301PCE was on the Sally's license plate and many people thought it may have a hidden meaning. Mater and McQueen's license plates were internal Pixar code numbers, but Sally's was an actual plate issued by the California DMV.
The one-off 911 features Sally Carrera's tattoo from the Cars movie on its rear – a reminder, says Sally, of her high-octane life 'living' in California.
"Sally grew tired of her life in the fast lane as a high-powered attorney in Los Angeles and made a new start in the small town of Radiator Springs. Charming, intelligent, and witty, she became the town attorney and the car most dedicated to preserving the town's historical beauty.
Disney and Pixar's Cars may have hit theaters in the summer of 2006, but production of the film started many years earlier, with production designer Bob Pauley first sketching the film's female protagonist, Sally Carrera, in 2002. As her surname suggests, Sally is an anthropomorphic Porsche 911 Carrera.
A homage to Sally Carrera, the much loved 2002 Porsche 911 from Pixar's movie, Cars, the 911 Sally Special was jetting off to the US. She will be auctioned by RM Sotheby's in Monterey, CA on 20 August 2022. Proceeds from the sale will go to support charities Girls Inc. and UNHCR.
301PCE was on the Sally's license plate and many people thought it may have a hidden meaning. Mater and McQueen's license plates were internal Pixar code numbers, but Sally's was an actual plate issued by the California DMV.
Sally and McQueen's feelings for each other grow stronger throughout Cars, with the two entering a relationship near the end of the film. Sally appears again in Cars 2 and Cars 3 as a supporting character.
The Sally Carrera in the film is a 996-generation Porsche 911, but the real-life Sally Special is based on the current 911 Carrera GTS. That means it's powered by a 3.0-litre flat-six petrol engine which produces 473bhp and 420lb/ft of torque – enough for a 0–62mph time of around three seconds.
On August 20, 2022, in a packed bidding hall at the RM Sotheby's Monterey Auction, the Sally Special was sold for $3.6 million, every last cent of which was donated to charitable causes.
Anticipation for Cars 4 is high, but Disney has not addressed any details for the movie. Producers have shown openness to expanding the franchise, with potential for a new lightning McQueen narrative. Story details remain a mystery, focusing on potential Cruz Ramirez involvement and moving away from McQueen.
As with many elements of the project, only one book will be made. Finished by hand at Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur in Zuffenhausen, the “911 Sally Special” is a truly exclusive offering not to be missed, with proceeds benefiting deserving causes.
His full name is Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen, but he is also known by his other nickname, Stickers, given by Sally. Michael Lightning McQueen Poppy Seed (or simply Lightning McQueen) is his son.
"Sally's tattoo pin-striping is left over from her early days. Though she's a little embarrassed by it now, it serves as a reminder of her high-speed life in California and how happy she is to be cruising in the slow lane."
The world premiere of the film took place at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on June 18, 2011. Cars 2 was released in 4,115 theaters in the USA and Canada, setting a record-high for a G-rated film and for Pixar.
On November 2, 1956, he married Filipina actress and dancer Neile Adams, with whom he had a daughter, Terry Leslie (June 5, 1959 – March 19, 1998), and a son, Chad (born December 28, 1960). McQueen and Adams divorced in 1972.
In the original Cars movie, McQueen is in his early-to-mid twenties, and reaches the apex of his career in his late thirties in Cars 2 , before approaching obsolescence and retirement in his early forties through Cars 3 .
