Crusty Rotor

Crusty Rotor is a Piston Cup racer that raced for the Vinyl Toupee team. He is a Stodgey Suaver EX that is painted pinkish purple, with the number 76 on his doors and roof, as well as the Vinyl Toupee logo on his hood. He wears a black toupee on his roof. Between the events of Cars and Cars 3, he retired and was replaced by Rev Roadages.
==History==
In Cars, Crusty appears at the Motor Speedway of the South, competing in the Dinoco 400 against the likes of Lightning McQueen, The King, Chick Hicks and many others. He is involved in the huge accident caused by Chick Hicks, during which he spun out hitting Ryan Shields, losing one of his tires in the process as his tire bounces down the track like a kickball. However, he does not suffer any major damage from it.
He only appears as a background character in the first movie and is never shown or mentioned in any of the sequels, assuming he retired permanently and is not likely to come back.
==Official profiles==
===Car Finder Game ===
===Meet the Cars===
*Believe it or not, Crusty Rotor was actually a vinyl top salesman before the makers of Vinyl Toupee , Vinyl Top in a Can, put him out of business! While working out his frustration in the gym he realized he had an amazing gift for driving long, hard, grueling distances without feeling even the slightest burnout. As luck would have it the makers of Vinyl Toupee, Vinyl Top in a Can were fronting cash for a Piston Cup team. Crusty made the biggest sell of his life landing the job and all the spray-on toupee his roof could sport.Car Finder Game
===Pixarpedia===
*Crusty Rotor is a Stodgey/Suaver Ex. He is sponsored by Vinyl Toupee, Vinyl Top In A Can and he used to be a Vinyl Top salesman!
==Gallery==
Ponchy, Crusty and Brush.jpg|Crusty’s first appearance onscreen
File:Ralph & Crusty.jpg|Cars
Transpartent crusty rotor.png|Crusty Seen Transparent behind RV's
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File:Darrell Cartrip Introduces Lightning McQueen.jpeg|Cars
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File:Eugene Crash.png|Cars
File:CarsAikenAxler3.jpg|Cars
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File:Ryan Crash.png|Crusty's tires Lost, flew away
File:117 Crash.png|Crusty's tires
Ernie Gearson 2005 Dinoco 400 crash (1).webp|Cars
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ToddMarcus8.jpg|Crusty behind Claude and Todd
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File:PonchyWipeoutDinoco400.jpg|Cars
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Kevin Shiftright gets passed by Chick Hicks.jpeg|Cars
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File:Ralph in dinoco 400.png|Cars
File:TheKing4.jpg|Cars
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CrustyRotor.jpg|Car Finder Game profile
File:Crusty turned.png|Diecast artwork
Vinyl Toupee (Crusty Rotor).jpg|Diecast
File:Crusty Rotor Thailand Diecast.jpg|Thailand die-cast variant
D400.08.png|2007 release with Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, Strip Weathers aka "The King", Claude Scruggs, Aiken Axler, Billy Oilchanger and Todd Marcus
Vinyl toupee rubber tires race o rama kmart.jpg|2009 release (rubber tires)
Vinyl toupee cars 2017 single - piston cup.jpg|2017 release
Bert cars 2021 single - lost and found!.jpg|2021 release with Strip Weathers aka "The King", Chick Hicks, Finish Line Lightning McQueen, Aiken Axler, Not Chuck, Dexter Hoover, Mia and Tia, Christina Wheeland, and Bert
Gasprin cars 2022 movie moments.jpg|2022 release with Floyd Mulvihill
2023 crusty.jpg|2023 release
==Names in other languages==
*Greek: Κραστι Ροτορ (transcription: Krasti Rotor)
*Russian: Красти Ротор (transcription: Krasti Rotor)
==Trivia==
*Crusty has the same surname as Michael Rotor, a next-generation View Zeen racer in Cars 3. However, it is unknown if they are related in any way.
*His roof seems to resemble a convertible, most likely to promote the spray-on vinyl sold by his sponsor.
==References==
Category:Cars characters
Category:Team members
Category:Racers
Category:Piston Cup racers
Category:Vinyl Toupee
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