Most cars you see in cartoons weren't created out of the blue, animators will often use real-world examples for inspiration.

What does CARTOON BREW have in common with Disney/Pixar’s CARS?Give up?? The answer is the lettering in both of our logos was designed by Leslie Cabarga. Cabarga is an animation historian (The ...

This charming little 1956 cartoon commissioned by the Automobile Manufacturers Association is interesting because it seems to have, at least according to some sources, lead to the development of ...

Tow Mater from the ’Cars’ movie becomes a championship pro wrestler in this Wrestling Episode of Car Toons’ Mater’s Tall Tales.

Instead, we get an automotive version of postmodernism—Cartoon Cars that replace innovative forms with clever (and not so clever) allusions to the past.

“The Jetsons” had a brief run as a prime-time cartoon in 1962-63, but the futuristic family’s flying car made a lasting impression, rating No. 1 as the favorite cartoon car for American ...

Animation can provide a fascinating window into the past. In the 1950s and 60s, cars became a daily part of life and animation reflected the new automobile culture.

Because having established that Cars plays out on our Earth, rather than some cartoon parallel universe where humans somehow never happened (but their vehicles did), technological advancement is ...

The iconic cartoon has been brought to life – but as an advert for Renault cars in Brazil, of all places, where the show is still fondly remembered having been on repeat since the 80s.

Most cars you see in cartoons came to animators through real-world examples and inspiration.