Fred

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

Fred is a huge racing fan who can often get over-excited.

Bio

Cars

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.

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

In Cars: Mater-National Championship, he first appears in the cutscene for Radiator Springs Circuit, where he thought Lightning was about to have a race. He got excited when Lightning remembers his name. Then he got excited again when he saw Doc Hudson, who he knew was the Fabulous Hudson Hornet. Then at the end of the cutscene, his bumper fell off. Then Lightning said that they will come back for it after the race. Fred competes in the first race of the game, with Lightning and Doc. Afterwards, Fred was seen in all of the races in the Rustbucket Race-O-Rama series, as well as all of the levels of Fillmore's Fuel Frenzy.

Cars: Race-O-Rama

In Cars: Race-O-Rama, he still competes in the Rustbucket series. He appears in some of the Smash Up levels.

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.

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!"

Livery

It is unknown what Fred's true paint job is, as he is completely covered in rust.

Model

According to Car Finder, Fred is a Stodgey Suaver LT.

Fred's license plate simply reads "FRED".

Occupation

Fred is currently a Rust-eze member. While not really occupations, he is currently a huge Lightning McQueen fan and a blogger.

Appearances

Feature Films

• Cars

Video Games

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

Comics

• The Case of the Missing Muffler

Merchandising

• 1:55 Scale Diecast (normal, with Bumper Stickers, with Fallen Bumper)

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".

Quotes

"Fred: "You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!"
Lightning McQueen: "Yes, I know." (chuckles as he reads Fred's name on his license plate) "'Fred.' Fred, thank you."
Fred: "He knows my name. He knows my name!" (his front bumper falls off)"

—Lightning meets Fred., [[{{{3}}}]]

"Marco Axelbender: (to Fred) "Hey, you! No admittance without a garage pass!"
Fred: "Oh, it's okay. Lightning McQueen knows me!"
Mario Andretti: "Hey, Marco, it's a beautiful day for a race, isn't it?"
Marco Axelbender: "Absolutely, Mr. Andretti."
Mario Andretti: "And good morning to you, uh, Fred."
Fred: "Mario Andretti knows my name!" (to Marco) "You gotta let me in now!""

—Fred at the tie-breaker race in Los Angeles., [[{{{3}}}]]

Gallery

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  Fred's Car Finder profile

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• Diecast

  Diecast

• Diecast with Bumper Stickers

  Diecast with Bumper Stickers