Fred

Fred
Color	Rusty
Occupation	Rust-eze Member
Main portrayer(s)	Andrew Stanton
Character information Gender Male

Fred is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the Cars series. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, although it is printed on front license plate.

History

Cars

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Fred and Donna Pits

In Cars, Fred is seen in the Rust-eze tent at the Motor Speedway of the South, happy due to the fact that Lightning McQueen "knows his name" even though it is printed on his license plate. He got excited, and his front bumper fell off. The same situation happened with Mario Andretti at the Los Angeles International Speedway, where Mario said his name, and he got even more excited and happily told a security guard, "Mario Andretti knows my name!" after the police won't let him in because he didn't have a garage pass. Fred said that it was okay, because Lightning knew him. At the end of the film, Fred is seen hopping up and down in the main road of Radiator Springs, with tons of decals stickered onto him from Lizzie's Radiator Springs Curios shop, and his bumper fell off again.

Cars: Mater-National Championship

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Fred in a Rustbucket Race

In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Fred overhears Lightning telling Philip about driving lessons, and he excitedly hurries over and asks if he can join too. After Doc complains that the three cars are blocking the street, Barry comes and asks if a race is starting, and the five happily agree to one. After this event, Fred is only seen during some of the Rustbucket Races, and also as a computer opponent in all nine Fillmore's Fuel Frenzy levels.

Cars: Race-O-Rama

In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Fred can be found competing in the Rustbucket Derby levels, and sometimes in the Smash Up levels as well.

Other Appearances

In The Case of the Missing Muffler, he is seen at Flo's V8 Cafe, talking to Lightning McQueen and Mater. The story implies that Fred is likely now a resident of Radiator Springs, as the video games were implying.

General information

Appearance

Fred is a Stodgey Suaver LT with a front license plate reading "Fred". While Fred's true paint job is unknown, he is completely covered in rusty, with some hints of tan.

Personality

Fred gets excited very easily, and, as a result, often has his bumper fall off. Whenever someone reads his license plate and says his name, Fred freaks out and shouts the phrase "He knows my name!"

Relationships

Fred seems to be friends with the various competitors at the Rustbucket Stadium, including Mater, Cletus, Judd, Buford, Tommy Joe, Lewis, Zeke and Emma, as well as Lightning McQueen someone he often competes against in races.

Appearances

• Cars
• Cars: Mater-National Championship
• Cars: Race-O-Rama

Gallery

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• Model from Cars: Mater-National Championship

  Model from Cars: Mater-National Championship

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  Character icon from Cars: Mater-National Championship

Official profiles and statistics

Cars

• Bios
  • "Fred is truly racing's number-one fan. Some cars have better wax jobs, or attached bumpers, but do they have the heart and dedication Fred has? Not a chance. Between Fred's racing blogs, podcast, websites and daily call-ins to numerous radio shows, it's amazing Fred has time to get to any actual races."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Fred	Fred
Polish	Fred	Fred

Trivia

• Fred and Fillmore are the only two characters in Cars who have front license plates.
• Fred's original diecast was too big, so he was re-scaled into a smaller size. However, the smaller one was considered by many as "out of scale" to other models.
• In several ways, he is similar to Otis. They are both rusty, have a closely resembling design, and are both considered "lemons".