First Big Red burst through a guard rail and plummeted to his death.  Next, Fillmore’s engine froze up after drinking a new experimental fuel.  Sadly, Mater towed Fillmore’s body to the Radiator Springs chop shop because Fillmore was a staunch believer in reusing car parts.

But tragedy struck this past Sunday when it was reported that the Fabulous Hudson “Doc” Hornet, winner of three Piston cups in the ’50′s, succumbed to mechanical failure due to extensive internal rusting of his carburetor.

Some Radiator Springs residents are beginning to wonder if their little town is cursed.

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