Barney Stormin

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Barney Stormin
Vehicle type Wacool Biplane Co.
Color Red, white
Occupation Professional skywriter
Main portrayer(s) Unknown
First appearance Cars
Character information
Gender Male
"Uh oh!"
Barney Stormin, Cars

Barney Stormin is a Piston Cup skyrighter that first appeared in Cars, and later made a cameo in Cars 2: The Video Game. He is a Wacool Biplane Co. that is painted red and white, with white designs on his rear half.

History

Cars

In Cars, Barney is writing in the sky above the tie-breaker race at Los Angeles, before quickly flying out of the way as Marco and the other fighter jets come rushing through.

Other appearances

Barney also appears in the comic Air-Tow, in which he is having trouble with his engine, but he has to perform soon, causing him to seek the help of Mater, who uses his tow hook to fly Barney.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Barney Stormin
Wacool Biplane Co.
His story:
"Barney Stormin is a professional skywriter. His job not only requires aerobatic skill and relatively low winds, but most importantly, good spelling because as Barney likes to say, "There is no eraser in the sky.""
His scene:

List of appearances

Title Year Notes
Cars 2006
Car Finder Game 2007
Meet the Cars 2008
Pixarpedia 2009
"High Flying Ad-Venture" 2010 The Fantastic World of Disney Pixar Cars #34
Cars 2: The Video Game 2011
"Air-Tow" 2012 The Official Magazine (December 2012-January 2013)

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Transcription
French Barney Super Avion
Polish Bartek Śmigły
Russian Барни Штурмин Barni Shturmin
Барни Штурмовик[1] Barni Shturmovik

Trivia

  • Barney's name is a pun on the term "barnstorming". Barnstorming is a form of entertainment in which airplanes perform aerial tricks for an audience.
  • Barney has a Mater the Greater counterpart named Props McGee.


References