Pixar’s Route 66 inspirations June 13, 2006
Posted by Ron in Attractions, Movies, People.trackback
Those who stick around to read the end credits to "Cars" will notice that Pixar included a thank-you list to people who inspired and gave them hospitality during their research trip down the Mother Road several years ago.
I e-mailed Pixar for that list, as I thought it would be of considerable interest to the Route 66 community. On Monday, it gave me the list and asked me to add this introductory paragraph:
"As we traveled on Route 66, we were privileged to visit many places and to meet a number of people who live and work alongside 'The Mother Road.' The following is a list of the places and people we wanted to honor by including their names in our 'Special Thanks' credits at the end of the film."
Without further ado, here is the list verbatum, along with links if available:
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO INSPIRED US ON ROUTE 66, "THE MOTHER ROAD"
Michael Wallis & Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis
KANSAS
Scott Nelson
Eisler Brothers Old Riverton Store
"Home of the hand-crafted sandwiches"
Riverton, KSDean & Paula Walker
Baxter Springs, KSOKLAHOMA
Dawn Welch
The Rock Café
"Home of the fried pickle spears"
Stroud, OKJim Ross
Arcadia, OKButch Breger & his Momma
Round Barn
Arcadia, OKPat Smith & Staff
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
Clinton, OKWalter S. "Doc" Mason
Best Western Tradewinds Courtyard Inn
Clinton, OKRay & Shirley Killian
RS&K Railroad Museum
Sayre, OKHarley & Annabelle Russell
The Mediocre Music Makers
Sand Hills Curiosity Shop
Erick, OKWanda Queenan
National Route 66 Museum
Elk City, OKGlenna Hollis & Kay Farmer
Country Dove
"Home of the French Silk Pie"
Elk City, OKTEXAS
Delbert & Ruth Trew
The Devil's Rope Museum
McLean, TXStanley Marsh 3
The Cadillac Ranch
Amarillo, TXBecky Ransom
The Big Texan Steak Ranch
"Free 72-ounce steak if consumed in 60 minutes"
Amarillo, TXFran Houser
The Midpoint Café
"Home of the Ugly Crust Pie"
Adrian, TXNEW MEXICO
Eddie "No Money" Shields
Santa Rosa, NMDale & Hilda Bakke
The Blue Swallow Motel
Tucumcari, NMMike & Betty Callens
Tee Pee Curios
Tucumcari, NMARIZONA
Aggie Montano, Alice & Stanley Gallegos
Joe & Aggie's Café
"Hottest Chow on the Mother Road"
Holbrook, AZAntonio & Cindy Jaquez
Jack Rabbit Trading Post
"Home of the 'Here It Is' Sign"
near Joseph City, AZAllan Affeldt & Tina Mion
La Posada
Winslow, AZDiane Patterson
Roadworks Gifts & Souvenirs
Their "Stand is on the Corner" in
Winslow, AZJanice Griffith
Old Trails Museum
Winslow, AZPaul & Sandi Taylor
Route 66 Magazine
Williams, AZAngel Delgadillo
"Guardian Angel of Route 66"
Angel & Vilma Delgadillo's Old Fashioned Route 66 Gift Shop, Barber Shop & Museum
Seligman, AZJuan Delgadillo
Sno Cap Drive-In
Seligman, AZ
Thank Pixar for the list. When I roadtrip by these places, I will stop in and say “Hello!”
I went to see the Movie “CARS” last Saturday June 10, 2006 with my granddaughter…We both enjoy it and wouldn’t mind seeing it again…Can’t wait to have the DVD out so I can buy it. I don’t usually go to the movies but I had to go see this one, couldn’t wait another day; Thanks Disney and Pixar!!
Too bad you didn’t get to Illinois, California, or Missouri. I’d have one kickin’ Must See list for a road trip.
I didn’t see a link to Missouri’s Route 66 Association, http://www.missouri66.org/, on your list of associations, so I included it for whomever I may see on the way to Los Angeles. Perhaps in a sequel some reference to Pinkerton (which was founded in Chicago) and Jesse James (who was born in Missouri, and there’s a Jesse James Museum in Stanton and Merrimac Caverns isn’t far off Route 66) could be played on?
There’s a more interesting bit of trivia that can be played on. A certain cartoonist, like Route 66, started in Chicago and ended in Southern California, even though Walt Disney was neither born nor died that close to Route 66.
Great movie, it brought back many memories of my past travels on old 66. We will travel Highway 66 again sometime to visit old friends and see all the wonderful sites. Thanks Pixar!
The Missouri association is indeed on the list of associations, James, and has been all along. Its official name is the Route 66 Association of Missouri.
Congrats–I’ll be signing my book, “Digital Art Photography for Dummies” at the 80th Anniversary festival in Albq.
I’ll also be selling photographs of my sigage from the Mother Road and Beyond.
Here’s my thoughts about the road in the Southwest when I made a trip last year.
http://digitalartphotographyfordummies.blogspot.com/2005/11/trip-wrap-up-route-66-and-beyond.html
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Dawn Welch is quite an attractive woman(Yes, I’ve seen her on the Disney Channel’s “Movie Surfers” promos). Too bad I don’t like pickles.
“Radiator Springs” , “Carbuetor County” - wonderful names to give to the State of Arizona and the way US-66 wound through the canyons of that state. Too bad that this road wasn’t real through that state - with all of the scenery, gandure and spacious living that makes the good ol USA what it offers. Yet in all, the tribute to such an American Icon should be reactivated to our great country through the states that still have some of the old highway intact - to remind us of our great heritage that the country STILL has to offer. My kudos to PIXAR to remind us of this. also, a side note about “CARS” - the choice of names and their accomplishments like: Lightning McQueen - giving tribute to Steve McQueen whom himself was a race car driver and a person who’d stop at nothing. “Doc” Hudson - given honorable tribute to Paul Newman (the voice of “DOC”
as himself is a noted race car driver as well. In all, an excellent movie to an American Heritage that’ll last forever.
i love this page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Walt Disney was born in Chicago. The start of Route 66.
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as far I known, the name McQueen-given memorable of Glenn McQueen, the Pixar’s animator who died in 2002.
[...] and his motel were listed in the closing credits as “Route 66 inspirations” in the 2006 Disney-Pixar animated movie “Cars.” [...]
My 4 year old son and I are here in Winslow AZ. He is beside himself.
He loves the Route 66 signs, and he gets so many compliments on his Lightning McQueen car shoes…LOL
Tex Dinoco in the Cars Movie must have been inspired by the Big Texas Steak Restaurant. The cadillacs in front that are limos to bring visitors to the restaurant have the big long horns on their front and the interior decor with cow hides match the roof of the toy car.
Walt would be proud to have his company performing such a tribute to another American Icon. While watching the movie I felt the message that 66 embodies — It ain’t the ride, it’s the getting there. Take your bows, Pixar; NOW WHEN’S CARS 2?