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| − | {{D|'''Lightning McQueen''': "Where am I?"<br>'''Mater''': "Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County."|[[Lightning McQueen]] |
+ | {{D|'''Lightning McQueen''': "Where am I?"<br>'''Mater''': "Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County."|[[Lightning McQueen]], trying to remember where he is}} |
'''Radiator Springs''' is a town featured in ''[[Cars]]'' where [[Lightning McQueen]] ends up after clumsily destroying the town's main road. |
'''Radiator Springs''' is a town featured in ''[[Cars]]'' where [[Lightning McQueen]] ends up after clumsily destroying the town's main road. |
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| + | ===Official Description=== |
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| + | :''Although [[Lightning McQueen]] ventures far from home in an effort to rediscover what makes him a great racer, his heart will always be in Radiator Springs. But it's been a few years since his hometown last saw the big screen. "We had to upgrade it a little," says production designer Bill Cone. "The rest of the world will have the kind of detail we're capable of achieving now, so we needed to bring Radiator Springs into the same movie."'' |
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==Town history== |
==Town history== |
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| + | [[File:Stanley.png|thumb|Statue of Stanley, the town's founder]] |
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| − | Radiator Springs was founded by a |
+ | Radiator Springs was founded by a {{WikipediaLink|Stanley Steamer|steam car}} named [[Stanley]] on May 9, 1909, and a statue of him is outside the town courthouse. Stanley, who was selling radiator caps in Ornament Valley, found an oasis of water (later called Stanley's Oasis).<ref>[http://www.pixar.com/features_films/CARS#Cars_Home/video/3423]</ref> There, he also found new customers, so he decided to build a town there. He named it "Radiator Springs". Later, Stanley married [[Lizzie]]. After Stanley's death, more cars came to live in Radiator Springs, and the town grew. It was a popular rest area where almost all cars would stop to shop and fill their gas tank. However, Interstate 40 was later built near Radiator Springs, which greatly decreased traffic for Radiator Springs, since the Interstate bypassed the town. As result, in June 26, [[1985]], the [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] was decommissioned. |
| − | In 1954, famous [[Piston Cup]] racer [[Doc Hudson]] suffered a massive accident that |
+ | In [[1954]], famous [[Piston Cup]] racer [[Doc Hudson]] suffered a massive accident that put him in a hospital for several years. After Hudson fully recovered and returned to the Piston Cup, he found that the sport had left him behind because of new-comers, sponsors, the money had been spent, and the competitiveness in the races had grown. Hudson felt like nobody appreciated him anymore and retired completely from the Piston Cup before vanishing off the face of the Earth. Eventually, Doc Hudson found shelter in Radiator Springs. His wisdom and tough grandfather-like attitude earned him respect from the town, enough that in the late [[1980]]s, Hudson was hired as mayor, judge, and the CEO of the town. |
| − | + | Years later, famous race car Lightning McQueen destroyed the town's main road in a hurry to get to a Piston Cup race in Los Angeles, California, and was arrested for five days to fix the road. He soon became friends with the Radiator Springs populace, and after his race, he set up a racing headquarters in the town, and thus the town started to flourish again. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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| + | [[File:RadiatorSprings.jpeg|thumb]] |
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| − | Radiator Springs is along Route 66, which travels from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois. It is surrounded by red rocks and desert, and is not near any large cities, so Radiator Springs must be on Route 66 in either California, Arizona, or New Mexico. According to ''[[The Art of Cars]]'', Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico, and Kingman, Arizona (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Since Gallup is on the far west side of New Mexico, Radiator Springs is most likely in Arizona. The truckstop that [[Mack]] and [[Lightning McQueen]] passed by on their trip could not be west from Houck, Arizona, because of a sign which reads "LAST TRUCKSTOP FOR 500 MILES", and since Houck is on the far east side of Arizona, the truckstop was most likely in western New Mexico, and if Mack drove for only a few hours more after the truckstop before he fell asleep, then Radiator Springs is most likely in eastern Arizona.[[File:RadiatorSprings.jpeg|thumb]] |
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| + | Radiator Springs is located within [[Carburetor County]], right on the edge of the county line. The town is nestled in between [[Cadillac Range]] and [[Ornament Valley]]. |
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| + | Radiator Springs is along Route 66, which travels from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois. According to ''[[The Art of Cars]]'', Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico , and Kingman, Arizona (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Gallup is very close to New Mexico's western border; therefore Radiator Springs is likely situated in Arizona. Radiator Springs is likely in the eastern part of Arizona, while the the truck stop, they pass by would be in New Mexico. |
