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Downtown Radiator Springs
	[[File:\|280px]]
Greater location	Carburetor County, Arizona, United States
Established	1909
Opened	1930
Postcard	Seal
	Location within Carburetor County

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"Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County."

—Mater, Cars

Radiator Springs is a quaint rural town in the U.S. state of Arizona, and the central setting of the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise. Situated in Carburetor County along Route 66, between Kingman and Flagstaff, it embodies a nostalgic charm. The town fosters a tight-knit community, with a diverse group of residents. It is the home of Lightning McQueen, Mater, and many of their closest friends.

However, the town's peaceful existence was abruptly averted when the construction of a new interstate bypassed it entirely, causing significant decline. Yet, through the events depicted in the first film, Radiator Springs experiences a revitalization. The restoration brings renewed attention to the town, transforming it into Lightning McQueen's racing headquarters, and restoring its former glory.

History

Background

In 1900, Ornament Valley suffered from overheating cars and burst radiator caps. But on August 2, 1909, Stanley, a radiator cap salesman, discovered a natural spring. Recognizing the need for a rest stop, he founded Radiator Springs. As the oasis flourished, Stanley and Lizzie expanded the town, establishing Radiator Springs Curios in 1926. Together, they transformed Radiator Springs into a beloved stop along Route 66, embodying the spirit of community in Carburetor County. The town was fully paved and all buildings were completed by 1930, although some activities had yet to begin.

Post-1950

In 1954, famous Piston Cup racer Fabulous Hudson Hornet suffered an accident while racing at Fireball Beach that brought his racing career to an end. Some time after his crash, Hudson fully recovered and returned to the Piston Cup; but found out that the racing world had forgotten all about him because of the rookies at the time. Hudson felt like nobody appreciated him anymore, retired completely from the Piston Cup and practically vanished from the face of the Earth completely, leaving Smokey and his race friends in the process. Eventually, Doc found shelter in Radiator Springs. His wisdom, tough, grandpa-like attitude earned him enough respect from the townsfolk that in the mid 20th century, Hudson was hired as the town's judge.

In 2006, rookie Piston Cup racer Lightning McQueen accidentally tore up the town's main road and was sentenced to community service. Lightning soon became friends with the residents of Radiator Springs, and after the big race at California, he set up a racing headquarters in the town and planned to live there. Thanks to Lightning's enormous fan base during his rookie years, the town became popular again. In Cars 3, it is revealed that Doc constantly sent letters to Smokey about the town's popularity growing and his new pupil, Lightning McQueen.

Location

The exact location of Radiator Springs is unknown; however, it is assumed to be in eastern Arizona, along Route 66 and in the Monument Valley.

Radiator Springs is somewhere along the old Route 66, which was in the United States. Route 66 went from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois, which can be heard in the Route 66 song during the end credits of the first movie. Radiator Springs is surrounded by the desert, and is not near any large cities, so Radiator Springs must be on Route 66 in either California, Arizona, or New Mexico. According to The Art of Cars, Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico, and Kingman, Arizona^{[citation needed]} (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Since Gallup is on the far west side of New Mexico, Radiator Springs is most likely in Arizona. The truck stop that Mack and Lightning McQueen passed by on their trip could not be west from Houck, Arizona because of a sign which reads "LAST TRUCK STOP FOR 500 MILES", and since Houck is on the far east side of Arizona, the truck stop was most likely in western New Mexico, and if Mack drove for only a few hours more after the truck stop before he fell asleep, then Radiator Springs is most likely in eastern Arizona. The town's speed limit is 25 mph, any car that surpasses it (even by 1 mph) will be sentenced to stay at the Radiator Springs Municipal Impound with a parking boot until further notice.

Buildings & Shops

Active

Cozy Cone Motel
Flo's V8 Café
Ramone's House of Body Art
Tow Mater Towing & Salvage
Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre
Fillmore's Taste-In
Luigi's Casa Della Tires
Radiator Springs Curios
Sarge's Surplus Hut
Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department
Racing Museum (formerly Glen Rio Motel)
Doc Hudson Racing Museum (formerly Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic)

Abandoned

Residents

For this subject's image gallery, see Radiator Springs/Residents.

Former residents

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Radiator Springs/Gallery.

