What city is Radiator Springs based off of?

Much of the story is based on the recollections of barber Angel Delgadillo
Angel Delgadillo
Angel Delgadillo is a businessowner in Seligman, Arizona who has been dubbed the "guardian angel" of U.S. Route 66.
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in the Route 66 town of Seligman, Arizona, where business withered soon after the opening of I-40. Much of the film is based on research trips to visit automakers and NASCAR tracks around the United States.
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Is Radiator Springs modeled after a real town?

The fictional movie town of Radiator Springs, faithfully replicated at Disney's Anaheim theme park, draws inspiration from a number of locations along a 1,000-mile stretch of Route 66 between Kingman, Ariz., and Tulsa, Okla.
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What is Radiator Springs based of off?

First, the Radiator Springs shown in “Cars” is a fictional town. Historic Route 66 exists. On the real Route 66, there is a Baxter Springs in Kansas and a Peach Springs in Arizona. But Radiator Springs does not exist except in the imaginations of Pixar's artists and writers.
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What town in Arizona looks like Radiator Springs?

As we'll see shortly, some parts of the Cars story are connected to this tiny town, but those who thought Seligman was Radiator Springs seem to be off by a few miles. In fact, the most careful observers have identified Peach Springs (37 miles west of Seligman) as the model of the town where Cars takes place.
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Is Radiator Springs based on Williams AZ?

Do your kids love the Pixar-Disney movie Cars? The small town Radiator Springs was created based off this town in Williams off the historic Highway Route 66. Your kids will recognize many of the dusty faded buildings and places from the film.
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Is Radiator Springs A Real Town?



Is Radiator Springs based on Sedona?

The movie is set within the fictional town called Radiator Springs. While this town is purely fictional, Historic Route 66 is not, and many of the landmarks in the film were inspired by real places such as Baxter Springs in Kansas, Peach Springs in Arizona, and even elements of Tucumcari right here in New Mexico.
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Who is Chick Hicks based on?

Designs of the cars: Chick Hicks is based on a 1987 Buick Grand National NASCAR racer. The King is a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, one of Richard "The King" Petty's most famous rides. The Superbird was created to get him back into a Plymouth for the 1970 racing season, and Petty provided the voice.
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Is the waterfall in Cars a real place?

Havasu Falls – Havasu Falls, Arizona

Here you'll find the famous waterfall in the Grand Canyon that inspired the one that Lightning McQueen and Sally admire during their tour of the countryside. This same waterfall is one of the crowning features of the Radiator Springs Racers ride in Disney's California Adventure.
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What town in Arizona is Cars based on?

Holbrook, Arizona Is A Small Town That Inspired The Movie Cars.
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Is the waterfall in Radiator Springs real?

Firewall Falls is a waterfall in “Cars.” It's where Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera go for a romantic date. The real-life waterfall that inspired it would make for a different outing–it's in the Grand Canyon! Havasupai Falls has gorgeous turquoise water and rugged rockface surrounding it.
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Where is Carburetor County located?

Carburetor County is a county in Cars in which Radiator Springs was founded. The other cities in the county are unknown. It is likely in Arizona, as Radiator Springs is known to be situated between Gallup, New Mexico and Kingman, Arizona.
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What is cozy cone based on?

The Cozy Cone Motel's design is based on the two Wigwam Motels along Route 66, in Holbrook, Arizona and Rialto, California. These were once two out of seven built motels, with individual cabins shaped like teepees. Three Wigwam Motels remain; the third (and oldest) is in Cave City, Kentucky, far from Route 66.
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Is Ornament Valley real?

Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the 2006 Disney-Pixar animated film “Cars.” The Cadillac Range part of Ornament Valley in the film was inspired by the Cadillac Ranch public art installation near Amarillo and the Black Mountains of western Arizona — both of which ...
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What state is Route 66 in?

Route 66 runs through 8 different states within the United States. From east to west, it runs through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
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Does Route 66 still exist?

Since the highway was decommissioned, Route 66 no longer exists on modern maps. In some places, in fact, the physical road is unpaved and virtually impassable. However, you can still follow some of the original road in your car. In many states, Route 66 parallels the interstate highway.
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Where is the real Route 66?

The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km).
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What is Cars Land modeled after?

Race car Lightning McQueen from the Pixar-Disney film "Cars." The story, set on Route 66, is the inspiration for "Cars Land" at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. Route 66 has been immortalized in song, film and television.
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Where is Ornament Valley?

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Ornament Valley is a big valley located on a part of Route 66 before getting into Radiator Springs. It is viewable from Wheel Well Motel in Cars Land, video games and the movies. It was this which made Sally stay and reside at Radiator Springs.
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Where does the Piston Cup take place?

The Motor Speedway of the South, located in Motor City, United States, is the racing speedway which the Piston Cup race at the beginning of Cars, the Dinoco 400, is being held.
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Is the Cozy Cone a real place?

Cozy Cone / Wigwam Motels. The "Cozy Cone" in the movie is a motel with rooms shaped like traffic cones. This wasn't completely made up as it was inspired by the two Wigwam Motels found on Route 66, with motel rooms shaped like teepees.
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Is Radiator Springs in Nevada?

The town of Radiator Springs is situated in northwest Arizona, 87 miles from the state border of California, Nevada and 43 miles from Utah.
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Is there a town called Radiator Springs on Route 66?

Radiator Springs Route 66

There isn't actually a 'Radiator Springs' along Route 66. The fictional town takes its inspiration from several different real life locations: But first.
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What car is Jackson storm based on?

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.
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Who Is Strip Weathers based off of?

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. Its radical design was later banned by NASCAR.
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