- "Don't drive like my brother!"
- —Rusty Rust-eze, Cars
Rusty Rust-eze is a compact car who was a businessperson that, together with his brother, Dusty Rust-eze, established Rust-eze and developed its main product, a medicated bumper ointment.
History[]
Rusty and Dusty Rust-eze at the Lightning McQueen fan meeting in 2005.
Rusty Rust-eze is a rusted compact car that, together with his brother, Dusty Rust-eze, lived in his mother's garage in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He and his brother loved telling jokes and helping other rusted cars. Because of that they developed medicated bumper ointment around 1991. They started a small company called Rust-eze, operating from their mother's garage, with their invention as a main product. It eventually grew into a household name with factories all over the country. Despite their company's success, they kept living in their mother's garage. Rusty and Dusty's mother stated that she was proud of her sons' successes but hoped they would eventually move out.
Around 2005, he and his brother searched for someone to represent their product, organizing an open casting. Eventually, their worker, Mack, recommended racing driver Lightning McQueen. They signed a contract with him and started their own Piston Cup racing team. McQueen's successes on the racing field gave the company publicity and a fanbase focused around the racer and Rust-eze products. Throughout the racing season, they would organize fan meetings with McQueen during which they would tell jokes to the spectators while awaiting Lightning's speech. When McQueen disappeared after the 2005 Dinoco 400 at the Motor Speedway of the South, they were worried and stated to the media that they did not know where he was.
Rusty and Dusty Rust-eze with Lightning McQueen in 2017.
Rusty and Dusty supported Lightning McQueen throughout his career. In 2017, Rust-eze accomplished record sales thanks to their racer's popularity. After the rise of Next-Gen racers, the brothers acknowledged that they were not capable of providing Lightning the training and resources on the level the next-generation racers had.
Rusty and Dusty Rust-eze on vacations in 2017.
And so, they decided to sell their company to Sterling and retire. Following that, they came to the newly developed (by Sterling) Rust-eze Racing Center to tell Lightning about their decision. They would eventually be seen enjoying themselves on vacation at a tropical beach. After Rust-eze was purchased from Sterling by Dinoco, the brothers had shown interest in returning to the company.
Physical description[]
Rusty Rust-eze is a 1963 Dodge Dart compact car with a rusted livery of faded dark shade of green. He has a dirty broken roof and a gray bumper. His registration number is RUST. He has brown eyes.
Official profiles[]
- Rusty and his brother Dusty created a small empire out of their mother's garage in Boston. It's been over 15 years and their mother has watched their operation grow into a household name with factories all over the country. Rusty and Dusty's mother says she couldn't be more proud of her two boy's accomplishments, but hopes that their next big move will be to finally move out of her garage
- Rusty Rust-eze and his brother, Dusty, are the kings of Rust-eze. And they will do whatever it takes to make sure that Lightning McQueen has the tools he needs to be successful on the racetrack… even if it means releasing McQueen so he can pursue his dreams.
List of appearances[]
Feature films[]
Books[]
Comics[]
- The Hospitality of Champions
- "A Growing Team" (2010) - The Fantastic World of Disney Pixar Cars #22
Deleted scenes[]
Trivia[]
- Rusty and Dusty's lines "Don't drive like my brother!" are a reference to their voice actor's common catchphrases on their talk show, Car Talk.
- Following Tom Magliozzi's death in 2014, unused archived recordings of him from the first movie were used for Rusty's lines for Cars 3, while Ray Magliozzi reprised his role of Dusty for the the third movie despite his retirement in 2012. Additionally due to the Tom’s death Dusty speaks more then his brother Rusty in the film.
- His registration plate number, "RUST", together with Dusty's number, "EZE", spelled their surname and name of the company they owned, Rust-eze.
Gallery[]
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Portrayals[]
English[]
| Actor | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Magliozzi | Cars, Top Down Truckstop | |
| Cars 3 | Archived recordings used |
Other language versions[]
| Version | Actor | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Robert Rozmus | Cars, Cars 3 |
| Russian | Denis Nekrasov | Cars, Cars 3 |
Names in other languages[]
- Bulgarian: Ръсти Ръст-ийз (transcription: Rŭsti Rŭst-iĭz)
- Croatian: Rusty Hrčo-griz
- Danish: Klink Rust-væk
- Dutch: Klink Rust-eze
- French: Clic Rust-eze
- German: Kling Rust-eze
- Greek: Ραστι Rust-eze (transcription: Rasti Rust-eze)
- Hungarian: Rusty Rozsdamaris
- Norwegian: Klink Rust-vekk
- Polish: Czesław (Czesio) Zadoluks
- Portuguese: Ferrugem Rust-eze
- Russian:
- Звяк Ржавейка (transcription: Zvyak Rzhaveyka)
- Расти Раст-эз (transcription: Rasti Rast-ez)
- Spanish: Click Rust-eze
- Swedish: Klink Rosti-väck
- Ukrainian: Брень Іржопхан (transcription: Bren Irzhopkhan)
References[]
[Edit]  Rust-eze
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| Racers |
| Racer 01 • Racer 67 • Lightning McQueen • Cruz Ramirez |
| Crew |
| Rust-eze Crew Chief • Unknown crew chief • Chuck • Not Chuck • Rust-eze Pitties • Mack • Doc Hudson • Guido • Luigi • Fillmore • Sarge • Ramone • Flo • Smokey |
| Owners |
| Rusty Rust-eze • Dusty Rust-eze • Sterling • Tex Dinoco |