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{{Infobox Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = Gil.png
|image=Gil.png
|name = Gil
|make=1990 [[Peterbilt]] 372
|make = 1995 [[Peterbilt]] Flatnose
|gender=Male
|gender = Male
|eye color=Brown
|age = Adulthood
|color=Green, white
|occupation = Industrial waste recycling truck
|occupation=Industrial waste recycling truck
|home = [[United States]]
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
|paint color = Green, white
|latest_appearance=''[[Thank You, I'll Pass]]''|caption=Artwork of Gil from ''[[Cars]]''.}}
|eye color = Brown
'''Gil''' is a semi-trailer truck who lives in the [[United States]]. He works as a freight hauler, transporting toxic industrial waste to recycling plants. He is known among other truckers for his jokes, despite using the same ones repeatedly.
|first = ''[[Cars]]''}}'''Gil''' is a semi-trailer truck who lives in the [[United States]]. He works as a freight hauler, transporting toxic industrial waste to recycling plants. He is known among other truckers for his jokes, despite using the same ones repeatedly.


He is a 1995 [[Peterbilt]] Flatnose with brown eyes and a dark green livery. His license registration plate number, ML115, is shared with [[M.A. Brake Drumm]], [[Houser Boon]], [[Chet Boxkaar]], [[Ben Crankleshaft]], [[Oliver Lightload]] and [[Paul Valdez]].
He is a 1990 [[Peterbilt]] 372 with brown eyes and a dark green paintjob. His license plate number, ML115, is shared with [[M.A. Brake Drumm]], [[Houser Boon]], [[Chet Boxkaar]], [[Ben Crankleshaft]], [[Oliver Lightload]] and [[Paul Valdez]].


== History ==
==History==
===''Cars''===
===''Cars''===
[[File:PaulValdezGilCars.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Gil watching the race.]]In ''[[Cars]]'', Gil tunes in to watch the [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] tie-breaker race at the [[Los Angeles International Speedway]] on television alongside [[Paul Valdez]] and some others at a petrol station.
[[File:PaulValdezGilCars.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Gil watching the race.]]
In ''[[Cars]]'', Gil tunes in to watch the [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] tie-breaker race at the [[Los Angeles International Speedway]] on television alongside [[Paul Valdez]] and some others at a petrol station.


===''Thank You, I'll Pass''===
===''Thank You, I'll Pass''===
Gil has a speaking role in the comic ''[[Thank You, I'll Pass]]''. [[Mack]] and [[Lightning McQueen]] offer to transport [[Chick Hicks]] when [[Chick Hicks Hauler|Chick Hicks' Hauler]] breaks down on the side of the road, but Chick rudely declines. Gil then offers to transport Hicks, and Chick spitefully agrees, not realizing that he will be riding alongside loads of toxic waste.
Gil has a speaking role in the comic ''[[Thank You, I'll Pass]]''. [[Mack]] and [[Lightning McQueen]] offer to transport [[Chick Hicks]] when [[Chick Hicks' Hauler]] breaks down on the side of the road, but Chick rudely declines. Gil then offers to transport Hicks, and Chick spitefully agrees, not realizing that he will be riding alongside loads of toxic waste.


==Profiles and statistics==
==Official profiles==
===''Car Finder''===
===''Car Finder Game''===
{|class="wikitable"
{{Car Finder bio
|artwork=Gil.png
|name=Gil
|make=1990 Peterbilt 372
|pronoun=His
|story=Industrial waste recycling might be a messy gig for some, but no load is too big or too toxic for Gil. It's the jokes Gil tells at the truck stop that he recycles most of all. The other truckers politely nod and chuckle as Gil tells the same old one liners time and time again.
}}
 
A near-identical bio is featured in ''[[Meet the Cars]]'', which additionally extends Gil's vehicle type name to a "1995 Peterbilt Flatnose Semi-Hauler."
 
===''Pixarpedia''===
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|-
|-
! style="width: 10%;" | Profile
!style="width: 10%;" |Name
! style="width: 20%;" | Name and make
!style="width: 48%;" |Bio
! style="width: 70%;" | Description
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|[[File:Gil.jpg|180px]]
|Gil
|'''Gil'''<br/>1995 Peterbilt Flatnose
|"''Gil is a Peterbilt semi-hauler who loves to deliver. He's got a way with words and loves to chat. In fact, you could say he's an articulate truck!''"
|''Industrial waste recycling might be a messy gig for some, but no load is too big or too toxic for Gil. It's the jokes Gil tells at the truck stop that he recycles most of all. The other truckers politely nod and chuckle as Gil tells the same old one liners time and time again.''
|[[File:Gil.png|120px]]
|}
|}


== Names in other languages ==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Gil diecast.jpg|Diecast (hauler)
Gil race o rama hauler.jpg|2009 release (hauler)
Gil final lap hauler.jpg|2010 release
Gil semi.jpg|Diecast (semi)
Gil semi radiator springs classic!--blue-- deluxe.jpg|2016 release (semi)
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
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!Language || Name || Meaning
!Language || Name || Transcription
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|-
|Polish
|Hungarian
|Zbyś
|Zúzoli
|&ndash;
|
|-
|-
|Brazilian Portuguese
|Russian
|Гил
|Gil
|Gil
|&ndash;
|}
|}


{{Cars}}
{{Cars}}


[[pt-br:Gil]]
[[Category:Cars characters]]
[[ru:Гил]]
[[Category:Trucks]]
 
[[Category:Haulers]]
[[Category:Haulers]]
[[Category:Cars Characters]]
[[Category:Race Fans]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, 6 August 2024

Gil
Vehicle type 1990 Peterbilt 372
Color Green, white
Occupation Industrial waste recycling truck
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance Thank You, I'll Pass
Character information
Gender Male

Gil is a semi-trailer truck who lives in the United States. He works as a freight hauler, transporting toxic industrial waste to recycling plants. He is known among other truckers for his jokes, despite using the same ones repeatedly.

He is a 1990 Peterbilt 372 with brown eyes and a dark green paintjob. His license plate number, ML115, is shared with M.A. Brake Drumm, Houser Boon, Chet Boxkaar, Ben Crankleshaft, Oliver Lightload and Paul Valdez.

History

Cars

Gil watching the race.

In Cars, Gil tunes in to watch the Piston Cup tie-breaker race at the Los Angeles International Speedway on television alongside Paul Valdez and some others at a petrol station.

Thank You, I'll Pass

Gil has a speaking role in the comic Thank You, I'll Pass. Mack and Lightning McQueen offer to transport Chick Hicks when Chick Hicks' Hauler breaks down on the side of the road, but Chick rudely declines. Gil then offers to transport Hicks, and Chick spitefully agrees, not realizing that he will be riding alongside loads of toxic waste.

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Gil
1990 Peterbilt 372
His story:
"Industrial waste recycling might be a messy gig for some, but no load is too big or too toxic for Gil. It's the jokes Gil tells at the truck stop that he recycles most of all. The other truckers politely nod and chuckle as Gil tells the same old one liners time and time again."

A near-identical bio is featured in Meet the Cars, which additionally extends Gil's vehicle type name to a "1995 Peterbilt Flatnose Semi-Hauler."

Pixarpedia

Name Bio Image
Gil "Gil is a Peterbilt semi-hauler who loves to deliver. He's got a way with words and loves to chat. In fact, you could say he's an articulate truck!"

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Transcription
Hungarian Zúzoli
Russian Гил Gil