List of implied characters

This is a list of implied characters that have not physically appeared in any Cars and Planes media, but have been mentioned or alluded (with an officially known name) to at least once throughout the franchise.
==A.P. Biggs Jr.==
A.P. Biggs Jr. is the son of Axle P. Biggs, having been mentioned in Storm Chasing. After he got interested in racing, his dad decided to sponsor a team in the Piston Cup Racing Series.
==Andy==
Andy is a character that is only mentioned in Car Finder Game, a game that is included on the Blu-ray release of Cars. He is one of the characters in Toy Car Story, in which he receives a new toy car, Buzz Light Car, causing his favorite toy, Woody, to feel left out.
He is based on the character of Andy Davis from another Pixar film, Toy Story.
==Betsy==
Betsy is one of Mater's cousins. She is only mentioned once in Cars 2 by Mater telling both Grem and Acer in the bathroom that the two of them break down harder than his cousin Betsy after she got left at the altar.
==Boomobile==
The Boomobile is a character from the Pixcar movie, Monster Trucks, Inc. She is a young car that traveled to the other world of monster trucks, where she met Mike and Sulley. Sulley also calls her Boo in Cars: Mater-National Championship and Cars: Race-O-Rama.
The Boomobile is a parody of Boo from the Pixar film, Monsters, Inc.
==Buck Schooner==
Buck Schooner is a stock car who competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series. At the No Grime 500 race in 2004, he accidentically t-boned photographer Bernie Banks, who needed two and a half months to recover after the accident. He is mentioned in Bernie's Car Finder Game bio.
==Bueford T. Wagon==
Bueford T. Wagon is a name seen on a newspaper in Moon Mater. He is apparently the mayor of Carford Hills in the United States, and gave autonaut Mater the Key to City and established Mater Day on that occasion.
His name is likely a reference to Buford T. Justice, the sheriff from the Smokey and the Bandit franchise.
==Bumper Grimes==
Bumper Grimes is a spokescar of Radiator Springs Greater Area. His name is seen on a newspaper in Mater Private Eye.
==Cam==
Cam is a fan of the Piston Cup Racing Series. In Cars: The Videogame, Cam is mentioned in one of Darrell Cartrip's voice lines that play during Piston Cup Races. Cartrip announces that Cam is the "fan of the race" and that he has won a three-day trip to the Piston Cup Racing School.
==Cam DeSoto==
Cam DeSoto was an inhabitant of Radiator Springs. He was a longtime customer of Driplay's Car Wash until it was discovered to be for laundering money. He was quoted in the Traffic Post newspaper.
==Cam Fourstroke==
Cam Fourstroke is a journalist whose name appears on a newspaper in Cars 3.
==Celia==
Celia is Mike Wazowski's girlfriend, whom he nicknames "Schmoopsie-Poo." In one of Mike's voice lines in Cars: Mater-National Championship, he contemplates wanting to bring Celia to Radiator Springs, saying she "loves quaint and charming."
Like Mike himself, Celia is based on the character of the same name from the Pixar film Monsters, Inc..
==Chet==
Chet is a character who is mentioned in Greta's Car Finder Game profile. He is a part of a quartet called "The Rumbles" and is Greta's old traffic school sweetheart.
Chet and his band name is based on Chet Orr and the Rumbles.
==Cletus' Pa==
Cletus' Pa is the father of Cletus, Buford and Judd.
In Cars: The Videogame, Cletus mentions that his father thought he was a loser. In the Rustbucket Stadium races, Cletus says "I guess Pa was right about me..." when losing a race. However, he says "Pa was wrong, and I ain't no loser!" when either leading or winning a race.
==Colby Brakeshift==
Colby Brakeshift is a racing plane that was mentioned in Planes: Fire & Rescue. He competed in the Red Bulldozer World Championship along with others such as Daryl Chokeup and Dusty Crophopper. He was passed by Crophopper as he went on to win the race. Brakeshift's name only appears on a newspaper in the film.
==Conklin==
Conklin is a mentioned only Piston Cup racer in Cars: The Videogame. The only time they are mentioned is when Darrell Cartrip says "Conklin passes Joltsen to move up a position!". In the GBA version of the game, Conklin can appear as one of the names on the results screen.
==cool_rudder10==
cool_rudder10 is a mentioned only character in Planes. They are a FlewTube user and the author of the video "Ripslinger reigns", which had 265,566 views at the time that Dusty Crophopper viewed it.
