Sally Carrera is a fictional character in Pixar's Cars franchise. Sally is a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera whose personality is modeled after Dawn Welch, the proprietor of Rock Cafe in Oklahoma.

Is Sally from Cars a 911?

To Porsche fans, the standout star of Cars, Pixar/Disney's hit animated movie series, was the beautiful, blue 911 (type 996), Sally Carrera. Up until now Sally was only available in CGI form or a single full-scale, non-working, static model.

What does Sally's tattoo in Cars mean?

Sally has a pinstripe style tattoo on her rear decklid spoiler. This was done to give the impression that she had a wild side at one time. The actual car had the pinstriping done by hand.

Did Porsche make Sally from Cars?

In 2022, the Cars character was the inspiration behind a collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Porsche Sonderwunsch who helped turn a 992-generation 911 Carrera into the Sally Special. When it went to auction it raised an astonishing $3.6m for charity.

How many Sally Porsches were made?

Porsche 911 Sally Special: created by Pixar and Porsche to benefit children and. Only one Porsche 911 Sally Special will ever be made.

Porsche and Pixar collaborate on a one-of-one car: the Sally Special

How much is the Sally 911 worth?

The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby's Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder.

How much is a Sally 911?

The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby's Monterey Auction on August 20, 2022 for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price).

What car is Sally supposed to be?

Sally is a beautiful baby blue Porsche who fell in love with small town life in Radiator Springs. She runs the Cozy Cone, is the town attorney, and is dedicated to preserving her favorite place to live. She loves cruisin' in the slow lane with Lightning McQueen.

What car is Sally today?

Then, Sally was based on a 2002 996-gen 911 Carrera coupe, bright blue with a smiley face and friendly eyes in the windscreen. Today, she is played in the real world by a 2022 911 Carrera GTS, manual, with a bright blue custom paint job including the true-to-the-movie tattoo. Also.

What car is McQueen in real life?

The Cars that Inspired Lightning McQueen from Cars:

Chevrolet Corvette C6.

Who is Mater's girlfriend?

As Mater introduces everyone to the agents, Holley mentions that she is Mater's girlfriend, which also surprises Guido, as he and Luigi had not believed Mater claiming so back in Japan. Flo notices that Holley has a dent on her side, which was caused when Grem and Acer drove into her back in London.

Why does Sally call lightning stickers?

Sally often calls Lightning McQueen "Stickers", at first because of his fake headlights and later as a friendly nickname. Her desire that McQueen stay to assist in rebuilding the town places her at odds with Doc's intransigence that "I want him out of my courtroom.

What type of car is Mater?

Mater – 1951 Chevrolet boom truck

He's a little rusty but it's clear he's modeled after both the 1951 International Harvester tow truck and 1951 Chevrolet boom truck (same car). That truck was and is still used as a towing vehicle since it first came out.

What type of car is Guido?

Guido is a little Italian forklift and Luigi's assistant and best buddy--you'll hardly ever see the two pals apart.

How old is Sally in Cars 3?

Sally is mid-30's to early 40's at the youngest. Lightning is a rookie in this universe's version of NASCAR.

Did McQueen and Sally break up?

Sally is also shown to have a celebrity crush on Francesco, making McQueen jealous at times and at the end, Sally and Lightning are shown to be very happy still and he even says he loves her after she claims that Francesco isn't even that attractive.

Who is Lightning McQueen girlfriend?

Sally Carrera (or simply known as "Sally") is a major character in the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise. She is the attorney of Radiator Springs, and Lightning McQueen's girlfriend.

Did Sally leave McQueen?

Sally cannot express how happy she is, but the time with Lightning with the town in a now, "even better" state than before is cut short by the RSN coming to take Lightning to California. Sally thanks McQueen for everything he did for the town and her, and departs.

Is Sally in Cars 3?

Sally returns in Cars 3. Firstly she appears on screen in the Mack/Lightning's trailer, on a photo when McQueen leaves his trailer. Pretty much soon later she is seen to be in Lightning McQueen's pit-сrew, cheering for him.

Why are Mia and Tia not in Cars 3?

Cars 3 is the only movie in the series where they do not appear. Either they forgot to put them in the movie, or they were giving up being McQueen's fans because he was getting too old.

What car was Doc Hudson based on?

Dave Bonbright's fabulous Hornet provided the inspiration for Doc Hudson in the first Cars movie. If you're a fan of the movie Cars, there is no real-life car cooler than this. It's a 1951 Hudson Hornet owned by Dave Bonbright, one of the automotive historians who worked on the Cars films.

What is the rarest 911?

Between 1974 and 1989, over 196,000 examples of the previous 911 model – the G series – were made. But during the production run of the 964 (which occurred between 1988 and 1994) just 63,762 cars rolled off the production line, making the 964 the rarest generation of 911 ever made.

How much did Sally sell for?

and USA for UNHCR. Two charities are the beneficiaries of the sale of the 911 Sally Special, with the entirety of the $3.6 million sale price being donated.