Names in other languages

Czech: Kardanové Lhoty
Danish: Kølerkildekøbing
Estonian: Radikaribi linn
Finnish: Syylari City
French: Radiator Kasabasi
Greek: Μπουζί της Ωραίας Ελένης (transcription: Bouzí tis Oraías Elénis)
Hungarian: Kipufogófürdő
Lithuanian: Radiatoriškių
Norwegian: Radiator by
Polish: Chłodnica Górska
Russian: Радиатор-Спрингс (transcription: Radiator-Springs)
Spanish: Radiador Springs
Swedish: Kylarköping
Turkish: Radyatör Kasabası
Ukrainian: Радіатор-Спрінгс (transcription: Radiator-Springs)

References

Image (RS precise location)
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-[[File:Disambig-icon.png]]This is a city. This is not the ''Cars Toon'': ''[[The Radiator Springs 500 1/2]]''.
+{{Location infobox
-[[File:RSherb.png|thumb|Seal.]]
+|name=Downtown Radiator Springs
-[[File:Rs.jpg|thumb|364px|Overlook of the town (during the events of Cars)]]
+|slogan="''A Happy Place''"
-{{Quote|'''Lightning McQueen:''' "Where am I?"<br>'''Mater:''' "Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County."|[[Lightning McQueen]] talking to [[Mater]]}}
+|image=[[File:Radiatorspringsoverlook.jpg|280px]]
-'''Radiator Springs''' is a small town/village along [[Route 66]], located in [[Carburetor County]] (somewhere in southwestern Arizona). It is a town where [[Lightning McQueen]] ends up in after accidentally destroying the town's main road. It is a town of rural misfits and rejects where everybody there serves each other in unconditional love. It is a community (a lot like a church) that teaches others to slow down and enjoy nature. It is quite a beautiful place. Radiator Springs is considered Paradise.
+|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
+|latest_appearance="[[Dino Park]]"
+|greater_location=[[Carburetor County]], [[Arizona]], [[United States]]
+|established=1909
+|opened=1930
+|postcard=Car_g_clt_pcd_radiatorSprings.png
+|seal=1930pngseal.png
+|map1=RScloseup.jpg
+|map1caption=Location within Carburetor County
+}}
+{{Quote|Where are you? Shoot! You're in Radiator Springs. The cutest little town in Carburetor County.|[[Mater]]|Cars}}
+'''Radiator Springs''' is a quaint rural town in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Arizona]], and the central setting of the Disney/Pixar [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]]. Situated in [[Carburetor County]] along [[Route 66]], between Kingman and Flagstaff, it embodies a nostalgic charm. The town fosters a tight-knit community, with a diverse group of residents. It is the home of [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Mater]], and many of their closest friends.
-==History==
+However, the town's peaceful existence was abruptly averted when the construction of a new [[Interstate 40|interstate]] bypassed it entirely, causing significant decline. Yet, through the events depicted in the [[Cars|first film]], Radiator Springs experiences a revitalization. The restoration brings renewed attention to the town, transforming it into Lightning McQueen's racing headquarters, and restoring its former glory.
-Radiator Springs was founded by a [[Wikipedia:Stanley Steamer|steam car]] named [[Stanley]] in 1909, and a statue of him is outside the town courthouse. Later, Stanley married [[Lizzie]]. After Stanley died, more people came to live in Radiator Springs, and the town grew. It was a popular rest area where almost all cars would stop to shop and fill their gas tank. However, in the early 1960's, [[Interstate 40]] was built near Radiator Springs, which greatly decreased traffic for Radiator Springs, since the Interstate bypassed the town. Finally, in the mid 1985, Route 66 was decommissioned.
-In 1954, famous [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer [[Doc Hudson]] suffered a massive accident that found him in a hospital for several years. Around the 1970s, Hudson fully recovered and returned to the Piston Cup; but found that the sport had left him behind because of new-comers, sponsors, the money had been spent, and the competitiveness in the races had grown. Hudson felt like nobody appreciated him anymore and retired completely from the Piston Cup before vanishing off the face of the [[Earth]]. Eventually, Doc found shelter in Radiator Springs. His wisdom tough grandpa-like attitude earned him respect from the town enough that in the late 1980s, Hudson was hired as mayor, judge and the CEO of the town.
