The Yellow Car

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1997 logo, drawn by Jorgen Klubien and featured in The Art of Cars (2006)

The Yellow Car was an automotive story[1] developed by Pixar artist Jørgen Klubien, during the production of the studio's second feature film, A Bug's Life (1995). Inspired by an affinity for the electric car, first engineered in the 1980s in his home country of Denmark.[2] With a plot resembling Hans Christian Anderson's The Ugly Ducking, the titular yellow car (later adapted into Luigi) finds himself rejected by his gas-fueled society. According to The Art of Cars, The Yellow Car was scrapped due to its "slim" plotline falling short of a feature film runtime; It however laid the groundwork for future development, introducing a "small-town setting" and the characters of Fillmore and Sarge.[2]

The next stage of the project (which would eventually become Cars) was titled American Car.

Characters

  • Yellow Car
  • Red Fire Truck (Chief, early version of Red)
  • Mail Truck
  • Flatbed Truck
  • Racing Car (Hot Rod)
  • Police Car (early version of Sheriff)
  • Tow Truck
  • VW (early version of Fillmore)
  • Jeep (early version of Sarge)

Locations

Gallery

Sources

References

  1. The Art of Cars (pg. 14)
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Art of Cars (pg. 15)