Motion Pictures Lightning McQueen and Mater finally go to Bonneville...

The Cars movies hold a special place in my heart, they are my sons favorite since he was a baby. We've watched all three and the short stories hundreds of times. He's 14 now and we were just watching the trailer for the new short the other day. Look forward to seeing it in full, Thanks!!

 

Good stuff. Thanks. Snowman ⛄️

 

I think what I love about the Cars franchise is I know some of the "cars". From Carl Heaps "The Pheoenix" 1943 International 272 mph wonder(here on the hamb, thread in 2010) to the British "Blood Hound and even Bonneville Bob Stahl's 140 mph Air Cooled Nitro burning anomaly....

 

Haha. My boys still quote Mater's line when he was getting sushi.

Sushi chef: Wasabi?
Mater: Ah, nuthin' much...

 

I have 2 boys (16 and 17 yrs old now) and every trip we went on I heard the dialogue on the DVD in the vehicle start to finish. My wife and I can still quote lines from most of those movies. My favorite Mater quote is in my signature. Meaningful to us because we have a Jag front end in our pickup. As far as gigs are concerned - yours is the best @Jive-Bomber !

 

@Jive-Bomber Jay Ward -

I'm kinda curious if this CAR:

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... was inspired by Fred Larsen's Modified Roadster:

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... and if this CAR:

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... was somewhat inspired by Howard Johansen's Crosley:

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... ??????​

- Todd @HEMI32 Olson

 

Lighten up Frances!

 

Watched it last night. Cool flick! I got a kick out of the shot of the flathead (even though it was burned up)

 

I gave up on Santa Claus when I recognized my Daddy dressed up in a Santa suit kissing the next door neighbor's wife under the mistletoe. The subsequent divorce didn't go well for anyone . Now, you've shot down my faith in Roadrunner . I'm starting to think there's no truth in anything I've ever believed but, I'm pretty sure my cat still loves me .

 

Understand, there are A LOT of longtime LSR racers that DO NOT like misconceptions being perpetuated among the masses. I see where Jimmy and others are coming from. The BIGGEST one is all you have to do is run 200 and you can get into the 200MPH Club. However, I give Jay and the Pixar crew credit for bringing as many real world tie ins into the movies as they have. The homage to Carl Heaps Phoenix is AWESOME. If you ever saw that truck run you would be floored.....................and snowflakes would cry to death. The plume was righteous and lasted for miles only interrupted by the shifts!

 

Man, I hate to burst your ENTIRE bubble, but cats don't love anything or anybody, besides a full food dish and a place to take a crap!!! The sneaky little bastards lull you into thinking they love you, but they don't....they USE you!! Ask me how I know..... I've had a bunch of them over the years and they're all the same..... they train us to be their servants and do everything on their own terms!! Even the stray cat that my wife and I feed has us trained. They are evil!!!
Gotta go, our cat needs her mid-day treat and I don't want to late and upset her.
Good luck with your "..my cat loves me" delusion.
Side note.... The Easter Bunny ain't real either.... those little round brown candies they leave in the yard taste like shit!

 

Love it!

 

Okay, I'll admit it ... I was a little disappointed that the real "SPEED DEMON" didn't make a cameo appearance ... with (Tennessean) George Poteet doing the voice acting.

image from the (February 27th 2022) Disney Docket YouTube video​

NOTE: For those that don't have Disney+, this is the "Speed Demon" character that appears in the Salt Fever episode:

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But they don't run thrust power on the salt anymore....

 

It’s almost like it’s a cartoon for little kids or something.

 

Super cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

You know now that I think about it a Bonneville/Drag Racing based Cars movie would be great. Lightening wants to get back to the “Roots of Racing” and him and the crew travel all over the country looking for where it all began. On The Bonneville Saltflats, Dry Lakes and Drag Strips of America. Racing only at the “Good Old Tracks” of US30 in Gary Indiana, Bee Line, and Lions and other closed up tracks (but open in the movie). Have Lightening participating in the big “Historical” races or events that the tracks had. Like the big wheel stander show at US30 when everyone lost their minds! That would be so cool! He could meet some of the old guys like, Trick Truck, Paddy Wagon, Hemi Under Glass, Little Red Wagon and others I’m sure I’m forgetting. Have those characters voiced by their drivers Bill Golden Bob Riggle etc. Call me for more ideas I’m full of em!

 

here is a longer version.

 

Is it just me or is there a bit of homage to World's Fastest Indian , too?

 

I may have to buy my grandson the whole set now. He is just 2 months but I can find them and tuck them away with a batch of real hot rod hotwheels that I have stashed away.

Somewhere in a photo album from one of my trips to Bonneville I have photos of Carl Heaps Phoenix making some passes. That truck looked like a run a way locomotive coming across the salt.

 

I didn’t actually see any mention of the 200 mph club. And not to be a spoiler but the speed demon isn’t a racer it’s the grim reaper.

so I can see it not looking anything like the race car “speed demon” being fine in that regard