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{{Quote|What's everybody on the wrong side of the road for?|Mater|Cars 2}} | |||
'''London''' is a British city located in [[United Kingdom|England]], and the location of the third [[World Grand Prix]] race in ''[[Cars 2]]''. | |||
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. The town has a rich past, and it still has numerous historical buildings and monuments. It hosts the last race of the World Grand Prix. | London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. The town has a rich past, and it still has numerous historical buildings and monuments. It hosts the last race of the World Grand Prix. | ||
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==Places== | ==Places== | ||
*[[Buckingham Palace]] | *[[Buckingham Palace]] | ||
*[[Big Bentley]] | *[[Big Bentley]] | ||
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*[[Fizzy Petrol Shop]] | *[[Fizzy Petrol Shop]] | ||
*[[Lewis Performance Parts]] | *[[Lewis Performance Parts]] | ||
*[[Trafalgear]] | *[[Trafalgear]] | ||
*[[Killswitch]] | *[[Killswitch]] | ||
*[[Petroldilly Circus]] | *[[Petroldilly Circus]] | ||
==Ways and streets== | ==Ways and streets== | ||
*[[Lasseter Way]] | *[[Lasseter Way]] | ||
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*[[Piper Lane]] | *[[Piper Lane]] | ||
*[[The Mall]] | *[[The Mall]] | ||
==Residents== | ==Residents== | ||
*[[The Queen]] | *[[The Queen]] | ||
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*[[Jumpstart J. Ward]] | *[[Jumpstart J. Ward]] | ||
*[[Scott Motorse]] | *[[Scott Motorse]] | ||
*[[Josh Coolant]] | *[[Corporal Josh Coolant]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
LondonPanorama.jpg|A panorama | LondonPanorama.jpg|A panorama | ||
London parliament.jpg | London parliament.jpg | ||
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the_art_of_cars_-_st_pauls_cathedral.jpg|St. Paul's Cathedral concept art | the_art_of_cars_-_st_pauls_cathedral.jpg|St. Paul's Cathedral concept art | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*An advertisement for "[[Lassetyre|LasseTyre]]" is seen around the World Grand Prix race track. The brand's name is a play on the last name of [[John Lasseter]], and happen to be the same as for [[John Lassetire]]'s last name. | |||
*The Lucite canopy over the Queen’s platform is based on the canopy built for Prince Charles’ investiture as the Prince of Wales. | *The Lucite canopy over the Queen’s platform is based on the canopy built for Prince Charles’ investiture as the Prince of Wales. | ||
*The architecture of the race pits in London is based on Landau bars, a design feature used on cars to simulate the look of a convertible. | *The architecture of the race pits in London is based on Landau bars, a design feature used on cars to simulate the look of a convertible. | ||
*For the London race course, [[Pixar]] had to create nearly 20 miles of landscape and environment. | *For the London race course, [[Pixar]] had to create nearly 20 miles (32 km) of landscape and environment. | ||
*The fight between the Lemons and Mater and his friends takes place at the intersection of Tyre Iron Street and Sixth Gear Road. | *The fight between the Lemons and Mater and his friends takes place at the intersection of Tyre Iron Street and Sixth Gear Road. | ||
*A road is named "Lasseter Way". | *A road is named "Lasseter Way". | ||
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*The tie-in storybooks for some reason showed Holley Shiftwell's escape from Big Bentley as showing her smashing apart an entire clock face. In the actual film, Holley only smashed away the "5." | *The tie-in storybooks for some reason showed Holley Shiftwell's escape from Big Bentley as showing her smashing apart an entire clock face. In the actual film, Holley only smashed away the "5." | ||
*In the film, Trafalgar is renamed Trafalgear, and Piccadilly Circus is renamed Petroldilly Circus. | *In the film, Trafalgar is renamed Trafalgear, and Piccadilly Circus is renamed Petroldilly Circus. | ||
*In [[Cars 3: Driven to Win]] the London Tack from [[Cars 2: The Video Game]] is recycled as one of the unlockable racetracks under the name "London's Buckingham Sprint". | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 19 June 2024
- "What's everybody on the wrong side of the road for?"
- —Mater, Cars 2
London is a British city located in England, and the location of the third World Grand Prix race in Cars 2.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. The town has a rich past, and it still has numerous historical buildings and monuments. It hosts the last race of the World Grand Prix.
The race track passes, as for the two other races, on the streets of the host town, in this case notably borrowing the Mall, and getting in front of Buckingham Palace.
London also appears in Cars 2: The Video Game, where many races and other missions take place.
Places
- Buckingham Palace
- Big Bentley
- St Paul's Cathedral
- London Eye
- The Houses of Parliament
- Tyre Bridge
- London's Junk Yard
- Tailback Cafe
- Ye Left Turn Inn
- Admiralty Arch
- Abbey Road
- Shister's Silencers
- Westminster Bridge
- River Thames
- BRC
- Coach Motor Works
- Oil Tea
- Windscreen Optician
- The Rusty Bolt
- Motorcar Wardrobe
- Mum's Mudguards
- Posh Parts
- The Coffee Stall
- Piper's Auto Paints
- Fizzy Petrol Shop
- Lewis Performance Parts
- Trafalgear
- Killswitch
- Petroldilly Circus
Ways and streets
Residents
- The Queen
- Prince Wheeliam
- Sir Harley Gassup
- Sgt. Highgear
- Topper Deckington III
- Chauncy Fares
- Mark Wheelsen
- Siren Carbarini
- Doug Speedcheck
- Scott Spark
- Mike Lorengine
- Gearett Taylor
- Maurice Wheelks
- Victor Paveone
- Jumpstart J. Ward
- Scott Motorse
- Corporal Josh Coolant
Gallery
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A panorama
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Big Bentley: part of the Houses of Parliament
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Ye Left Turn Inn: a sort of bar frequented by big powerful cars that don't like to be disturbed
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Concept Art
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Concept Art
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Concept Art with the Pit Stops
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Concept Art of the New House Of Parliament
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Concept Art of Big Bentley
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Concept Art of Big Bentley
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Concept Art of Big Bentley
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One of the paintings in the knighting room
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St. Paul's Cathedral concept art
Trivia
- An advertisement for "LasseTyre" is seen around the World Grand Prix race track. The brand's name is a play on the last name of John Lasseter, and happen to be the same as for John Lassetire's last name.
- The Lucite canopy over the Queen’s platform is based on the canopy built for Prince Charles’ investiture as the Prince of Wales.
- The architecture of the race pits in London is based on Landau bars, a design feature used on cars to simulate the look of a convertible.
- For the London race course, Pixar had to create nearly 20 miles (32 km) of landscape and environment.
- The fight between the Lemons and Mater and his friends takes place at the intersection of Tyre Iron Street and Sixth Gear Road.
- A road is named "Lasseter Way".
- The knighting room is decorated with "car-ified" ancient paintings, featuring notably a battle of sailing ships.
- The tie-in storybooks for some reason showed Holley Shiftwell's escape from Big Bentley as showing her smashing apart an entire clock face. In the actual film, Holley only smashed away the "5."
- In the film, Trafalgar is renamed Trafalgear, and Piccadilly Circus is renamed Petroldilly Circus.
- In Cars 3: Driven to Win the London Tack from Cars 2: The Video Game is recycled as one of the unlockable racetracks under the name "London's Buckingham Sprint".