Who is Smokey in cars 3 based on?

Smokey is modeled after a 1940s Hudson pickup truck. He is based on Henry "Smokey" Yunick, a famous mechanic who played a key role in the early years of NASCAR.
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Who was Smokey in Cars?

Cars 3 (2017) - Chris Cooper as Smokey - IMDb.
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Who is Chick Hicks in Cars based off of?

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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What are the cars in Cars 3 based off of?

Meet the Cars of Pixar's Cars 3 and Their Real-Life Counterparts!
  • Lightning McQueen – Corvette.
  • Cruz Ramirez – “2017 CRS Sports Coupe”
  • Jackson Storm – 2002 Cadillac Cien Concept.
  • Strip “The King” Weathers – 1970 Plymouth Superbird.
  • Sally Carrera – 996-generation Porsche 911.
  • Mack – 1985 Mack Super-Liner.
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Who is Doc from Cars based on?

Newman was dedicated to making Cars feel like real racing and especially got a kick out of being Doc, a character based on the 1951 Fabulous Hudson Hornet that raced in NASCAR events.
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What is Cruz Ramirez based on?

She takes some inspiration from the Chevrolet Corvette C7, Mercedes-Benz CL-Class and the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. While training with McQueen, Cruz has a yellow livery with the Rust-eze Racing Center emblem on her doors.
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Is Chick Hicks based on Dale Earnhardt?

The heavy in the script is Chick Hicks, whose character design is reminiscent of "The Intimidator," the late Dale Earnhardt. Specifically, Chick looks like Earnhardt's 1979 Pontiac Ventura with green-and-blue Wrangler livery.
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Are Luigi and Guido Brothers?

Guido: Luigi and I are twins and we obviously have known each other our entire lives, but we started to work together in high school. The first company we worked on focused on design and development. Really early on, Luigi and I decided that we were going to split the duties and be complementary to each other.
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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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Who is Lightning McQueen based on?

Montgomery "Lightning" McQueen is an anthropomorphic stock car in the animated Pixar film Cars, its sequels Cars 2, Cars 3, 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.
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What kind of car is Sally?

Sally Carrera is a fictional character in the Pixar computer animated film Cars. Sally is a 2002 Porsche 911 Carerra, and the character is modeled after Dawn Welch, the proprietor of Rock Cafe in Oklahoma.
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Who is Smokey Nagata?

The founder of one of the world's most popular automobile tuner and parts manufacturer –Top Secret Co. –and a legendary racer, Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata embodied what it is to be a 'car guy' in the '80s, with his name being practically synonymous with underground racing, like the Toyota AE86.
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Is Cars 3 Based on a true story?

In Disney Pixar's upcoming animated movie "Cars 3," our hero Lightning McQueen searches for stock-car racing's roots. He finds them in four characters based on real NASCAR racing heroes, three drivers and a mechanic.
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Is Cars based on a true story?

The movie was based on genuine places and faces from actual historic Route 66 that are worth adding to the bucket list. Everyone is familiar with the Disney Pixar movie Cars, a favorite among children and adults alike. The film had us fall in love with the characters that lived in the town of Radiator Springs.
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Does Lightning McQueen have a kid?

Sally married Lightning and they had kids, Lightning McQueen Jr. and Linda McQueen.
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What is Guido saying in Cars?

In the "0 to 60" videos, Guido is speaking Italian. Luigi translates that he said, "Get back in the race! Go, go, go!" "Non ti credo." (Italian for "I do not believe you.")
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How old is Sally in Cars?

Sally is mid-30's to early 40's at the youngest.
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What kind of car is Ramone?

Ramone is a 1951 Impala low-rider who loves riding “low and slow.” He runs Ramone's House of Body Art, the local custom body and paint shop. A true artist, but without many customers to paint, Ramone changes his own paint job every day.
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Will there be a Cars 5?

Cars 5: The Monster Drive is an upcoming 2025 film.
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Will there be a Cars 6?

Cars 6 (a.k.a. Cars 6: Anita's Big Race) is an upcoming film, released in 2028.
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Who is the villain in Cars 3?

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Jackson Storm is the main antagonist of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated film, Cars 3.
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Is the piston cup real?

The Piston Cup is based on the real world Winston Cup, awarded to NASCAR champions from 1971 to 2003. In 2004, however, NASCAR severed relations with Winston and the award became the Nextel Cup, quickly changing to the Sprint Cup after Sprint bought out Nextel.
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