who is lightning mcqueen?

Lightning is no car in particular, but has elements of many sports
cars. His headlights are just stickers and he has many sponsor decals
on his sides, both similarities to NASCAR cars. Pixar was shown a
Corvette by GM, which influenced his design. His overall profile was
inspired by the Ford GT40. His tail resembles that of a Dodge Viper,
while the tail lenses and roof are consistent with a Ford Mustang. The
full size tour car is based on a Pontiac Firebird. His custom two-tone
paint and tires are from a 50s Chevrolet Corvette. Overall, his
appearance is a hybrid between a stock car and various other sports
cars, but tilted slightly towards the stock car style. He can be
considered an overall generic race car.

naptime wrote:it was all about doc hudson!

The Hudson Hornet was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1951 and 1954. The Hornet was also built by American Motors Corporation in Kenosha, Wisconsin and marketed under the Hudson brand between 1955 and 1957.