Sally Carrera
| Sally Carrera | |
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| Cars character | |
Sally Carrera
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| First appearance | Cars (2006) |
| Created by | John Lasseter |
| Voiced by | Bonnie Hunt |
| Based on | Dawn Welch of the Rock Café in Stroud |
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| Species | Porsche 996 motorcar |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | town attorney, hotelier |
| Significant other(s) | Lightning McQueen |
| Nationality | American |
Sally Carrera is a character In the Pixar computer animated film Cars. She is Radiator Springs's town attorney and protagonist Lightning McQueen's love interest. She is voiced by Bonnie Hunt.
In the film, Sally owns the Cozy Cone Motel, a newly refurbished tourist court similar in design to the Wigwam Motels but with each individual motel room constructed as an oversized traffic cone. She has cones all around her shop, inside and out; even the lamps, planters and alarm clocks follow the theme. Neon lighting at the Cozy Cone, one of the first historic restoration efforts in Radiator Springs, displays the "100% Refrigerated Air" slogan of Tucumcari's historic US 66 Blue Swallow Motel.
She once was a successful California lawyer but, unhappy, chose to leave the state to settle in the small U.S. Route 66 town.
"It's really pretty simple. I was an attorney in LA. livin' life in the fast lane and well, that was my life. And you know what? It never felt happy. So I left California. Just drove and drove and finally broke down right here. Doc fixed me up, Flo took me in. Well, they all did. And I never left."
Sally is a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera on a slightly-shortened wheelbase and has a pinstripe tattoo on her back. Pixar had initially wanted a classic Porsche for the rôle, but were convinced by Bob Carlson at Porsche to make her the latest model. Pixar's animators, modellers and sound crews obtained access to real Porsche 911-series vehicles to meticulously create an animated Sally who looks, moves and responds in a similar manner to the original automobile.
"It's the nicest body I've ever had on film. I'm telling you, it's a luxury. I really thought they were going to cast me as a Buick."
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