The 'Cozy Cone' in the movie is a motel with rooms shaped like traffic cones. The layers of the spray paint on the cars are thick as the landmark has been in place for quite some time.
One traveling on I-40 just outside of Amarillo, Texas, may notice an open field with ten vintage Cadillacs with their noses buried in the ground and the bodies sticking out in a long row.Ĭadillac Ranch was an interact art project installation where visitors can take spray paint and tag the cars in graffiti. One of the most iconic places found in the movie is called 'Cadillac Range' which mimics one of the most recognizable real-life stops we all know as Cadillac Ranch. If not, it's time to add them to your bucket list. Check out these real-life locations and people that inspired the movie and see if you can recognize any of them. What some might not know is that the whole movie is actually based on real locations and people along iconic and historic Route 66. I mean, who wouldn't want to hang out with Tow Mater or Filmore? The film had us fall in love with the characters that lived in the town of Radiator Springs.
The movie was based on genuine places and faces from actual historic Route 66 that are worth adding to the bucket list.Įveryone is familiar with the Disney Pixar movie Cars, a favorite among children and adults alike.