Mater

Mater is a rusty tow truck who is best friends with Lightning McQueen.

Persona
Mater is extremely friendly, loving, selfless, loyal, and sometimes a bit dim-witted. He also has a vast knowledge of all car parts considering his job of towing and salvaging. Although he may seem silly and dim-witted, he has a huge, vast savant-like knowldege of all things towing and repair along with engines, car parts and car types and is a fiercely loyal and loving great friend to all.

Basis
Mater's make model/race is a Haunted Hook/Haulital Hook'em, and a mix of a 1951 International Harvester L-170 "Boom Truck", One-Ton Wrecker combined with some pieces of a Chevrolet 3800 and an old 1957 Dodge Truck. He has a V-8 engine with a two-barrel carburetor. He can go zero to sixty in ten seconds, with a top speed of 90 miles per hour, with 200 horsepower.

Livery
Mater's original color was pale baby blue, but it can be concluded that he never got a re-paint. Now, Mater is covered in rust and the only visible paint is on his sides and on his rear. He also has a bumper with a yellow and black "caution" logo.

Trivia

 * Mater is the (self-proclaimed) "world's best backward's driver". He attributes his skill to his rear-view mirrors and his own philosophy: "Don't need to know where I'm going, just need to know where I've been".