Chick is a 1979 Shyster Cremlin, a car that does not exist. It is based on and designed after a 1986 Buick Regal. Chick is painted green, with an 86 painted on his doors, and has yellow rims.
Many characters from "Cars" are drawn from real cars. Some are difficult to recognize, and some are exact copies of a real car. For example: Fillmore, Michael Schumacher, Snot Rod, Mama Topolino, Natalie Certain and many others from the cars movie are real car models.
While many are curious about what type of car Lightning McQueen is, it should be noted that McQueen's personality is based on a composite of drivers and athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, and Micheal Jordan. One of the most human aspects of McQueen is the process of his aging.
Unlike most Pixar films, the Cars franchise borrowed heavily from NASCAR and racing culture and developed a strong connection with the sport. By the first film's release, racers like Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip had characters based on and voiced by them in the movie.
Hardcore historical NASCAR fans know that Hall of Famer Herb Thomas (2013) was the first two-time premier series driver champion and that his career became the basis for the Doc Hudson character in the hugely successful “Cars” film franchise.
The Fabulous Hudson Hornet is a famous NASCAR Grand National Series and AAA stock car campaigned during the early 1950s that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company. Several drivers, including Marshall Teague and Herb Thomas, drove Hudson Hornets that were nicknamed the "Fabulous Hudson Hornet".
Voiced by actor Armie Hammer, Jackson Storm is the quick, cocky, and friendless rival for McQueen. In the movie he's younger, fitter, and faster than the lead. In the movie he's called a 2017 Custom-built “Next-Gen” Piston Cup Racer. In real life he most resembles the 2002 Cadillac Cien supercar concept.
Background. Mater's design is based on a 1955-57 Chevrolet Task Force Tow truck once used to lift equipment from mine shafts in Cherokee County, Kansas.
Six-time Turismo Carretera champion Juan María Traverso voiced the character in the Rioplatense Spanish version of the first film. Doc is based on the real-life Fabulous Hudson Hornet of NASCAR. He generally maintains the same image in all three films with navy-blue paint, and later light modifications for racing.
She takes some inspiration from the Jaguar F-Type, Chevrolet Corvette C7, and the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. While training with McQueen, Cruz has a yellow livery with the Rust-eze Racing Center emblem on her doors.
86, Chick's number, is most likely a reference to 1986, the year that Pixar was established. Additionally, "86" is used as a slang term for "eliminating" someone or something, which may have influenced Pixar's decision. Also, 86 is even twice of 43, The King's number, because Chick thinks he is better than The King.
The Sally Special. A one-of-a-kind Porsche 911 designed in collaboration with Pixar as a tribute to none other than the iconic Sally Carrera of the studio's “Cars” franchise. That's right. A car.
According to Meet the Cars, Francesco's model is a 2009 Formula FB1 Prototype, a Pixar in-house design that draws inspiration from various F1 cars, but is primarily based on a Formula One prototype used in the 2009 F1 testing season from November 2008 to March 2009.
Strip is based on a 1970 Plymouth Superbird with a 426 cubic inch hemi (about seven liters) engine, the same model Richard Petty drove. The Superbird was a heavily modified version of the Plymouth Road Runner, specifically designed for stock car racing.
Sir Miles Axlerod is the main antagonist of Pixar's 12th full-length animated feature film Cars 2 and a cameo antagonist in its 2017 sequel Cars 3. He was a rich oil baron, before his arrest in London for destroying the climax of the World Grand Prix, his own scam of an event.
His self proclaimed gifted skill is driving backwards really well when the other car-people have a hard time managing to do that perfect. Also John Lasseter said that Mater is this idiot-savant when it comes to minute rare car parts. The term 'idiot-savant' is an old term for someone who is an autistic savant.
Ramone (voiced by Cheech Marin in the films and video games and Milton James in Cars 3: Driven to Win) is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala coupé lowrider who owns Ramone's House of Body Art, where he paints himself and other cars, including Lightning McQueen later in the film.
Guido is a little Italian forklift and Luigi's assistant and best buddy--you'll hardly ever see the two pals apart. Like Luigi, Guido is an avid Ferrari racing fan who dreams of performing a real pit stop on a real Ferrari.
Finn is said to be a 1965 Faultless GT, which is a fictional model name, and an allusion to the 1958 Peerless GT, one of Finn's design main inspirations. Finn's tires read "Firewall". Finn's grille resembles a Van Dyke mustache. According to Cars 2: The Video Game, "Finn McMissile" may not be his real name.
In the 10 years between "Cars" and "Cars 3," McQueen has had quite a career. He's won several Piston Cups and numerous sponsor dollars from the Rusteze Corporation, makers of bumper ointment. But while McQueen was winning all those years, younger, higher-tech racers were moving up.
I can picture an easy day at the Wheel Well Motel that Sally takes Lightning to visit, though its glory days are over. The real motel that inspired this sweet gem in the film is the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri.
It most likely is in Tennessee with Nashville being near it/or Motor City being the city in “Cars” for Nashville. Downtown Motor City can be seen in some of its suburbs.
