Fred

Fred is a rusty race fan, and a recurring character in the Cars franchise. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.
==History==
===Cars===
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===
thumb|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 in 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 games were also implying.
==Physical description==
Fred is a Stodgey Suaver ST and has a license plate that reads his own name "FRED". His top speed is only 30 mph (49 km/h), probably because of his major rust, and possibly has like 100 hp (74 kW). Fred's original livery paint is apparently blue, despite being completely covered in rust, and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on. His front bumper and the rest has a bit of visible green and white paint.
===Personality and traits===
Fred gets excited very easily, and, as a result, he often has his bumper coming off, or when he excitedly shakes so hard, a large amount of rust falls off him. Whenever anyone reads his license plate and says his name, Fred freaks out and shouts "He knows my name!" 
==List of appearances==
*Cars
*Cars: Mater-National Championship
*Cars: Race-O-Rama
*The Case of the Missing Muffler
==Official profiles==
===Car Finder Game===
==Portrayals==
*Andrew Stanton - All appearances
==Gallery==
Fred1art.png|Artwork with fallen bumper
Fred21.png|World of Cars artwork
FredCars1.jpg|Cars
Marco-axelbander-personnage-cars-01.jpg|Cars
Rusteze-fred-mario.jpg|Cars
PattyCars.jpg|Cars
FredBumperStickersCars.jpg|Fred with a San Bernardino sticker.
DonnaPitsCarsLASpeedway.jpg|Cars
Bandicam 2014-06-14 07-22-31-483.jpg|Car Finder Game profile
Fred.PNG|Cars: Mater-National Championship
Zeke.PNG|Fred and Zeke in Cars: Mater-National Championship
FredRSC.jpg|Cars: Mater-National Championship
FredRB1.jpg|Cars: Mater-National Championship
FredRB2.jpg|Cars: Mater-National Championship
FredRB3.jpg|Cars: Mater-National Championship
FredRB4.jpg|Cars: Mater-National Championship
Icon Fred a.png|Character icon from Cars: Mater-National Championship
Rush cars.jpg| Fred in an early concept from Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure.
Fred large.jpg|Diecast (large)
Small fred.jpg|Diecast (small)
Fred accurate size.jpg|Diecast (accurate size)
Fred bumper stickers diecast.jpg|Diecast (with bumper stickers)
Fred "fallen" bumper.jpg|Diecast (with fallen bumper)
Fred first size supercharged single.jpg|2007 release 
Fred first size world of cars single.jpg|2008 release (large)
Fred resized world of cars single.jpg|2008 release (small)
Fred resized story tellers pack.jpg|2009 release with Fabulous Hudson Hornet and Smell Swell Lightning McQueen
Fred with fallen bumper chase lenticular final lap single lenticular.jpg|2010 release (with fallen bumper)
Fred lenticular final lap pack de 3 lenticulars.jpg|2010 release with Richard Clayton Kensington and Marco Axelbender
Fred resized wgp single - rust-eze racing.jpg|2013 release with Lightning McQueen
Fred resized cars 2016 single - rust-eze racing.jpg|2016 release (small)
Fred resized cars 2022 single.jpg|2022 release (accurate size)
==Names in other languages==
*Chinese: 弗瑞 (pinyin: Fú ruì)
*Russian: Фред (transcription: Fred)
*Korean: 프레드
*Japanese: フレッド
*Hebrew: פרד
*Arabic: فريد
==Trivia==
*Fred and Fillmore are the only two characters in the franchise to date to have frontal license plates.
**A Halloween promotional image gives McQueen a frontal license plate, being "LMQ 95"
*Fred's original diecast was too big, so he was rescaled 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 considered "lemons".
*Fred's rear bumper is much brighter in the PS3 version of Cars: Mater-National Championship.
==Quotes==
*"You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!" - Cars
*"Oh, it's okay. Lightning McQueen knows me!" - Cars
*"Mario Andretti knows my name! You gotta let me in now!" - Cars
*"Woah! I'm going so fast, I'm shedding rust!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"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
==References==
Category:Cars characters
Category:Cars: Mater-National Championship characters
Category:Cars: Race-O-Rama characters
Category:Rusty cars
Category:Race Fans
Category:Lightning McQueen fans
Category:Radiator Springs townies
Category:Racers
Category:Rustbucket racers
es:Fred
pl:Fred
pt-br:Fred
ru:Фрэд
Category:Vintage cars
Category:Sedans
Category:Rust-eze
Category:Characters with green eyes
Category:Male characters
Category:Stodgey