Buford

Buford
Color	Blue
Occupation	Rustbucket race car
Main portrayer(s)	Unknown
Character information Gender Male

Buford is one of Mater's cousins. Since his debut appearance in Cars: The Video Game, he has become a recurring character in the Cars series, making several appearances in the video games, as well as in the World of Cars book, which details his background. Despite his appearance, Buford is actually a talented demolition derby racer.

Buford is a rusty blue race car that has his number on his headlights and a rusty bumper. In his video game appearances, Buford has the number 20 painted on his doors and headlights, but in World of Cars, he has the number "7". He also has six pinstripes in the games, but only four in the book and on his die-cast model.

History

Background

The World of Cars book reveals that Buford, along with Mater, Cletus and Judd, were bullied by Bubba and one of his friends when they were younger. However, Mater challenged Bubba to a backwards race, and since he couldn't successfully make a turn around Stanley's statue, he lost, and Bubba subsequently stopped bullying the four cousins.

Cars: The Video Game

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Cars: The Video Game

In Cars: The Video Game, Buford's only appearance is as a competitor in the event Rustbucket Race-O-Rama, in which he competes against Mater and five of his other cousins. Like the other Rustbucket racers, Buford is not playable.

Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures

In Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures, Buford and his cousins appear in the mini-game Tow The Line, in which they must be towed to the other side of Mater's junkyard.

In this game, Buford's paint scheme seems to be white with blue pinstripes, as opposed to blue with purple pinstripes, as in his other appearances.

Cars: Mater-National Championship

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Cars: Mater-National Championship

In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Buford makes his first appearance in the cutscene for Rustbucket Race #1, staring at Emma as she practices, along with the rest of his cousins except for Mater. He later appears as an opponent in Rustbucket Races #1, #2, and #3, where he tends to place higher with each event, though he is rivaled by Tommy Joe.

Appearances

• Cars: The Video Game
• Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures
• Cars: Mater-National Championship

Buford also appears in the World of Cars book.

Gallery

• Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures

  Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures

• Cars: Mater-National Championship

  Cars: Mater-National Championship

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  Buford in Rustbucket Race #1

• Buford in Rustbucket Race #2

  Buford in Rustbucket Race #2

• Buford in Rustbucket Race #3

  Buford in Rustbucket Race #3

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  Character icon from Cars: The Video Game

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  Character icon from Cars: Mater-National Championship

Quotes

• "Yee-haw!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
• "Hey!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
• "Oh, just get on outta here!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
• "Well butter my bumper and call me biscuit!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
• "Bye, bye, buddy!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Buford	Buford
Polish	Buford	Buford

Trivia

• Buford shares many traits with Judd and Lewis. They all have blank license plates, and their icons from Cars: The Video Game were found in the files of Cars: Mater-National Championship, despite having received new ones.
• His wheels appear grey and rivetless in Cars: The Video Game, but he has the same brown wheels as Tommy Joe in Cars: Mater-National Championship.
• In Cars: Mater-National Championship, he and Cletus have larger icons than the other cousins.
• Tommy Joe's Paint Jobs of Buford, Judd and Lewis from Cars: The Video Game are still present in the files of Cars: Mater-National Championship, despite them appearing as a seperated characters.