Leroy Traffik
| Leroy Traffik | |||||||
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| Vehicle type | 1992 Hamlet Galavant 1200 | ||||||
| Color | Purple | ||||||
| Occupation | Traveler | ||||||
| First appearance | Cars) | ||||||
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Leroy Traffik is a traveling minivan that appears in Cars.
History
In Cars, he is first seen passing by Mack on the Interstate 40 before exiting to the Top Down Truckstop to have a rest, causing Mcqueen complain of being overtaken by him. Once he parks, he places his mattress on the ground before falling asleep.
Later, he is seen in the closing credits, coming out of Luigi's Casa Della Tires happily with a pair of snow tires.
Physical description
Leroy is a 1992 Hamlet Galavant 1200 that is painted a greyish purple color, with four gray wheels, which his rear right wheel is smaller than the others, though he later purchases snow tires at Luigi's shop. On his roof, he carries a large white mattress. His license plate reads "874LTK". However, his die-cast version with snow tires has a license plate that reads "E52-47", so it is unknown which is correct, It is possible that he may have changed his license plates throughout the film.
Official profiles
Car Finder Game
- Have you ever had one of those days where you get a flat tire, take the wrong ramp onto the freeway and there isn't another exit again for miles and you desperately need to make a pit stop, oh and you're carting around a mattress on your head? Well this is Leroy, and I guess you could say he's having one of those days.
- Have you ever had one of those days where you get up early and it's a beautiful day, you head out for a drive to nowhere in particular and you discover a great small town, you make a lot of new friends and you get a cool new pair of snow tires for your big ski trip, oh and you're carting around a mattress on your head? Well this is Leroy, and I guess you could say he's having one of those days.
Die-cast Race-O-Rama "Meet My Friend" description
- Minivan Leroy Traffik bypasses Mack and Lightning McQueen on the highway to California and pulls off at the Top Down Truck Stop.
Pixarpedia
- Leroy Traffik, a 1992 Hamlet Galavant 1200, is driving around with a mattress on his roof. It might be a pain to carry round, but at least Leroy won't get wet if it rains!
Cars: Character Encyclopedia
- Leroy Traffik is not having a good day. Driving down the highway, he just wants to find a rest stop where he can take a nap and relax his tired tires — on the mattress he has tied to his roof rack of course!
Gallery
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Car Finder Game profile
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Car Finder Game profile with the snow tires.
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Cars
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Cars
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Leroy with snow tires.
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Leroy travelling to Radiator Springs
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Leroy at the Truck Stop.
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Leroy overtaking Mack.
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With snow tires
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Diecast
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Diecast (with snow tires)
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Diecast (with snow tires, 2021 variant)
Names in other languages
- Greek: Λεροϊ Τραφικ (transcription: Leroï Trafik)
- Polish: Liroj Korecki
- Russian: Лерой Траффик (transcription: Leroy Traffik)
- Ukrainian: Лерой Трафик (transcription: Leroy Trafik)
Trivia
- Interestingly, Leroy's eyes are blue when he is seen on the highway, whereas his eyes are green when he is seen coming out of Luigi's shop in the epilogue. their license plates also change.
- The wind blowing on the mattress causes Leroy to suffer slight drag.
- His first license plate reads "874LTK", with the letters being a reference to his full name, Leroy Trafikk.