==Craig==
Craig is a rock and country musician. His advertisements are seen in the Thunder Hollow bar, searching for anyone who could sing, play the guitar, and play drums for his band. His phone number is 404-555-0199.
==Crash McWheelie==
Crash McWheelie is a world famous stunt car who set record by jumping over 15 semi-trailer trucks.
During McWheelie's event not only would he jump over 15 semi-trailer trucks in front of 5,000 cars he would also accidentally set them on fire due to the highly-explosive fuel he used. Fortunately, no one was injured. His stunt was mentioned in the Traffic Post newspaper from Mater Private Eye.
==Curber family==
The Curber family is the family of Brush Curber and Katherine Curber. They have fourteen children in total, consisting of 8 sons and 6 daughters. The 8 eight sons are: Hal, Brush Jr., Jake, Marty, Willard, Scotty, Wendell, and Truman. The six daughters are: Penelope, Ingrid, Lucille, Aimee, Kassidy and Florence.
==Dale Earnhardt==
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was a race car that competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series and was the father of Dale Earnhardt Jr.. He was mentioned in volume 0 of the Cars comic. He is based on Dale Earnhardt, a professional stock car driver in NASCAR and was regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history.
==Darrel Draggered==
Darrel Draggered is a Piston Cup race car. He was mentioned in the Cars Blu-ray Finder game. He, along with Aiken Axler, formed the country jazz trio, "The Three Cycle".
==Daryl Chokeup==
Daryl Chokeup is a racing plane that was mentioned in Planes: Fire & Rescue. He competed in the Red Bulldozer World Championship along with others such as Colby Brakeshift and Dusty Crophopper. He was passed by Crophopper as he went on to win the race. Chokeup's name only appears on a newspaper in the film.
==Dave Motorkrass==
Dave Motorkrass is the brother of Frank Motorkrass, Zach Motorkrass and Misti Motorkrass who has once outrun five police officers in only one year. He was mentioned in Misti Motorkrass' bio in the Car Finder Game.
==Doreen==
Doreen is a character that was mentioned by Mater in Cars after witnessing Lightning McQueen and Sally talking to each other. According to Mater, she was a truck that looked like a Jaguar however, in the Italian version of the film, she is portrayed differently – characterized as a pretty girl with a rounded appearance like a coupé. Contrary to Mater's initial description, Doreen is revealed to be a van who went to great lengths, even crawling up the side, just to converse with Mater.
==Doyle==
Doyle is one of Mater's cousins. He was mentioned in Cars 3 by Mater as he was the one who taught him how to sing and whistle at the same time. The Latin American version replaces Mater's cousin with his uncle, Tío Cilindro.
In Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures, at least 12 male cousins with varying liveries appear in the mini-game "Tow the Line" as Mater practices his towing. These cars are the same design as Buford, Cletus, Lewis, Judd, Tommy Joe and Zeke. One of them is painted faded-red with blue stripes, a different livery to the aforementioned cousins. It is highly likely that Doyle is one of these cousins.
==Dusty==
Dusty is a Piston Cup fan. He is mentioned in Cars: The Videogame in one of Darrell Cartrip's voice lines that randomly play during Piston Cup Races. He is announced as the "fan of the race" and winner of a special prize.
==El Tornado==
El Tornado is a Mexican wrestler. He was mentioned by both Bravo and Echo in Planes: The Video Game at the end of the "Twist of Fate" mission as being the only thing that can stop El Chupacabra, since both of them wrestled and El Tornado managed to win.
==Ella Copter==
Ella Copterhttp://cdn.cars.dolimg.com/worldofcars/1.1/pdf/RSN_book.pdf is an RSN helicopter mentioned in The World of Cars Online. She was helping search for Sally, when she was stuck in Redhood Valley, after the rockslide.
==Fender Panhead==
Fender Panhead is a race car from Radiator Springs. He broke the Radiator Springs Intramural League land speed record on the Treadwell Motor Speedway beating the previous time by 3 seconds. He is only mentioned in Mater Private Eye.
==Fester Offwheeler==
Fester OffwheelerRSN book pdf is a car from The World of Cars Online. Some cars said he looked stock, so he got a body rework at Ramone's House of Body Art.
==FlashMix Tapes==
FlashMix Tapes is a name-only character in Planes. They are a FlewTube user who uploaded the video "Dusty Crophopper Auto Tune", which has 4,327,200 views.
