Lightning McQueen, the star of the movies (you could argue that Mater was the star of Cars 2), however, is a little harder to pin down when it comes to a specific car he is based on.

Marking the beginning for so many people's love for racing, here's a look at the real-life cars that inspired the design of Pixar's Lightning McQueen.

Lightning McQueen wasn't based on just one car —or just one driver. Old Lightning is a tapestry of bodywork from many championship-winning and history-making race cars, and that steel tube frame ...

Lightning McQueen is known for his signature red and yellow design. Here what Pixar creators used as inspiration for the kind of car McQueen is. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵 ...

Apart from the inherent issues of being an anthropomorphized car in a children's movie voiced by Owen Wilson, Lightning McQueen is not based on any one production car. Following with his character ...

Lightning McQueen is known for his signature red and yellow design. Here what Pixar creators used as inspiration for the kind of car McQueen is.