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| + | This means that Radiator Springs is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Peach Springs, Arizona|Peach Springs, Arizona]],<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Peach+Springs,+AZ+86434,+USA/@35.3886802,-113.5486607,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80cc4c333b53d17f:0x72e3f5ff883cc6b7!8m2!3d35.5291529!4d-113.4254265]</ref> where Route 66 follows the valley, and I-40 bypasses the town. But the few minutes of driving referenced to by Sally are in reality closer to 30 minutes. |
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==Residents== |
==Residents== |
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===Current Residents=== |
===Current Residents=== |
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*[[Sally Carrera]] |
*[[Sally Carrera]] |
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| + | *[[Sheriff]] |
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*[[Sarge (Cars)|Sarge]] |
*[[Sarge (Cars)|Sarge]] |
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*[[Fillmore]] |
*[[Fillmore]] |
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*[[Guido]] |
*[[Guido]] |
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*[[Lizzie]] |
*[[Lizzie]] |
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| − | *[[Mater]] |
+ | *[[Tow Mater|Mater]] |
*[[Red (Cars)|Red]] |
*[[Red (Cars)|Red]] |
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*[[Frank (Cars)|Frank]] |
*[[Frank (Cars)|Frank]] |
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| − | *[[Lightning McQueen]] |
+ | *[[Lightning McQueen]] |
| − | *[[Mack]] |
+ | *[[Mack]] |
| − | *[[Mia and Tia]] |
+ | *[[Mia and Tia]] |
*[[Otis]] (possible resident) |
*[[Otis]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Cruz Ramirez]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Strip Weathers]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Cal Weathers]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Tex Dinoco]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Lynda Weathers]] (possible resident) |
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| + | *[[Gray]] (possible resident) |
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===Former Residents=== |
===Former Residents=== |
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| − | *[[Doc Hudson]] |
+ | *[[Doc Hudson]], deceased between the events of ''Cars: Race-O-Rama'' and ''Cars 2'' |
| − | *[[Stanley]] |
+ | *[[Stanley]], deceased |
| − | *[[Big Al]] |
+ | *[[Big Al]], whereabouts unknown |
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| + | ===Video Game Residents=== |
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| + | *Fletcher |
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| + | *Gerald |
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| + | *El Guapo |
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| + | *Papo |
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| + | *[[Philip]] |
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| + | *[[Yuri]] |
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| + | *Vince |
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| + | *Sonny |
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| + | *[[Lenny]] |
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| + | *Barry |
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==Buildings & Attractions== |
==Buildings & Attractions== |
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===Inside town=== |
===Inside town=== |
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| + | *Budville Trading Company (Closed) |
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| − | *All Day Lunch (closed) |
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| + | *Carburetor Repairs Emporium (Closed) |
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+ | *[[Cozy Cone Motel]] |
| − | *Eat ( |
+ | *Eat (Closed) |
*[[Fillmore's Taste-In]] |
*[[Fillmore's Taste-In]] |
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*[[Flo's V8 Cafe]] |
*[[Flo's V8 Cafe]] |
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| − | *Foggy Windshield ( |
+ | *Foggy Windshield (Closed) |
| − | *[[Glenrio Motel]] ( |
+ | *[[Glenrio Motel]] (Closed - building became the [[Racing Museum]]) |
*Hudson Hornet Racing Museum (Previously Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic) (In ''Cars 2'') |
*Hudson Hornet Racing Museum (Previously Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic) (In ''Cars 2'') |
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| − | *Lightning McQueen's Racing Headquarters |
+ | *Lightning McQueen's Racing Headquarters (Formerly known as Luigi's Racing Headquarters in Australia) |
| − | *Lube O Rama ( |
+ | *Lube O Rama (Closed) |
*[[Luigi's Casa Della Tires]] |
*[[Luigi's Casa Della Tires]] |
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| − | *[[Mrs. Piston]] ( |
+ | *[[Mrs. Piston|Miss Piston]] (Closed) |
| + | *Mr. Curb Feeler (Closed) |
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| + | *Mrs. Muffler (Closed) |
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| + | *Muddy's Mudflaps (Closed) |
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*The Oil Pan (closed) |
*The Oil Pan (closed) |
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*Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic ([[Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion]]) (In ''Cars'') |
*Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic ([[Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion]]) (In ''Cars'') |
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| − | *Pop N Patch Tire Repair ( |
+ | *Pop N Patch Tire Repair (Closed) |
| − | *The [[Racing Museum]] ( |
+ | *The [[Racing Museum]] (Building was previously the closed Glenrio Motel) |
*[[Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department]] |
*[[Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department]] |
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*[[Radiator Springs Curios]] Shop |
*[[Radiator Springs Curios]] Shop |
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*[[Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre]] |
*[[Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre]] |
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| − | *[[Radiator Springs Garage]] ( |
+ | *[[Radiator Springs Garage]] (Closed) |
*[[Radiator Springs Municipal Impound]] |
*[[Radiator Springs Municipal Impound]] |
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*[[Ramone's House of Body Art]] |
*[[Ramone's House of Body Art]] |
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*[[Sarge's Surplus Hut]] |
*[[Sarge's Surplus Hut]] |
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*[[Sarge's SUV Boot Camp]] |
*[[Sarge's SUV Boot Camp]] |
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| + | *Sparky's Spark Plugs (Closed) |
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| − | *[[Stanley's Oasis]] (In ''[[Time Travel Mater]]'') ( |
+ | *[[Stanley's Oasis]] (In ''[[Time Travel Mater]]'') (Removed) |
*[[Tow Mater Towing & Salvage]] |
*[[Tow Mater Towing & Salvage]] |
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*[[Tractor Pasture]] |
*[[Tractor Pasture]] |
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*[[Willy's Butte]] |
*[[Willy's Butte]] |
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| − | *Wimpy's Wipers ( |
+ | *Wimpy's Wipers (Closed) |
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| − | ===Nearby=== |
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| − | *[[Cadillac Range]] |
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==Location Gallery== |
==Location Gallery== |
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| − | <gallery |
+ | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150"> |
| − | + | Cozy cone motel1.png|[[Cozy Cone Motel]] |
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| − | + | Flo's v8 cafe.png|[[Flo's V8 Cafe]] |
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| − | + | Ramone's house of body art.png|[[Ramone's House of Body Art]] |
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| − | + | Tow mater.png|[[Tow Mater Towing & Salvage]] |
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| − | + | Doctor hudson dr of internal combustion.png|[[Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion]] |
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| − | + | Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre during the day.png|[[Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre]] |
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| − | + | Fillmore's taste-in.png|[[Fillmore's Taste-In]] |
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| − | + | Casa della tires.png|[[Luigi's Casa Della Tires]] |
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| − | + | Radiator springs municipal impound.png|[[Radiator Springs Municipal Impound]] |
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| − | + | Mrs. piston.png|[[Mrs. Piston]] |
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| − | + | Pop 'n' patch tire repair.png|Pop 'N' Patch Tire Repair |
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| − | + | Radiator springs curios.png|[[Radiator Springs Curios]] |
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| − | + | Sarge's surplus hut.png|[[Sarge's Surplus Hut]] |
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| − | + | Courthouse & fire department.png|[[Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department|Courthouse & Fire Department]] |
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| − | + | Sarge's suv bootcamp.png|[[Sarge's SUV Boot Camp]] |
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| − | + | Tractor pasture.png|[[Tractor Pasture]] |
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| − | + | Willy's butte.png|[[Willy's Butte]] |
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| − | + | Racing museum.png|[[Racing Museum]] |
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| − | + | Cadillac Range.png|[[Cadillac Range]] |
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| − | + | Ornament Valley.png|[[Ornament Valley]] |
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| − | + | Wheel well motel.png|[[Wheel Well Motel]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | <references/> |
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| + | [[fr:Radiator Springs]] |
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| + | [[pt-br:Radiator Springs]] |
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[[Category:Cars Locations]] |
[[Category:Cars Locations]] |
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[[Category:Cars Toons Locations]] |
[[Category:Cars Toons Locations]] |
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[[Category:Cars 2 Locations]] |
[[Category:Cars 2 Locations]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cars 3 Locations]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 21 January 2024
An aerial viewpoint of the town
- Lightning McQueen: "Where am I?"
Mater: "Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County." - —Lightning McQueen, trying to remember where he is
Radiator Springs is a town featured in Cars where Lightning McQueen ends up after clumsily destroying the town's main road.
Official Description
- Although Lightning McQueen ventures far from home in an effort to rediscover what makes him a great racer, his heart will always be in Radiator Springs. But it's been a few years since his hometown last saw the big screen. "We had to upgrade it a little," says production designer Bill Cone. "The rest of the world will have the kind of detail we're capable of achieving now, so we needed to bring Radiator Springs into the same movie."
