Did something pretty cool today.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-19-12, 04:54 PM

A lot of people don't know this but the Disney Pixar movie Cars is based on a few towns that are just a few minutes down the road from us. 4 women went together and bought the old station that is the inspiration for one of the buildings in the movie and have made a musuem out of it. Today Britney and I took Lake to go see it and we all had a good time. The lady that was working there today is one of the owners of the building and she was more than happy to tell us all about how the movie came to be and how the producers pulled up in front of her place in a white limo and spen hours looking around doing research for the movie.

Here is the actual truck that Tow Mater is based on. The lady said that when the producers first saw him he was pushed back behind the building with a tree growing through his boom.

Here is Lake standing in front of Tow Mater.

Here is Lake driving Tow Mater.

Here is Lake hanging out of the firetruck that the character Red is based on.

One of the stories that the lady told us was about a local guy that lives in this little town. He is double jointed and can actually turn both of his feet completley backwards so that his toes are pointed behind him. He is something of a celebrity in this little town and to honor him Disney made the character Tow Mater drive backwards a lot of the time.

keithdog · 05-19-12, 05:07 PM

Thats a pretty cool way to spend the day. I just wonder who had more fun, you or Lake. haha Awsome pics and neat story.

Jrob78 · 05-19-12, 05:17 PM

That is really cool! When you sent me that picture I knew immediately what it was but I didn't know it was the real Tow Mater. Cars is one of my little nephew's favorite movies.

pro reel · 05-19-12, 05:54 PM

Thats way cool and looks like you guys had a great time.

lowrider · 05-19-12, 07:25 PM

Very cool. Looks like y'all had a fun day.

Bassboss · 05-19-12, 07:45 PM

Wow, really didn't know that Kory! Thanks for sharing!

nobass · 05-19-12, 10:01 PM

that was some interesting info. seems you all had a good day together

Chancho · 05-20-12, 02:32 AM

Very cool, Kory. That little fella's going to be taller than you in no time. You have a great family, bro. I'm proud of you and Britney. Nicely done, my friend.

aikenyounggun · 05-20-12, 10:13 PM

That's pretty awesome. Great pictures too. Gotta love old cars and trucks!

carolina-rig-01 · 05-20-12, 10:46 PM

Thanks fellas, we had a great time. After getting so much information from the lady about the movie, we went home and watched it again. It was really neat to see how much stuff we had overlooked in the movie that was from around here.

WatterBoy · 05-20-12, 11:00 PM

Great story and pictures, Kory! Looks like you had a great time. I love that movie!

bcklash · 05-21-12, 07:24 PM

Cool story Kory. And Laken acts the part very well.

We had an all time classic filmed here a couple of decades ago. Some of the people I work with were extras in the movie. I think most of you have heard of it---Dirty Dancing.

Laken grows some with very picture you post on here. A handsome Little Man.
I love the picture of him looking out the window.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-22-12, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bcklash

Cool story Kory. And Laken acts the part very well.

We had an all time classic filmed here a couple of decades ago. Some of the people I work with were extras in the movie. I think most of you have heard of it---Dirty Dancing.

Laken grows some with very picture you post on here. A handsome Little Man.
I love the picture of him looking out the window.

Thanks Ron, we are trying to do all the things with Lake that we can while he is young. You know, before we don't know anything LOL.

Dirty Dancing huh? While not nearly as cool as Cars, it is a classic and it's cool that it was filmed there LOL.

Bubba_Bruiser · 05-22-12, 08:52 AM

That is good stuff Kory. We love taking trips, and like you said, a majority are for the kids. Hopefully me and momma will get our time one day, but for now, we enjoy the mammaries, I mean memories. I been offshore a while again.

the pyromaniac · 05-22-12, 11:26 PM

My little girl loves that movie, and would love to have visited there. What town is that?

carolina-rig-01 · 05-23-12, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by the pyromaniac

My little girl loves that movie, and would love to have visited there. What town is that?

This is in Galena KS.

bamabassman · 05-23-12, 08:41 PM

agian, this is fantastic kory. lake is a great little fella. hopefully one day we can meet up once again. although i know that he'll be wearing a different cap, hehehehe.

how is the house going by the way kory? haven't seen any recent pics of it. HINT HINT!!lol.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-23-12, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

agian, this is fantastic kory. lake is a great little fella. hopefully one day we can meet up once again. although i know that he'll be wearing a different cap, hehehehe.

how is the house going by the way kory? haven't seen any recent pics of it. HINT HINT!!lol.

Good point John, we really need to get him a Mizzou hat.

Honestly they have so much done on the house that I just want to hold off on the pictures untill it's finished. I will be sure to post pictures when they are finished though.

3dkicker · 05-24-12, 02:20 PM

That is really cool. Glad they kept the truck and have the museum.

05-19-12, 04:54 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Did something pretty cool today. A lot of people don't know this but the Disney Pixar movie Cars is based on a few towns that are just a few minutes down the road from us. 4 women went together and bought the old station that is the inspiration for one of the buildings in the movie and have made a musuem out of it. Today Britney and I took Lake to go see it and we all had a good time. The lady that was working there today is one of the owners of the building and she was more than happy to tell us all about how the movie came to be and how the producers pulled up in front of her place in a white limo and spen hours looking around doing research for the movie. Here is the actual truck that Tow Mater is based on. The lady said that when the producers first saw him he was pushed back behind the building with a tree growing through his boom. Here is Lake standing in front of Tow Mater. Here is Lake driving Tow Mater. Here is Lake hanging out of the firetruck that the character Red is based on. One of the stories that the lady told us was about a local guy that lives in this little town. He is double jointed and can actually turn both of his feet completley backwards so that his toes are pointed behind him. He is something of a celebrity in this little town and to honor him Disney made the character Tow Mater drive backwards a lot of the time. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a pretty cool way to spend the day. I just wonder who had more fun, you or Lake. haha Awsome pics and neat story. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That is really cool! When you sent me that picture I knew immediately what it was but I didn't know it was the real Tow Mater. Cars is one of my little nephew's favorite movies. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

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Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow, really didn't know that Kory! Thanks for sharing! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	that was some interesting info. seems you all had a good day together __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

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pro reel BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 761	Thats way cool and looks like you guys had a great time.

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lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	Very cool. Looks like y'all had a fun day.

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Chancho BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 43	Very cool, Kory. That little fella's going to be taller than you in no time. You have a great family, bro. I'm proud of you and Britney. Nicely done, my friend.

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aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	That's pretty awesome. Great pictures too. Gotta love old cars and trucks! __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

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carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Thanks fellas, we had a great time. After getting so much information from the lady about the movie, we went home and watched it again. It was really neat to see how much stuff we had overlooked in the movie that was from around here. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Great story and pictures, Kory! Looks like you had a great time. I love that movie!

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bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Cool story Kory. And Laken acts the part very well. We had an all time classic filmed here a couple of decades ago. Some of the people I work with were extras in the movie. I think most of you have heard of it---Dirty Dancing. Laken grows some with very picture you post on here. A handsome Little Man. I love the picture of him looking out the window. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

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Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	That is good stuff Kory. We love taking trips, and like you said, a majority are for the kids. Hopefully me and momma will get our time one day, but for now, we enjoy the mammaries, I mean memories. I been offshore a while again. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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the pyromaniac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Roanoke, VA, USA Posts: 155	My little girl loves that movie, and would love to have visited there. What town is that?

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bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	agian, this is fantastic kory. lake is a great little fella. hopefully one day we can meet up once again. although i know that he'll be wearing a different cap, hehehehe. how is the house going by the way kory? haven't seen any recent pics of it. HINT HINT!!lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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