Route 66 News points to this article by Jim Hill Media. It talks about the Pixar 20th anniversary discussion at WonderCon a few weeks ago as well as how “Cars” was partly inspired by a 1952 Disney animated short, “Little Deuce Coupe.”
“All in all, it certainly will be nice to see how things come full circle with “Cars” bringing us back to the animated automotive world under the new Disney/Pixar banner. How that world came to be was another part of the panel’s presentation. We heard how teams of artists traveled Route 66 (on one trip, it was ten people in three Cadillacs over nine days) to take in the character (as well as some of the characters) to be found along the way. Reference materials even included taking soil samples!” says the article.
Be sure to check it out!
Last modified: February 24, 2006