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Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen   is an   anthropomorphic   stock car   in the   animated   Pixar   film   Cars   (2006), its sequels   Cars 2   (2011),   Cars 3   (2017), and TV shorts known as   Cars Toons . The character is not named after actor and race driver   Steve McQueen , but after Pixar animator   Glenn McQueen   who died in 2002. His design is inspired by a stock car and "a more curvaceous   Le Mans   endurance racer," with "some   Lola   and some   Ford GT40 ." During the scene where he helps restore Radiator Springs to its 1950s heyday, he is painted much like a 1950s   Chevrolet Corvette C1 , once again hinting at his Corvette lineage. His number was originally set to be 57,   Lasseter 's birth year, but was changed to 95, the release year of Pixar's first film   Toy Story . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_McQueen ----------------------------...

Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film Cars (2006), its sequels Cars 2 (2011), Cars 3 (2017), and TV shorts known as Cars Toons . The character is not named after actor and race driver Steve McQueen , but after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002. His design is inspired by a stock car and "a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer," with "some Lola and some Ford GT40 ." During the scene where he helps restore Radiator Springs to its 1950s heyday, he is painted much like a 1950s Chevrolet Corvette C1 , once again hinting at his Corvette lineage. His number was originally set to be 57, Lasseter 's birth year, but was changed to 95, the release year of Pixar's first film Toy Story . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_McQueen ------------------------------ Cars  is a  CGI-animated   film series  and  Disney   media franchise  set in a world populated by  anthropomorphic ...

Sir Tow Mater KG , most commonly referred to as Tow Mater or simply Mater, is one of the main characters in Cars and its sequels, Cars 2 and Cars 3 as well as Cars Toons . He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and inspired by a 1956–57 International Harvester Tow truck and 1955-1957 Chevrolet Task Force . Portrayed as Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend and best friend and Lightning McQueen 's best friend and sidekick, he had a breakout role in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales and in other media related to Cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mater_(Cars) ------------------------------ Cars  is a  CGI-animated   film series  and  Disney   media franchise  set in a world populated by  anthropomorphic  vehicles created by  John Lasseter . The franchise began with the 2006 film  of the same name , produced by  Pixar  and released by  Walt Disney Pictures . The film was followed by  a sequel  in 2011. A  third f...

The Cars Play Set was released on August 18th, 2013, and is based on the Pixar movie Cars and its sequel. The play set takes place in Radiator Springs after the events of Cars 2. You are able to play as Lightning McQueen , Mater , Holley , Francesco . Finn McMissile , Luigi , Fillmore , Ramone , Flo , Guido , The King , Shu Todoroki , Carla Veloso , the tractors , and an unnamed Crane appear in this play set. Chick Hicks is the antagonist. https://disneyinfinity.fandom.com/wiki/Cars_Play_Set ------------------------------ Cars  is a  CGI-animated   film series  and  Disney   media franchise  set in a world populated by  anthropomorphic  vehicles created by  John Lasseter . The franchise began with the 2006 film  of the same name , produced by  Pixar  and released by  Walt Disney Pictures . The film was followed by  a sequel  in 2011. A  third film  was released in 2017. The now defunct  D...

Francesco Bernoulli (voiced by John Turturro in Cars 2 and Cars 2: The Video Game , Roger Craig Smith in Disney Infinity ) serves as Lightning McQueen's primary rival in the second film. He is a red 2009 Formula FB1 Prototype Racer, according to Meet the Cars and other books , with white and green decals, his number 1 on his front and sides, and LED lights underneath his front wing for nighttime racing (which is never seen in F1 because the front wing is the most common part of an F1 car that breaks). His pit crew consists of a large number of race pitties and his crew chief, Giuseppe Motorosi. According to Francesco's official specifications , his engine is a 2.4 liter V-8, 18,500 rpm redline with 750 horsepower. This would mean that Francesco is based on an F1 car (possibly a Brawn F1) from the 2009 F1 season since they use the same engine except that they operate at 18,000 rpm. His horsepower, and other factors included, give him an ability to go from 0-60 mph in 2.5 se...