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Trivia: The canyon around Radiator Springs looks like old car bonnets and ornaments.

Trivia: At least two of the car numbers are significant. Chick Hick's number is 86. Pixar was formed in 1986. Lightning McQueen's number is 95. Toy Story was released in 1995.

Trivia: John Ratzenberger, the man who has a voice in every Pixar film, does the voice of Mack in this film. During the end credits, Mack is watching other Pixar films and says, "Wait a minute. They're just using the same actor over and over."

Trivia: In the first race a white car has the number 84 and the Mac logo on it, that's the year Apple Macintosh computers were first launched.

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Trivia: This is the most profitable Pixar film ever, it has generated more that $10 billion with all the merchandise and other paraphernalia.

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Trivia: The snow man from the Pixar short film Knick Knack can be seen in a snow globe in the Radiator Springs souvenir store.

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Trivia: Luigi has on his licence plate the number 445 108, those are the coordinates of the Ferrari museum at Maranello, Italy.

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Trivia: While Mac is taking McQueen to California, he takes a look at a trailer parking lot and the Mr. Incredible logo is visible on a trailer box.

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Trivia: The character Lightning McQueen is a reference to Glenn McQueen, a Pixar a supervising animator who died during production of "Finding Nemo", which he was working on.

Trivia: Michael Schumacher plays the voice of the Ferrari who visits Luigi's tires shop.

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Trivia: Richard Petty the race driver plays the voice of the King, the Dinoco driver.

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Trivia: The car crash suffered by The King in the last race is very similar to the accident that Richard Petty had in 1970.

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Suggested correction: The ending crash has no similarities with Richard Petty's crash in 1970 at Darlington. The King's car didn't hit a wall. It most likely took inspiration from Richard's 1988 crash at Daytona.

David George

Trivia: The pile of tires at Luigi's place is a parody of the leaning tower of Pisa.

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Trivia: In 2003 Pixar released a short film named Boundin, with a jackalope in one of the roles, his image was shown on the back of a trailer, in the first race audience.

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Trivia: When a car gets zapped by a laser during Lightning McQueen's dream sequence, you can hear the Wilhelm scream.

Other mistake: After the first race, in the scene where Lightning is rushing out on the stage thinking he is the winner, loads of confetti is shot out when the King and Chick Hicks gets onto the stage. The confetti is then falling down, but not a single flake hits any of the cars. However, in the following shots, you can see plenty of it on the stage underneath the cars, even though they haven't moved.

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Dusty Rust-eze: Thanks to you, Lightning, we had a banner year!
Rusty Rust-eze: I mean, we might even clear enough to buy you some headlights!
Dusty Rust-eze: Are you saying he doesn't have headlights?
Rusty Rust-eze: That's what I'm tellin' ya - it's just stickers!
Lightning McQueen: Well, you know, race cars don't need headlights, because the track is always lit.
Dusty Rust-eze: Well, so is my brother, but he still needs headlights!

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Question: In the end of the movie, when the Ferrari comes into Luigi's tire shop, he says something in what I assume to be Italian to the little forklift after Luigi faints. Does anyone know what it was the Ferrari said?

Answer: He says: "Spero che il tuo amico si riprenda, mi dicono che siete fantastici" which more or less translates to: "I hope your friend will feel better soon, I'm told you are fantastic"

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