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Real World Inspiration for Cars

1951 International boom truck

The truck on the left is a 1951 international boom truck. It’s also the inspiration for Mater.

Almost all of the characters in Cars are based on real cars. I thought it would be fun for Cars fans to see the real world basis for the Cars characters. So I put together a photo guide of the automobiles the Cars characters were based on with character names, model, year and photo.

It’s not all inclusive, but I believe I covered most of the main characters. If I left out any easy ones or important ones you think should be included, leave your suggestions in the comments.

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