The first is that the garbage collector is Sid from Toy Story, all grown up (mentioned in Pixar Easter Eggs) And the second easter egg is the garbage truck license plate. In the garbage truck scene of Toy Story 3 there are not one but two hidden easter eggs. (Although Luigi is a Fiat, at the time the film was made, Fiat owned part of Ferrari.) Doc Hudson in Carsĭoc Hudson is modeled after a 1951 Hudson Hornet, which is abbreviated in the first four characters of his license plate “51HH.” And the last two characters “MD” reference Doc’s occupation as the doctor of the Radiator Springs medical clinic.Ĭars isn’t the only film to feature hidden meanings behind license plates … Luigi’s plate “44.5-10.8” refers to the GPS coordinates (Latitude 44.5 and Longitude 10.8) that mark the location of a major Ferrari manufacturing plant in Maranello, Italy.
It’s also a happy coincidence that 51237 is the ZIP code for George, Iowa. The license plate “51237” refers to the date which is the birthday of the actor who voiced Fillmore: George Carlin. And the year 1957 refers to the birth year of John Lasseter, who directed Cars and is also a huge auto enthusiast! Fillmore in Cars Not only is Flo’s “SHO GRL” license plate customized to match her sassy, no-nonsense 1950’s show car personality, but if you look closer you’ll see another fun detail.Ībove the plate reads “MOTORAMA 1957.” Motorama is the name of Pixar Animation Studios’ annual car show featuring awesome cars owned by Pixar employees. The shiny neon lights might have distracted you from this easter egg in Cars. Here’s a round-up the ones we found in Disney and Disney License plates are great because they are small and don’t attract too much attention, but are still fun to sneak in to the background. But in films, where everything is created from scratch, even the smallest detail is carefully and intentionally thought out.
In real life, license plates are often a random set of numbers and letters.