<P> Red (voiced by Joe Ranft and later Jerome Ranft) is a closed - cab pumper bearing Carburetor County license plate "002 ." He is shy and emotional which explains why he cries and drives away at the same time . He spends most of his time gardening and washing things, such as the statue of Stanley in front of his fire station . It was stated by Mater that Red "hated" Lightning McQueen, because he accidentally killed his flowers . Later, it is clear that Red had forgiven Lightning McQueen and warmed up to him, especially when he burst into tears and fled when he mistakenly thought that Lightning McQueen left without saying goodbye . In the movie, Red never spoke (not counting his sobs and gasps). Joe Ranft died in a car accident in August 2005, 11 months before the movie was released . </P> <P> Red reappears in Cars 2 as a non-speaking character . He only makes a small appearance at the airport crying as he sees Team McQueen taking off for Tokyo, also in the battle against the Lemons, where he arrives just in time to blast some of the Lemons away with his fire hose . </P> <P> Red appears in the Tales from Radiator Springs short film: Bugged . He is voiced by Jerome Ranft, who voiced Gamma in Up . </P> <P> Stanley (voiced by John Michael Higgins) is Lizzie's late husband who was the founder of Radiator Springs . Stanley was probably based on and named after a Stanley Steamer, a steam - powered automobile . Lizzie, reminiscing, describes him as having been "an awfully persistent li'l bugger for a two - cylinder". A statue of Stanley stands outside the town hall, and although it was broken off its pedestal and dragged through the streets on a wire by Lightning McQueen, it was fortunately undamaged, and another mishap placed the statue right back where it was . Although dead, Stanley continues to exert an influence on the town, particularly over Lizzie, who often talks to his statue in memory of him . </P>

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