Mandy Freunderbender,[1] also known as the Tach-O-Mint Crew Chief, is the crew chief for the Tach-O-Mint Piston Cup racing team. She is painted brown (white on her original die-cast), wears a headset, and has Greg's racing number #101 on her sides with the Tach-O-Mint logo on her hood.
Although the Tach-O-Mint Crew Chief didn't appear in Cars, Mattel planned a die-cast for her in 2018/19 along with both the Fiber Fuel and Transberry Juice crew chiefs, but they were all canceled for unknown reasons. She is currently planned to be released in the 2024 mainline.
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Cancelled diecast[]
Cancelled diecast (2018/19)
Released diecast[]
Released diecast (2024)
2024 Diecast
Trivia[]
- She and Fiber Fuel Crew Chief are the only Piston Cup crew chiefs who have not appeared in any form of Cars media. There is a reason for this, because in Cars the pit scene where they were in was not captured in.
- She is named after. Pixar employee, Mandy Freund.
- She is the first known female Piston Cup crew chief.
- Her cancelled prototype diecast is white, whereas her newer one is orange.
- This could be due to Bryn Imageare being originally planned as an all-white pitty.
- She shares the same model and also artwork as Jay W..
- Her diecast has the same mouth plate as Jay W. In addition, her original prototype has the exact same expression as Jay with the eyelids. Her diecast artwork is also recycled from Jay W.
- Originally, she was confused for a male before her name was revealed, as she lacks thick eyelashes which males in the Cars universe have.
References[]
[Edit] Tach-O-Mint
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| Racers |
| Greg Candyman • Guenther |
| Crew |
| Mandy Freunderbender • Bryn Imageare • Tach-O-Mint Hauler |