I like mcQueen lightning, you? people call him mcQueen he is a car!
Oh yeah? I saw the first Cars but none since then
During the initial research for the first film the Director met with General motors designers
I can see that. The cars do look "realistic-ish" for animation. Its a fun design.
Yes! When they where making mcQueen character they looked at sports figures to make him cocky
That's funny. I like the fake sponsor stickers he has.
Yes me to, also his design was inspired by le mans endurance racer, and some Ford GT
I think Pixar tends to go all out in their designs.
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".
Characterization.
During the initial research for the first film, John Lasseter met with General Motors designers to discuss the new Corvette design but subsequent changes to the
American film. He was hired after McQueen saw his 1967 UK feature, "Robbery", with its extended car chase. Joe Levine, whose Embassy Pictures had distributed "Robbery", didn't much like it, but Alan Trustman, who saw the picture the very week he was writing the "Bullitt" chase scenes, insisted that McQueen, Relyea and D'Antoni (none of whom had ever heard of Yates) see "Robbery" and consider Yates as director for "Bullitt".
Production Casting.
McQueen based