+== History==
+===Background===
-In 2005, famous racecar [[Lightning McQueen]] destroyed the town's main road in a hurry to get to a Piston Cup race in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and was arrested for 5 days to fix the road. Lightning soon became friends with the Radiator Springs populace, and after his race, he set up a racing headquarters in the town and stayed there, and the town started to grow again.[[File:Stanley_statue.png|thumb|The Stanley statue]]
+[[File:Main street after the highway was built.png|thumb|This is a picture of Radiator springs Main street after the highway was built, signaling they were no longer wanted and they just kept to themselves, many businesses went under due to a lack of business and a suffering economy]]
+In 1900, [[Ornament Valley]] suffered from overheating cars and burst radiator caps. But on August 2, 1909, [[Stanley]], a radiator cap salesman, discovered a natural spring. Recognizing the need for a rest stop, he founded Radiator Springs. As the [[Stanley's Oasis|oasis]] flourished, Stanley and Lizzie expanded the town, establishing [[Radiator Springs Curios]] in 1926. Together, they transformed Radiator Springs into a beloved stop along [[Route 66]], embodying the spirit of community in [[Carburetor County]]. The town was fully paved and all buildings were completed by 1930, although some activities had yet to begin.
-In the video games, it has made appearances in ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]'', ''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]'', ''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'', ''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' and ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''.
+=== Post-1950===
+In 1954, famous [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer [[Doc Hudson|Fabulous Hudson Hornet]] suffered an accident while racing at [[Fireball Beach]] that brought his racing career to an end. Some time after his crash, Hudson fully recovered and returned to the Piston Cup; but found out that the racing world had forgotten all about him because of the rookies at the time. Hudson felt like nobody appreciated him anymore, retired completely from the Piston Cup and practically vanished from the face of the [[Earth]] completely, leaving [[Smokey]] and [[Louise Nash|his]] [[River Scott|race]] [[Junior Moon|friends]] in the process. Eventually, Doc found shelter in Radiator Springs. His wisdom, tough, grandpa-like attitude earned him enough respect from the townsfolk that in the mid 20th century, Hudson was hired as the town's judge.
+In 2006, rookie [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] racer [[Lightning McQueen]] accidentally tore up the town's main road and was sentenced to community service. Lightning soon became friends with the residents of Radiator Springs, and after the [[Los Angeles Tie-Breaker Race|big race at California]], he set up a racing headquarters in the town and planned to live there. Thanks to Lightning's enormous fan base during his rookie years, the town became popular again. In ''[[Cars 3]]'', it is revealed that Doc constantly sent letters to [[Smokey]] about the town's popularity growing and his new pupil, Lightning McQueen.[[File:Stanley statue.png|thumb|The Stanley statue]]
 ==Location==
-The location of Radiator Springs is not known exactly; however, it is most likely in eastern Arizona, along Route 66 and in the Monument Valley.
+The exact location of Radiator Springs is unknown; however, it is assumed to be in eastern Arizona, along Route 66 and in the Monument Valley.