Town history
Statue of Stanley, the town's founder
Radiator Springs was founded by a steam car named Stanley on May 9, 1909, and a statue of him is outside the town courthouse. Stanley, who was selling radiator caps in Ornament Valley, found an oasis of water (later called Stanley's Oasis).[1] There, he also found new customers, so he decided to build a town there. He named it "Radiator Springs". Later, Stanley married Lizzie. After Stanley's death, more cars came to live in Radiator Springs, and the town grew. It was a popular rest area where almost all cars would stop to shop and fill their gas tank. However, Interstate 40 was later built near Radiator Springs, which greatly decreased traffic for Radiator Springs, since the Interstate bypassed the town. As result, in June 26, 1985, the Route 66 was decommissioned.
In 1954, famous Piston Cup racer Doc Hudson suffered a massive accident that put him in a hospital for several years. After Hudson fully recovered and returned to the Piston Cup, he found that the sport had left him behind because of new-comers, sponsors, the money had been spent, and the competitiveness in the races had grown. Hudson felt like nobody appreciated him anymore and retired completely from the Piston Cup before vanishing off the face of the Earth. Eventually, Doc Hudson found shelter in Radiator Springs. His wisdom and tough grandfather-like attitude earned him respect from the town, enough that in the late 1980s, Hudson was hired as mayor, judge, and the CEO of the town.
Years later, famous race car Lightning McQueen destroyed the town's main road in a hurry to get to a Piston Cup race in Los Angeles, California, and was arrested for five days to fix the road. He soon became friends with the Radiator Springs populace, and after his race, he set up a racing headquarters in the town, and thus the town started to flourish again.
Location
Radiator Springs is located within Carburetor County, right on the edge of the county line. The town is nestled in between Cadillac Range and Ornament Valley.
Radiator Springs is along Route 66, which travels from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois. According to The Art of Cars, Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico , and Kingman, Arizona (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Gallup is very close to New Mexico's western border; therefore Radiator Springs is likely situated in Arizona. Radiator Springs is likely in the eastern part of Arizona, while the the truck stop, they pass by would be in New Mexico.
This means that Radiator Springs is likely a reference to Peach Springs, Arizona,[2] where Route 66 follows the valley, and I-40 bypasses the town. But the few minutes of driving referenced to by Sally are in reality closer to 30 minutes.
Residents
Current Residents
- Sally Carrera
- Sheriff
- Sarge
- Fillmore
- Ramone
- Flo
- Luigi
- Guido
- Lizzie
- Mater
- Red
- Frank
- Lightning McQueen
- Mack
- Mia and Tia
- Otis (possible resident)
- Cruz Ramirez (possible resident)
- Strip Weathers (possible resident)
- Cal Weathers (possible resident)
- Tex Dinoco (possible resident)
- Lynda Weathers (possible resident)
- Gray (possible resident)
Former Residents
- Doc Hudson, deceased between the events of Cars: Race-O-Rama and Cars 2
- Stanley, deceased
- Big Al, whereabouts unknown
Video Game Residents
Buildings & Attractions
Inside town
- Budville Trading Company (Closed)
- Carburetor Repairs Emporium (Closed)
- Cozy Cone Motel
- Eat (Closed)
- Fillmore's Taste-In
- Flo's V8 Cafe
- Foggy Windshield (Closed)
- Glenrio Motel (Closed - building became the Racing Museum)
- Hudson Hornet Racing Museum (Previously Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic) (In Cars 2)
- Lightning McQueen's Racing Headquarters (Formerly known as Luigi's Racing Headquarters in Australia)
- Lube O Rama (Closed)
- Luigi's Casa Della Tires
- Miss Piston (Closed)
- Mr. Curb Feeler (Closed)
- Mrs. Muffler (Closed)
- Muddy's Mudflaps (Closed)
- The Oil Pan (closed)
- Ornament Valley
- Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic (Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion) (In Cars)
- Pop N Patch Tire Repair (Closed)
- The Racing Museum (Building was previously the closed Glenrio Motel)
- Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department
- Radiator Springs Curios Shop
- Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre
- Radiator Springs Garage (Closed)
- Radiator Springs Municipal Impound
- Ramone's House of Body Art
- Sarge's Surplus Hut
- Sarge's SUV Boot Camp
- Sparky's Spark Plugs (Closed)
- Stanley's Oasis (In Time Travel Mater) (Removed)
- Tow Mater Towing & Salvage
- Tractor Pasture
- Wheel Well Motel
- Willy's Butte
- Wimpy's Wipers (Closed)
Location Gallery
Pop 'N' Patch Tire Repair
