Mater

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

Bio
Mater's a good ol' boy with a big heart and he's the only tow truck in Radiator Springs. Mater runs Tow Mater Towing and Salvage and manages the local impound lot. Though a little rusty, he has the quickest tow rope in Carburetor County and is always the first to lend a helping hand. Mater sees the bright side of any situation, and Radiator Springs wouldn't be the same without him. He doesn't have a mean bolt in his chassis.

Persona
Mater is extremely friendly, loving, selfless, loyal, silly, and a bit dim-witted. However, he can be very smart at times and clumsy/accident prone. 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 knowledge 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 model is a 1951 Haulital Hook'em Tow Truck (or an International Harvester "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 originally had a coat of baby blue mixed with light green all over his body, 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's license plate is "A113", a recurring joke in Pixar films.