Disney•Pixar Studios Animated Features

Cars 2 - Crabby the Trawler

Famed British spy, Finn McMissile hitches a ride with Crabby (a crab trawler) to reach a remote part of the ocean. Fans of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch may recognize that Crabby is patterned after the Northwestern, one of the fishing boats from the popular series. Sig Hansen, the Northwestern's hard-nosed skipper, also provides Crabby's salty voice.

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Cars 2 - Dinoco Oil

The Dinoco brand appears in several Pixar features, debuting as a service station in Toy Story (1995). During their flight to Japan, Lightning & Mater enjoy a couple cans of Dinoco.

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Cars 2 - Kabuto Cameo

Kabuto, the highly modified racer from Tokyo Drift Mater (2008), passes McQueen and the Radiator Springs crew as they cruise the streets of Tokyo.

Cars 2 - Ito-san Cameo

Ito-san, who Mater tows back to Japan in Tokyo Drift Mater (2008), makes a cameo in the kabuki theater (on McQueen's right).

Cars 2 - Mater's Wingnut Hidden Mickey

The rounded wingnut topping Mater's air filter cover is distinctively shaped, creating a Classic Mickey.

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Cars 2 - Mater's A113 License Plate

Mater's license plate reads A113, referring to a specific classroom at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California. CalArts is renown for its animation program and the number A113 appears in dozens of animated films and cartoons.

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Cars 2 - Jeff Gorvette

Jeff Gorvette, one of the World Grand Prix's all-star contestants in Cars 2, is a yellow Corvette voiced by stock car racing champion Jeff Gordon.

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Cars 2 - John Lassetire

Jeff Gorvette's crew chief is a yellow pickup truck named John Lassetire, named after John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer for Pixar Studios and Walt Disney Animation.

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Cars 2 - Siddeley the Spy Jet - A113

Siddeley the British Spy Jet is marked with A113, another nod to the animation program at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

Cars 2 - Finn McMissile - British Intelligence

British spy Finn McMissile, is modeled after the 1965 Aston-Martin DB5 Coupe, which appeared as James Bond's car in Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965).

Cars 2 - Parisian Garage Hidden Mickey

As Mater, Finn and Holley duck into a parisian garage for more privacy, a Hidden Mickey appears on the yellow metal apparatus next to the garage door.

Cars 2 - Topolino - Hidden Mickey

Luigi's Uncle Topolino (the red and black sedan) is one of the cleverly disguised Hidden Mickeys in Cars 2. Italian for baby mouse, Topolino has been used as Mickey Mouse's name in Italian comic strips and librettos since 1932.

Cars 2 - BRAVE Cameo

As Holley pushes Acer & Grem into the Left Turn Inn, the villainous pair end up spilling dozens of pints on the pub's patrons. Hanging in the background, a Scottish tapestry features the fearless highland family from BRAVE.