-Radiator Springs is somewhere along the old Route 66, which was in the United States. Route 66 went from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois, which can be heard in the Route 66 song during the ''Cars'' end credits. Radiator Springs is surrounded by red rocks and desert, and is not near any large cities, so Radiator Springs must be on Route 66 in either California, Arizona, or New Mexico. According to ''[[The Art of Cars]]'', Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico, and Kingman, Arizona (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Since Gallup is on the far west side of New Mexico, Radiator Springs is most likely in Arizona. The truckstop that Mack and Lightning McQueen passed by on their trip could not be west from Houck, Arizona because of a sign which reads "LAST TRUCKSTOP FOR 500 MILES", and since Houck is on the far east side of Arizona, the truckstop was most likely in western New Mexico, and if Mack drove for only a few hours more after the truckstop before he fell asleep, then Radiator Springs is most likely in eastern Arizona. Also, [[Carburetor Canyon]] is a reference to the Grand Canyon in Midwest Arizona which is about 200 miles away from Radiator Springs.[[File:RadiatorSprings.jpeg|thumb]]
+Radiator Springs is somewhere along the old Route 66, which was in the United States. Route 66 went from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois, which can be heard in the Route 66 song during the end credits of the first movie. Radiator Springs is surrounded by the desert, and is not near any large cities, so Radiator Springs must be on Route 66 in either California, Arizona, or New Mexico. According to ''[[The Art of Cars]]'', Radiator Springs is located in between Gallup, New Mexico, and Kingman, Arizona{{Cite}} (which both can be heard in the end credits song). Since Gallup is on the far west side of New Mexico, Radiator Springs is most likely in Arizona. The truck stop that Mack and Lightning McQueen passed by on their trip could not be west from Houck, Arizona because of a sign which reads "LAST TRUCK STOP FOR 500 MILES", and since Houck is on the far east side of Arizona, the truck stop was most likely in western New Mexico, and if Mack drove for only a few hours more after the truck stop before he fell asleep, then Radiator Springs is most likely in eastern Arizona. The town's speed limit is 25&nbsp;mph, any car that surpasses it (even by 1&nbsp;mph) will be sentenced to stay at the [[Radiator Springs Municipal Impound]] with a parking boot until further notice.[[File:RadiatorSprings.jpg|thumb]]
-==Residents==
-===Current Residents===
-*[[Sally Carrera]]
-*[[Sarge]]
-*[[Fillmore]]
-*[[Ramone]]
-*[[Flo]]
-*[[Luigi]]
-*[[Guido]]
-*[[Lizzie]]
-*[[Mater]]
-*[[Red]]
-*[[Lightning McQueen]] (since 2005)
-*[[Mack]] (since 2005)
-*[[Mia and Tia]] (since 2005)
-===Former Residents===
+===Buildings & Shops===
-*[[Doc Hudson]] (dead in 2009)
+===Active===
-*[[Stanley]] (died before [[Cars]])
+*[[Cozy Cone Motel]]
-*[[Big Al]]
+*[[Flo's V8 Café]]
-*[[Van Hefty]]
+*[[Ramone's House of Body Art]]
-*[[Sticks Shiftley]]
+*[[Tow Mater Towing & Salvage]]
-==Buildings & Attractions==
+*[[Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre]]
-===Inside town===
-*The [[Cozy Cone Motel]]
 *[[Fillmore's Taste-In]]
-*[[Flo's V8 Cafe]]
-*[[Glenrio Motel]] (closed - building became [[Racing Museum|the Racing Museum]])
-*[[Lightning McQueen's Racing Headquarters]]
-*[[Lou's Casa Della Tires]] (closed - building became Luigi's Casa Della Tires)
 *[[Luigi's Casa Della Tires]]
-*[[Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion]] (Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic) (In ''Cars'')
-*[[Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department]]
 *[[Radiator Springs Curios]]
-*[[Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre]]
-*[[Radiator Springs Municipal Impound]]
-*[[Ramone's House of Body Art]]
 *[[Sarge's Surplus Hut]]
-*[[Sarge's SUV Boot Camp]]
+*[[Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department]]
-*[[Tow Mater Towing & Salvage]]
+*[[Racing Museum]] (formerly [[Glen Rio Motel]])
-*[[Tractor Pasture]]
+*[[Doc Hudson Racing Museum]] (formerly Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic)
-*[[Willy's Butte]]
-*[[The Cap]]
+===Abandoned ===
-*[[Rusty Bumper]]
-*[[Eat]]
-*[[Foggy Windshield]]
-*Hudson Hornet Racing Museum (Previously Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic) (In ''Cars 2'')
-*[[Lube O Rama]]
-*[[Mrs. Piston]]
 *[[The Oil Pan]]
+*[[Lube-O-Rama]]
 *[[Pop N Patch Tire Repair]]
-*The [[Racing Museum]] (building was previously the closed Glenrio Motel)
+*[[Miss Piston]]
-*[[Radiator Springs Garage]] (closed)
+*[[Emporium Carburetor Repair]]
-*[[Stanley's Oasis]] (In [[Time Travel Mater]]) (now gone)
