Pixar was cleaver enough to add details such as license plates to some of the characters featured in the film. This page is a collection of those license plates that are known. Also included on this page is a list of characters without license plates.
- Plate: 001
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County, Radiator Springs City
- Character: Sheriff
- Vehicle: 1949 Mercury Club Coupe Police Car
- Notes: Sheriff’s license plate in the video game is “SHERIFF”.
- Plate: 002
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County, Radiator Springs City
- Character: Red
- Vehicle: 1960’s Closed-cab Pumper Fire Truck
- Notes: Voiced by Joe Ranft who died in a car accident in 2005.
- Plate: 301PCE
- Licensing Authority: California
- Character: Sally Carrera
- Vehicle: 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
- Notes:
- Plate: 41WW2
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County Veteran
- Character: Sarge
- Vehicle: Willys Jeep
- Notes: Sarge’s license plate makes reference to the date the Willys Jeep entered the service of the U.S. Army in 1941 for World War II.
- Plate: 44.5 – 10.8
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Luigi
- Vehicle: 1959 Fiat 500
- Notes: Luigi’s license plate number makes reference to the latitude and longitude for the main Ferrari plant in Modena, Italy.
- Plate: 51237
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Fillmore
- Vehicle: 1960’s Volkswagen Bus
- Notes: Fillmore's license plate makes reference to May 12, 1937, the birth date of George Carlin who voiced the character. 51237 is also the ZIP code for George, Iowa.
- Plate: 51HHMD
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Doc Hudson
- Vehicle: 1951 Hudson Hornet
- Notes: Doc Hudson’s license plate makes a reference to his year and track number (51), his car model (Hudson Hornet) and profession (medical doctor). It has also been reported that the license plate number is the same that was on the real-life Fabulous Hudson Hornet Race Car.
- Plate: A113
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Mater
- Vehicle: 1951 International Harvester Tow Truck or 1955-57 Chevrolet/GMC Tow Truck
- Notes: Mater’s license plate number refers to the CalArts classroom number used by character animation students at the school.
- Plate: BOOST
- Licensing Authority: Nitropolis
- Character: Boost
- Vehicle: 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse
- Notes:
- Plate: FRED
- Licensing Authority:
- Character: Fred
- Vehicle: Unknown type of a rust old car
- Notes: Everybody knows his name, because his license plate says "FRED". His plate reads, "Hello My Name Is Fred".
- Plate: LOW N SLO
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Ramone
- Vehicle: 1959 Chevrolet Impala
- Notes: Ramone’s license is a reference to his catchphrase, "low and slow”. The license plate has also been seen in the video game and the die cast car as “LO N SLO”.
- Plate: MT23
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Lizzie
- Vehicle: 1923 Ford Model T Coupe
- Notes: Lizzie’s license plate is a reference to her model, Model T, and vehicle year of 1923.
- Plate: RUSTEZE1
- Licensing Authority: Our Fair City
- Character: Rusty Rusteze
- Vehicle: 1964 Dodge A100
- Notes: Diecast car shows his plate as “RUST”.
- Plate: RUSTEZE2
- Licensing Authority: Our Fair City
- Character: Dusty Rusteze
- Vehicle: 1963 Dodge Dart
- Notes: Diecast car shows his plate at “EZE”
- Plate: RUSTEZE3
- Licensing Authority: Our Fair City
- Character: Mack
- Vehicle: 1980’s Mack Semi-Tractor and Trailer
- Notes:
- Plate: SHOGRL
- Licensing Authority: Carburetor County
- Character: Flo
- Vehicle: 1950’s Buick
- Notes: Flo’s license plate is the same as the license plates applied to many Motorama show cars. Motorama was an auto show created by General Motors starting in 1949 and lasting to 1961. These shows featured displays of prototypes, concept vehicles and other special models.
- Plate: SNOT ROD
- Licensing Authority: Drag City
- Character: Snot Rod
- Vehicle: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
- Notes: