Fred Jones is the owner of the Mystery Machine in most Scooby-Doo versions.
Fred is generally portrayed as the practical leader of the group and the person most closely associated with the van. He commonly drives it while the gang travels to investigate reports of ghosts, monsters, and other strange events.
The Mystery Machine is usually depicted as a brightly colored van with a distinctive flower-power design. Its appearance can change between productions, but it remains the team’s main vehicle and one of the franchise’s most recognizable objects.
The gang members sometimes take turns driving or use different transportation in particular stories, so the exact ownership details are not identical in every adaptation. Even so, Fred’s connection to the Mystery Machine is the standard franchise portrayal. He also frequently proposes traps to expose the human culprit behind an apparent haunting.