+*[[Muddy's Mudflaps]]
+*Mrs. Muffler
+*[[All Day Lunch]]
 *[[Wimpy's Wipers]]
-*[[Muddy's Mudflaps]]
+*[[Rusty Bumper]]
 *[[Sparky's Spark Plugs]]
 *[[Mr. Curb Feeler]]
-*[[Carburator Emporium Repair]]
+*[[Foggy Windshield]]
-*Mrs. Muffler
+*[[Radiator Springs Garage]]
-*Budville Gasoline (closed)
+*[[Glen Rio Motel]]
+*[[Budville Trading Company]]
+==Residents==
+''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Radiator Springs/Residents]].''
+*[[Mack]]
+*[[Lightning McQueen]]
+*[[Sally]]
+*[[Flo]]
+*[[Sarge]]
+*[[Fillmore]]
+*[[Luigi]] & [[Guido]]
+*[[Mater]]
+*[[Ramone]]
+*[[Sheriff]]
+*[[Red]]
+*[[Lizzie]]
+*[[Cruz Ramirez]]
-===Nearby===
+===Former residents===
-*[[Cadillac Range]]
+*[[Stanley]]
-*[[Ornament Valley]]
+*[[Doc Hudson]]
-*[[Wheel Well Motel]]
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery captionalign="center" orientation="none" spacing="small" position="center" bordersize="none">
+:''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Radiator Springs/Gallery]].''
-Image:Cozy cone motel1.png|Cozy Cone Motel
-Image:Flo's v8 cafe.png|Flo's V8 Cafe
+==Names in other languages ==
-Image:Ramone's house of body art.png|Ramone's House of Body Art
+*Czech: ''Kardanové Lhoty''
-Image:Tow mater.png|Tow Mater Towing & Salvage
+* Danish: ''Kølerkildekøbing''
-Image:Doctor hudson dr of internal combustion.png|Doctor Hudson: Dr. of Internal Combustion
+*Estonian: ''Radikaribi linn''
-Image:Radiator_Springs_Drive-In_Theatre_during_the_day.png|Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre
+*Finnish: ''Syylari City''
-Image:Fillmore's taste-in.png|Fillmore's Taste-In
+*French: ''Radiator Kasabasi''
-Image:casa della tires.png|Luigi's Casa Della Tires
+* Greek: ''Μπουζί της Ωραίας Ελένης'' (transcription: ''Bouzí tis Oraías Elénis'')
-Image:Radiator springs municipal impound.png|Radiator Springs Municipal Impound
+*Hungarian: ''Kipufogófürdő''
-Image:Mrs. piston.png|Mrs. Piston
+*Lithuanian: ''Radiatoriškių''
-Image:Pop 'n' patch tire repair.png|Pop 'N' Patch Tire Repair
+*Norwegian: ''Radiator by''
-Image:Radiator_springs_curios.png|Radiator Springs Curios
+*Polish: ''Chłodnica Górska''
-Image:Sarge's surplus hut.png|Sarge's Surplus Hut
+*Russian: ''Радиатор-Спрингс'' (transcription: ''Radiator-Springs'')
-Image:Courthouse & fire department.png|Courthouse & Fire Department
+*Spanish: ''Radiador Springs''
-Image:Sarge's suv bootcamp.png|Sarge's SUV Bootcamp
+*Swedish: ''Kylarköping''
-Image:Tractor pasture.png|Tractor Pasture
+*Turkish: ''Radyatör Kasabası''
-Image:Willy's butte.png|Willy's Butte
+*Ukrainian: ''Радіатор-Спрінгс'' (transcription: ''Radiator-Springs'')
-Image:Racing museum.png|Racing Museum
-Image:Cadillac Range.png|Cadillac Range
+==References==
-Image:Ornament Valley.png|Ornament Valley
-Image:Wheel well motel.png|Wheel Well Motel
+#[https://imgur.com/a/5ExJgac Image] (RS precise location)
-radiatorpanorama1.jpg|An aerial viewpoint of the town
+#[https://imgur.com/a/xsEAZrF Image]
-radiatorpanorama2.jpg|An aerial viewpoint of the town
+{{Project 66}}
-Radiator_springs.png|An aerial viewpoint of the town
-images (15).jpg|Map
-Radiator Springs entrance.png|Entrance
-Radiatorspringscard.jpg|Radiator Springs, the gateway to the Ornament Valley
-MNRadiatorSpringsMap.png|Map of Radiator Springs in ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''.
-</gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
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-|-
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-|Radiador Springs
-|Radiator Springs
-|-
-|Polish
-|Chłodnica Górska
-|Radiator Mountain
-|}
-[[de:Radiator Springs]]
+[[Category:Route 66]]
-[[es:Radiador Springs]]
+[[Category:Radiator Springs]]
-[[nl:Radiator Springs]]
-[[pl:Chłodnica Górska]]
-[[pt-br:Radiator Springs]]
-[[ru:Радиатор-Спрингс]]
-[[Category:Places and Locations]]
 [[Category:Cities]]
-[[Category:Cars 3]]
+[[Category:Cars locations]]
+[[Category:Cars 2 locations]]
+[[Category:Cars 3 locations]]
 [[Category:Cars 3: Driven to Win]]
+[[Category:Disney Wonderful Worlds]]

Downtown Radiator Springs
[[File:\|280px]]
Greater location	Carburetor County, Arizona, United States
Established	1909
Opened	1930
Postcard	Seal
Location within Carburetor County

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