Eli Turnpike

Eli Turnpike
Vehicle type	1940 Ford Standard Coupe
Color	Red, yellow
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Faster's Garage (formerly)
First appearance	Cars 3
Character information Gender Male Home Saint Joseph, Tennessee, USA

Eli Turnpike is a former race car that used to compete in the Piston Cup Racing Series in the 1950s. He raced with the number 28, and was sponsored by Fits Right, Faster's Garage, Grandol Oil Co. and Dinoco.

History

Eli Turnpike next to Duke Coulters during the Piston Cup race at the Thomasville Speedway in 1950s.

In Cars 3, Eli Turnpike appears during the flashback Thomasville Speedway race as one of the many competitors the Hudson Hornet passed during the race. The Hudson Hornet would eventually jump over Leroy Heming to win the race.

Physical description

Turnpike was a 1940 Ford Standard Coupe. His registration number is LO4-15F. Eli is painted mainly yellow and having a red front with a white number 28 on his doors and back (26 on his diecast artwork).

Gallery

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  Cars 3

• Diecast

  Diecast

• 2019 release with Heyday Junior Moon

  2019 release with Heyday Junior Moon

Names in other languages

• Russian:
  • Эли Тернпайк (transcription: Eli Ternpayk)
  • Эли Тарнпайк (transcription: Eli Tarnpayk)

Trivia

• Pixar mistakenly put the number 26 on his artwork, (it is wrong as Jimmy Lugwrench bears the same number) even though in the movie it is seen to be 28.