Fox as a hotshot young doctor who, after causing a traffic accident in a small town, is sentenced to work at the town hospital, falls in love with a local law student and eventually acquires an appreciation for small town values. Doc Hollywood is a 1991 Comedy film based on the book What? Dead again?, by Dr Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American ^[28][29]

Cars 2

A sequel has been announced for a Summer 2012 release, simply titled Cars 2. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Disney has confirmed that Brad Lewis will be the director. Bradford "Brad" Lewis (born c1958 is a American Film producer and local Politician. ^[30] On April 9th, 2008, John Lasseter commented "the Cars are going international" in the sequel. John Alan Lasseter (born January 12 1957 is an Academy Award -winning American Animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and ^[31] Cars will become the second Pixar film to have a sequel, after Toy Story. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-generated Comedy film, directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks

See also

• Cars soundtrack
• List of Cars characters
• List of animated feature-length films
• Cars (video game)
• Cars Mater-National
• Disney Pixar Cars Die-Cast Line
• Cars Mini Adventures

References

External links

• Official Cars Disney DVD website
• Official Pixar webpage for Cars
• Official Disney webpage for Cars
• 1958 International Harvester pickup - documentation for Mater's vehicle type, including photo
• Cars at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Cars at the Internet Movie Database
• Cars at Rotten Tomatoes

Awards
Preceded by New award	Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film 2006	Succeeded by Ratatouille

Preceded by The Break-Up

Box office number-one films of 2006 (USA) June 11, 2006 – June 18, 2006

Succeeded by Click