==Frank Motorkrass==
Frank Motorkrass is a champion street racer on the East Side and the brother of Zach Motorkrass, Dave Motorkrass and Misti Motorkrass. He was mentioned in Misti Motorkrass' bio in the Car Finder Game.
==George Lexus==
George Lexus is a mentioned only character in Planes: Fire & Rescue. He is a film director who made the Howard the Truck movie.
He is based on George Lucas, best known for being the creator of the Star Wars franchise and was the director of the Howard the Duck movie from 1986.
==Gina Gastankski==
Gina Gastankski is a journalist. Her name appears on a newspaper in Cars 3.
In 95: The Untold Story of Lightning McQueen, her name was changed to "Melba Toast", for unknown reasons.
==Gleaming Nicesignal==
Gleaming Nicesignal is a car from The World of Cars Online. He got body work at Ramone's House of Body Art, and said it makes people think he looks mean.
==Grammy Mater==
Grammy Mater was the grandmother of Mato and Mater. She is mentioned in the story Hoodwinked of the World of Cars book.
Whenever, Mater would go fishing with his cousins (Buford, Cletus and Judd) he would often think of his grandmother's old saying "one car's trash was another car's treasure".
==Grey==
Grey is a character whose name was seen on a newspaper in Mater Private Eye.
==Jenny==
Jenny is Otto von Fassenbottom's girlfriend, who lives in Germany. When Otto is not racing, he spends a lots of his free time cruising the Autobahn back home with his girlfriend, Jenny. When Otto visited Radiator Springs, Lightning McQueen told Otto he cannot go back to Germany without a gift for her from the Radiator Springs Curios. Jenny is mentioned in Cars: Mater-National Championship.
==Jirozowa==
Jirozowa is the owner of Japan's most renowned and haughtiest sushi restaurant and the one who trained Morimotor to be a sushi chef. He was mentioned in Morimotor's bio in Meet the Planes.
==Johnny Spider==
In the Italian version of Cars, when Mater introduces himself to McQueen and, in turn, asks for McQueen's name, McQueen is surprised that Mater doesn't recognize him. Instead, Mater mistakenly thinks McQueen is "The famous Johnny Spider." It's worth noting that this version of the film is unique in mentioning this character. In Italy, automotive terminology often reflects influences from the bygone era of horse-drawn carriages. The term "spider" is one such example, and it's interesting to observe its historical evolution. In Italy, the terms "Spider" and "Spyder" are used interchangeably today, referring to two-seater cars with an open-top. The Italian alphabet lacks the letter Y, so the term "spider" is preferred by Italian automakers. Originally inspired by the old Phaeton Spider carriages, the term was adopted to add a touch of nostalgia and coolness to convertibles. It's important to note that terms like "convertible," "roadster," and "spyder" essentially mean the same thing, with each reflecting the style of a two-seater car with an open roof.
==Johnny and Emma==
Johnny and Emma are two siblings who are mentioned in Cars: The Videogame. One of Darrell Cartrip's voice lines that play during Piston Cup Races announces that Johnny and Emma are the "fans of the race", and jokes that with the way they compete to be the bigger fan, they might as well be out on the race track.
==Jordon Carlow==
Jordon Carlow is a Hollywood actor and Ralph Carlow's older brother. He was mentioned in Ralph Carlow's bio in the Car Finder Game.
==Judd's Mama==
Judd's Mama was the mother of Cletus, Buford and Judd.
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Judd can be heard saying "Mama! I wish you was here!" when competing in the Rustbucket Stadium races. This dialogue suggests that she is deceased. 
==Les==
Les is a character who lives in Thomasville. He was mentioned by Smokey at the Cotter Pin in Cars 3.
==Mack's Ma==
Mack's Ma is the mother of Mack, and is mentioned in one of the Route 66 Dash stories from the comics.
In a Cars comic, Mack tells Gray that his ma was abducted by aliens. However, Gray does not believe him.
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==Mater's Mama==
Mater's Mama was the mother of Mato and Mater. She is appears in the story Hoodwinked of the World of Cars book. However, she is not seen or illustrated.
When Bubba stole Mater's hood, he knew his mama was going to be madder than a wet tractor if he came home without his hood. Thankfully, Red was able to retrieve Mater's hood. After winning a backwards race against Bubba, Mater lost his hood again. His mother could be heard shouting "Shame on you, Mr. Tow Mater! Put that hood right back on - you're in public!". To which, Mater replied with "Sorry, Mama!" .
