Winford Bradford Rutherford

Winford Bradford Rutherford
Vehicle type	Capitol Motors Verve XT
Color	Yellow, blue, orange, white
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for RPM (formerly)
Main portrayer(s)	Bill Farmer
First appearance	Cars
Latest appearance	"Selfie-Day!"
Character information Nickname(s) The Professor Gender Male

"Your streamlined body shape would indicate that you have the potential to be as fast as you say, but I'm just not looking for a team-mate at this instant."

—Winford Rutherford to Lightning McQueen, The Rookie

Winford Bradford Rutherford is a race car that raced for the RPM team in the Piston Cup Racing Series. He is a Capitol Motors Verve XT, which resembles a Ford Taurus. He is painted yellow, with the RPM logo on his hood. He had the number 64 and Piston Cup sponsors on his doors. He has a blue spoiler, and blue rims, with yellow on the outside.

History

Cars

In Cars, Winford appears as one of the thirty-six competitors at the final race of the season at the Motor Speedway of the South. After performing a PIT maneuver on Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks finds himself a considerable distance ahead of him, but further increases the gap by bumping Winford into Murray Clutchburn, and it quickly becomes a crash consisting of all racers except for The King, Chick and McQueen. During the crash, he got hit by Ralph Carlow, and also by Davey Apex. But he doesn't suffer any major damage from that and continues racing. He finished in the 18th position.

At some point between Cars and Cars 3, Winford retired, and Bruce Miller became the new RPM racer.

The Rookie

In The Rookie comic, Winford is one of many racers who Lightning McQueen asks for help with securing a sponsorship, but Winford declines after McQueen's poor sportsmanship in the race.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game/Meet the Cars

Winford Bradford Rutherford Capitol Motors Verve XT

His story:

"An Ivy League school may seem like an unlikely place to start in the racing world. But only a couple of years ago, Winford Bradford Rutherford was grille-deep in physics books learning about momentum, velocity and anything else that would give him an edge on the track. His doctor and lawyer friends at the country club thought he was crazy, but the studying paid off. Winford is now a highly respected Piston Cup racer. He uses his vast knowledge of physics to cheat the wind and out-maneuver his fellow racers, who affectionately call him, "The Professor"."

Pixarpedia

• Winford Bradford Rutherford is a Capitol Motors vehicle. His sponsor is RPM Nighttime Backfire Suppressant.

Cars: Character Encyclopedia

• Winford Bradford Rutherford is sponsored by RPM, the Nighttime Backfire Suppressant company. This model has been released as a single in every series, apart from the Desert Art and Final Lap series.

List of appearances

Title	Year	Notes
Cars	2006
The Rookie	2009	First speaking role
"Selfie-Day!"	2022	The Official Magazine #3

Gallery

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  Winford’s first appearance onscreen

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  Winford drinking Nitroade

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  Winford in a comic.

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  Winford on the cover of a comic.

Names in other languages

• Bulgarian: Уинфорд Брадфорд Ръдърфорд (transcription: Uinford Bradford Rŭdŭrford)
• Lithuanian: Vincas
• Russian: Винфорд Брэдфорд Резерфорд (transcription: Vïnford Brédford Rezerford)

Trivia

• In Disney Infinity, there is an unnamed race car who has some resemblance to Winford, with a few minor differences, such as the two numbers being the opposite way around.
• His last name "Rutherford" might be an homage to Ernest Rutherford, who was a scientist that discovered the nucleus. This might also be the reason why his nickname is "The Professor" and how he has a vast knowledge of science.
• In the 2019 die-cast mainline, he is mistakenly called Bruce Miller, which is actually the name of the veteran in Cars 3.