Radiator Springs

### Inhabitants

Sally Carrera, Sarge, Fillmore, Ramone, Flo, Luigi, Guido, Lizzie, Mater, Red, Sheriff, Frank, Lightning McQueen, Mack and Mia and Tia
 Doc Hudson and Stanley (Formerly)

### Status

Still Standing

**Radiator Springs** is the primary location of the Cars Franchise.

## Background

Radiator Springs was founded by a steam car named Stanley on May 9, 1909, and a statue of him is outside the town courthouse. Stanley, who was selling radiator caps in Ornament Valley, found an oasis of water, later called Stanley's Oasis. There he also found new customers, so he decided to build a town there. He named it "Radiator Springs". Later, Stanley married Lizzie. After Stanley's death, more cars 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, Interstate 40 was later built near Radiator Springs, which greatly decreased traffic for Radiator Springs, since the Interstate bypassed the town. As result, in the mid-1980s, the Route 66 was decommissioned.

In 1954, famous Piston Cup racer Doc Hudson suffered a massive accident that found him in a hospital for several years. After 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 Hudson 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.

Years later, famous race car 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 five days to fix the road. He soon became friends with the Radiator Springs populace, and after his race, he set up a racing headquarters in the town, and the town started to grow again.

After the World Grand Prix was suspended due to Miles Axlerod's conspiracy, a fourth Grand Prix eventually took place in Radiator Springs.

## Places of Interest

### Inside Town

* Budville Trading Company (Closed)
* Carburetor Repairs Emporium (Closed)
* The Cozy Cone Motel
* Eat (Closed)
* Fillmore's Taste-In
* Flo's V8 Cafe
* Foggy Windshield (Closed)
* Glenrio Motel (Closed)
* Hudson Hornet Racing Museum
* Lightning McQueen's Racing Headquarters
* Lube O Rama (Closed)
* Luigi's Casa Della Tires
* Miss Piston (Closed)
* Mr. Curb Feeler (Closed)
* Mrs. Muffler (Closed)
* Muddy's Mudflaps (Closed)
* The Oil Pan (Closed)
* Ornament Valley Mechanical Clinic
* Pop N Patch Tire Repair (Closed)
* The Racing Museum
* Radiator Springs Courthouse & Fire Department
* Radiator Springs Curios Shop
* Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre
* Radiator Springs Garage (Closed)
* Radiator Springs Municipal Impound
* Ramone's House of Body Art
* Sarge's Surplus Hut
* Sarge's SUV Boot Camp
* Sparky's Spark Plugs (Closed)
* Stanley's Oasis
* Tow Mater Towing & Salvage
* Tractor Pasture
* Willy's Butte
* Wimpy's Wipers (Closed)

## Disney Parks

A simplified version of the town is the setting of the Cars Quatre Roues Rallye attraction in the Toon Studios area of Walt Disney Studios Park in France. Disney California Adventure Park has a themed land under the name of Cars Land, which was opened on June 15, 2012.

**Films:** Cars | Cars 2 | Cars 3
**Short Films:** Mater and the Ghostlight | Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool | Unparalleled Parking | Dancing with the Cars
**Television:** Cars Toons | Cars on the Road
**Books:** Disney's Wonderful World of Reading
**Locations:** **Radiator Springs**