Cars: Early Sketches

Here’s some early concept art of characters, drawn by Dave “Big” Deal in 2000, when work on Cars started. :open_mouth: 98% of the characters all have makeshift mouths. :slight_smile:

Sally: bigdealart.com/images/SampleFiles/Sally1.jpg
Interestingly, she’s a 993 rather than a 996 :stuck_out_tongue: She was also, at one point, going to be a Mustang. However, they made her a Porsche since the grill looked more “lady like”.

Lizzie: bigdealart.com/images/SampleFiles/Lizzie.jpg
She was originally named Henry F. Ord, she’s a Centerdoor Sedan rather than a Doctor’s Coupé :angry:

Sarge/Fillmore: bigdealart.com/images/SampleFiles/Sarge.jpg
Both were originally going to be antagonists and Fillmore was originally going to be named Waldmire :confused:

Luigi: bigdealart.com/images/SampleFiles/LUIGI.jpg
Mater: bigdealart.com/images/SampleFiles/MATER.jpg

Here is a rendered frame: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carsanimation.png

According to bigdealart.com/, Cars was originally intended for Spring 2005, then delayed to November 2005, then to June 2006. :frowning:

Dave’s latest work includes a major movie project for PIXAR, working with John Lasseter. Can’t say much more than that at this time. John just recently announced the movie to be released in spring of 2005. :neutral_face:

Lastly, as evident by a 2001 concept sketch, they were originally going to make Doc a Packard Clipper, as Mr. Windshield, who was scrapped from the storyline around 2003. :arrow_right: McQueen’s number was also going to be 57, but it was changed to 95 around 2004/05, when production finished. :wink:

Here are some deleted scenes from cars, storyboarded from March 2002 to September 2003 :laughing:
youtube.com/watch?v=GFjHzzrpo4o

The second scene with the graveyard is harrowing and very scary. I can see why it was cut out :blush:
Also, notice how in “Community Service”, Mater seems quity nasty compared to his final self, Lightnins’ best friend :smiley: