Mater (voiced by Larry the Cable Guy) is the deuteragonist of the Cars series. He is a tow truck who is best friends with Lightning McQueen. Although Mater 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. His model is a 1951 Haulital Hook'em tow truck (or an International Harvester boom truck). Mater's color was originally baby blue, but over the years, he has rusted into a patchwork light brown/orange color with some of the blue still showing through. Mater's license plate is "A113", a recurring joke in Pixar films.