In the Cars on the Road episode, Gettin' Hitched, is it heavily implied that Mato and Mater's parents are wealthy and lived in the back-East region of America. The World of Cars book, suggests that at some point in her life the family were residents of Radiator Springs.
==Mary Jean==
Mary Jean is a female car mentioned in the book World of Cars. She lives in Bent Fender, Arkansas, she has a unnamed sister and a unnamed niece, she was mistaken to be the neighbor of Doc Hudson by her niece.
===Trivia===
* Her name is similar to Mary Jane Watson, a Marvel Comics character.
==Mayfield==
Mayfield is the name of a mysterious, unknown Piston Cup racer in Cars: The Videogame. In the GBA version, the anonymous, indistinguishable background racers can go by various names, one of these is "Mayfield".
==Mike's cousins==
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Mike mentions having four cousins who are all lawyers, and threatens to contact them if he is hit by the player. He says they come from a "smart family."
==Missy==
Missy is a fan of the Piston Cup race car Joltsen. In Cars: The Videogame, one of Darrell Cartrip's voice lines mentions Missy, saying she is the "fan of the race" and that she has won a free supercharged package from RPM.
==Monty==
Monty was Sarge's uncle, mentioned in the junior novel Struck by Lightning. He was the slowest car Sarge knew.
==Motorio Brake-tali==
Motorio Brake-tali is a celebrity and the owner of a brand of restaurants, with its flagship location in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is mentioned in J. Curby Gremlin's bio in the 2011 edition of Meet the Cars, where it is revealed that Gremlin once worked as the head waiter in the flagship restaurant.
==Mrs. Racingtire==
Mrs. Racingtire is the wife of Kevin Racingtire. Her father is the owner of Shifty Drug, the large pharmaceutical company, that just so happens to sponsor the team for which her husband races for. Kevin attributes his success to his family. She is mentioned in Kevin Racingtire's bio for the Car Finder Game and Meet the Cars.
==Nora==
Nora is the owner of the corn dog stand during the Carburetor County Fair. She was mentioned by Mater after he misheard the flight attendant saying "さようなら (Goodbye)", and instead heard her saying "Say hi to Nora" on the Japanese promotional in-flight video, In Flight to Japan, that was made in order to promote Cars 2.
==Patty==
Patty is a fan of the Piston Cup Racing Series. In Cars: The Videogame, one of Darrell Cartrip's voice lines that plays during Piston Cup races mentions Patty, saying that she is the "fan of the race" and has won a personal tour around the track from her favorite driver, number 65. Notably, there is no racer in the game with that number.
==Paul Rudderwin==
Paul Rudderwin was the assistant producer of the 25th episode of CHoPs.
He parodies Rabwin, who was a producer and associate producer of the show CHoPs was a spoof of, CHiPs.
==Phantom Siphon==
Phantom Siphon is a criminal in Mater Private Eye who was involved in petrol disappearance. Before he was captured by private detective Mater, he caused the disappearance of petrol from various cars' tanks.
He was a part of private detective Mater's 15th solved case.
==Phil==
Phil is a truck that lives in New Mexico. He was mentioned by a red truck in the episode Trucks of Cars on the Road.
==Pop==
Pop is Corporal Josh Coolant's grandfather and one of Sarge's friends from the British military. He was mentioned by Corporal Josh Coolant in Cars 2, as the latter would do anything for his grandfather's friends.
==Premium Recordover==
Premium Recordover is a race car from The World of Cars Online. He challenged King McKit to a race.
==Racer Shakybeams==
Racer Shakybeams' is a race car that lives in the tent in Redhood Valley, Carburetor County. He was interviewed by Lexi Lowdown after he claimed to see the Lake Floaty Monster.
==Rick Rotor==
Rick Rotor is the creator of the CHoPs TV series. He directed the 25th episode titled "Disco Inferno".
He is a parody of the CHiPs creator Rick Rosner.
==Robert Johnson==
Robert Johnson is a known blues singer. He was quoted in the Automotive Dispatch newspaper from Mater Private Eye.
==Roy==
In a deleted cutscene of Cars: The Video Game, Mater mentions to Lighting McQueen that he had a horrible dream about being a tugboat named Roy the Tugboat.
