eBay Find of the Day: Lightning McQueen as Ecto-1
I ain't 'fraid of no ghost! While browsing on eBay we’ve found the work of user redcarpetcustoms and it really caught our eye. Specialized into customizing die-cast toys from the Disney-Pixar blockbuster Cars he (or she) has come up with some very cool variations, referencing some of our favorite screen cars. Above you can see McQueen as Ecto-1, but go check out Snot Rod as General Lee and Lightning McQueen and Sally sporting the ‘Herbie’ livery. It’s... Read More
New TAG Heuer ad pitches Steve McQueen against Lewis Hamilton
McQueen and Hamilton : two legends duel at Le Mans To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of its Monaco watch, TAG Heuer has gone down the fantasy road and imagined who would have won the race between Steve McQueen and Lewis Hamilton. They’ve used footage from McQueen’s Le Mans in which they’ve inserted Hamilton, a technique we remember getting great results in movies like Forrest Gump. It’s not as well done as the latter and the 3D cars could have used more... Read More
Disney/Pixar officially announce Cars 2 for 2012
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; I don’t know for you, but for us, despite being an animated movie, Cars ranks among our cult car movies. The quality of the animation, the depth of the details, the quirky ideas, it all comes together beautifully. Personally, I really liked the enormous amount of research behind it and how they manage to show so much about the car culture, and they did it in such a great manner that the movie is enjoyable for the hardcore car freak, as well as... Read More
The Art of Cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum
If you’re a fan of Cars (2006), you’ll be happy to know that the world-renowned Petersen Automotive Museum, located in Los Angeles, will soon host an exhibition dedicated to the movie, notably with full-size renditions of McQueen and Mater. THE ART OF CARS Opening on March 29, 2008 Second Floor Hollywood Gallery The Art of Cars exhibit gives film fans and art lovers a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar’s animated feature CARS (2006). Numerous pieces of original art... Read More
For 2007, the National Film Registry selects Back to the Future, Bullitt
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/25/for-2007-the-national-film-registry-selects-back-to-the-future-bullitt/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; On December 27th 2007, the Library of Congress National Film Registry announced the 25 movies to be added to its collection for the year. Once again, this website didn’t exist at that time, so it’s no prime news, but it’s important enough to tell you all about it. Get the press release and watch the trailers... Read More
2008 Bullitt Mustang jumping in San Francisco
To promote the new special edition pony, Ford put together some nice driving videos, screaming “Here’s what you could do in your Bullitt Mustang”. McQueen can rest peacefully, but they’re still worth watching. See them after the jump! Read More Read More
2008 Bullitt Mustang
This isn’t breaking news, but this website didn’t exist when the car was presented… so here it is now. Ford has released a Bullitt version of the Mustang, complete with the Dark Highland Green paint job, Bullitt emblems on faux fuel cap, steering wheel and engine, Euro-Flange rims and souped-up performances. Here’s an extract from the press release (source: Jalopnik): “* More horses: Featuring the latest in Ford Racing Technology, Bullitt’s... Read More
