(When was he even in the Crazy Eight? Not every rusty car is known to have competed in the Crazy Eight. Also, how is he playable in Cars: Mater-National?)
|performer = [[Andrew Stanton]]}}{{Quote|"He knows my name. He knows my name!"|'''Fred''', ''[[Cars]]''}}'''Fred''' is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the [[Cars (series)|''Cars'' series]]. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, although it is printed on his front license plate.
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|performer = [[Andrew Stanton]]}}{{Quote|"He knows my name. He knows my name!"|'''Fred''', ''[[Cars]]''}}'''Fred''' is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the [[Cars (series)|''Cars'' series]]. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.
Fred is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the Cars series. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.
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 gets excited and his front bumper falls off. The same situation happens with Mario Andretti at the Los Angeles International Speedway, where Mario says his name, he gets even more excited and happily tells a security guard, "Mario Andretti knows my name!" after the police will not let him in because he does not have a garage pass. Fred says that it is okay because Lightning knows 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 falls off again.
Cars: Mater-National Championship
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. His front bumper falls off after Lightning revs his engine. After this event, Fred is only seen during all four 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 (except on the PlayStation 2 version in which he does not appear in at all). Like his previous game appearance, Fred is not a playable character.
Other appearances
In The Case of the Missing Muffler, he is seen at Flo's V8 Café, talking to Lightning McQueen and Mater. The story implies that Fred is likely now a resident of Radiator Springs, as the video games were also implying.
General information
Physical description
Promotional artwork of Fred.
Fred is a Stodgey Suaver ST and has a license plate that simply reads "FRED". His top speed is 49 km/h and he has 300 HP. Fred's original livery is currently unknown, as he is completely covered in rust and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on.
Personality and traits
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!"
"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."[1]
"Oh, I guess I better start getting in shape!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
"Lightning McQueen is giving private racing lessons? Oh, count me in, Mr. McQueen!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
Names in other languages
Language
Name
Meaning
French
Fred
Fred
Spanish
Fred
Fred
Polish
Fred
Fred
Trivia
Fred's bumper in the PS3 version of Cars: Mater-National Championship.
Fred and Fillmore are the only two characters in Cars who have front license plates.
Fred's original die-cast 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".
Fred's rear bumper is much brighter in the PS3 version of Cars: Mater-National Championship.
Look and Find: Disney's Cars • Cars: Join the Pit Crew • Welcome to Radiator Springs • Cars Reusable Sticker Book • Cars Movie Theater Book • Cars: Get Into Gear • Cars: Start Your Engines • Cars: Ultimate Sticker Book