==Sammy Smelter==
Smokin' Sammy Smelter is a Junior Piston Cup Pro Series racer. He was mentioned in the book World of Cars as he was given the sponsorship of Smell Swell, thus, making Lightning McQueen get fired from his racing team.
==Scoop==
Scoop is a long-time Racing Sports Network reporter who could spot an upcoming star before they built their careers. He is also the author of the Scoop's Scoop blog. His name is only mentioned in The World of Cars Online.
==Slide Powers==
Slide Powers is Slider Petrolski's uncle. He was mentioned in the Car Finder Game as he was the inspiration for Slider Petrolski's name and he was also a Piston Cup racer from the late 1940s.
==Smasher McCrasher==
Smasher McCrasher is a test car. He was testing the Backfire Canyon Speedway in The World of Cars Online one week before opening.
==Smithers==
Private Smithers is a soldier who works at Parking Area 51. In Unidentified Flying Mater, he is mentioned by another soldier while Mater sneaks into Parking Area 51.
==Spyder Dangerford==
Spyder Dangerford is an American race car, he is mentioned in Dash Boardman's Car Finder Game profile. He helped Dash get his big break after Dash made a wrong turn into the celebrity brake check area. Dash eventually left with a picture of Dangerford and a scoop on the racer's strategy thanks to fast talking and quick wit.
==Sticks Shiftley==
Sticks Shiftley was a former Radiator Springs alderman. He was quoted in a newspaper in Mater Private Eye.
==Storm Brickire==
Storm Brickire is a race car from The World of Cars Online. He challenged King McKit to a race.
==Shiftright family==
The Shiftright family is the family of Kevin Shiftright. Consisting of his father Klint Shiftright, a 3-time Piston Cup winner, his grandfather, Kraig Shiftright, a 2-time Piston Cup winner, and his great-grandfather, Kurt Shiftright, a racer who competed on the dirt tracks of the 1950 Piston Cup seasons.
==Tank Roadcrash==
Tank Roadcrash is a car from The World of Cars Online. He lost 500 pounds after getting a body rework at Ramone's House of Body Art.
==The Destruction==
The Destruction is a three-time champion of the Monster Truck Rally. They were quoted in Highway Observer from Mater Private Eye.
==USS Enterprise==
USS Enterprise was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, used by the US Navy during World War II. Walter O'Wheely used to work on this ship. They are named after and based on the CV-6 USS Enterprise.
==USS Flysenhower==
USS Flysenhower was a ship that served to the United States Navy during World War II. According to Jigsaw 2, he is famous for docking at the most windy archipelagos.
Not to be confused with the current Dwight D. Flysenhower. The WW2 Flysenhower was likely much smaller and straight decked, much like real life WW2 carriers.
==Van Hefty==
Van Hefty is a moving van. He was quoted in the Automotive Dispatch in Mater Private Eye.
==Vince's Ma==
Vince's Ma was mentioned in Cars: The Videogame. When Vince was interviewed by Darrell Cartrip at Radiator Springs for Racing Sports Network, Vince awkwardly said "hi" to his mother who was watching the show live from Queens, New York, USA.
==Von Throttle==
Von Throttle is an employee at NASCA. His name was seen in the Emeryville Gazette from Moon Mater.
==Waldgeister Monster==
The Waldgeister Monster is a non-existent monster from the legend of the Black Forest. They are mentioned by a gentlecar in Rally to the Finish!. The word "Waldgeister" translates to "Forest spirits" in German.
==Wells Runabout==
Wells Runabout is the owner of the Tank Coat team. Runabout hired Eugene Carbureski after his victory against other professional racers. He is only mentioned in Carbureski's Car Finder Game profile.
==Westkast555==
westkast555 is a FlewTube user. They are the uploader of the "Dusty gains speed" video, which has 1,873 views.
==Zach Motorkrass==
Zach Motorkrass is a drag racer who is known to be the fastest of them all in three American towns and the brother of Frank Motorkrass, Dave Motorkrass and Misti Motorkrass. He was mentioned in Misti Motorkrass' bio in the Car Finder Game.
==Zeke's Mama==
Zeke's Mama is the mother of Lewis, Tommy Joe and Zeke.
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, whenever the player hits Zeke or Zeke is loosing a race when competing in the Rustbucket Stadium, he can be heard saying "I hope my mama ain't watchin'!".
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