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{{Infobox racing driver
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = Floyd mulvihill.png
|image=
|name = Floyd Mulvihill
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|manufactured =  
Floyd mulvihill.png|''Cars''
|died =
Waldi.png|''Cars 3''
|birthname =  
</gallery>
|gender = Male
|make=[[Stodgey]] Suaver EX (''Cars'')<br>
|occupation = Racing driver
[[Capitol Motors]] Mark II (''Cars 3'')
|residence_place = [[United States]]
|gender=Male
|spouse =  
|eye color=Blue
|parents =  
|color=Blue and yellow
|children =
|tires=[[Lightyear]]
|relatives =  
|aliases=Smoky Floyd
|awards =  
|occupation=Automotive engineer (formerly)
|aliases = Smoky Floyd
{{PCracer|[[Gasprin]] (formerly)}}
|performer=[[Jess Harnell]]
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Cars 3]]''}}
'''Floyd Mulvihill''' is a race car that used to compete in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]] for the [[Gasprin]] team while using the number 70.


|model = [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX<ref name=model/>
==History==
|class = Stock race car
===''Before Cars''===
|engine =  
Floyd Mulvihill has trained as an automotive engineer, decided to put down his tools and pursue his life-long passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of [[Sage VanDerSpin]] and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005.
|registration_number =  
|top_speed =  
|0_to_60_mph =
|horsepower =  
|paint_colour = Blue, yellow
|eye_colour = Blue
|tyres = [[Lightyear]]


|racing_competitions = [[Junior Piston Cup Pro Series]] (until 2005)<br>[[Piston Cup Racing Series]] (2005-2016)
===''Cars''===
|sponsors = [[Gasprin]]
[[File:FloydMulvihillCars11.jpg|220px|left|thumb|[[Lightning McQueen]] passing Floyd Mulvihill during the [[Dinoco 400]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]].]]In ''[[Cars]]'', Floyd competes during the [[Dinoco 400]] race at the the [[Motor Speedway of the South]], which was the final race of the Piston Cup season. During the race, he and [[Rusty Cornfuel]] where passed by [[Lightning McQueen]] by him using a tilt technique to squeeze through the space between Floyd and the wall. Both where left in shock at the technique he used. Later, he took part in an accident between almost all of the competitors that was caused by [[Chick Hicks]], during which he had collided with [[Slider Petrolski]]. However, he didn't receive too much damage and was able to finish the race.
|competition_number = 70
|championships =
|sport_awards =
|trainers_and_crew_chiefs =


|first_appearance = ''[[Cars]]''
===''The World of Cars Online''===
|performer = [[Jess Harnell]]}}'''Floyd Mulvihill''' was a stock race car, that was a racing driver who, around early 2000s, competed in the [[Piston Cup Racing Series]] for [[Gasprin]] team with number 70.
[[File:BigHeartlandSpeedway.jpg|''The World of Cars Online''|thumb|220px|Floyd Mulvihill at the [[Big Heartland Speedway]] in ''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' video game.]]<br />
Mulvihill appears in ''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' video game, where he is one of the opponent racers at the [[Big Heartland Speedway]], along with Rusty Cornfuel and [[Ruby "Easy" Oaks]].


== History ==
===''Cars 3''===
[[File:FloydMulvihillCars11.jpg|220px|left|thumb|[[Lightning McQueen]] passing Floyd Mulvihill during during the [[Dinoco 400]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]] in 2006.]]Floyd Mulvihill was a stock race car that lived in the [[United States]]. He originally trained as an automotive engineer, but decided to become a racing driver instead. He competed in the [[Junior Piston Cup Pro Series]] where he had accomplished successes. In 2005, he had started competing in [[Piston Cup Racing Series]] for [[Gasprin]] team racing with number 70. During on of the races in 2005, he started laying long patches of burned rubber in front of his adoring fans, which gave him a nickname "Smoky Floyd".
[[File:Gasprinfloyd.png||thumb|220px|left|Floyd Mulvihill during [[Dinoco Light 350]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]] in 2016.]]In ''[[Cars 3]]'', Floyd is still competing in the Piston Cup. However when [[Jackson Storm]] makes his debut during midseason, interest of [[Next-Gen]] racers rose, due to them having better achievements on the tracks.  Floyd retired and was replaced by [[Richie Gunzit]], the Next-Gen Gasprin racer.


In 2006 he competed in [[Dinoco 400]] race at the the [[Motor Speedway of the South]], [[Motor City]], [[United States]], which was the final race of the Piston Cup season. During the race, he was passed by [[Lightning McQueen]] by him using a tilt technique to squeeze through the space between Floyd and the wall. Later, he took part in an accident between almost all of the competitors that was caused by [[Chick Hicks]], during which he had collided with [[Slider Petrolski]].
==Physical description==
[[File:Waldi.png|thumb|Artwork of Floyd Mulvihill as he appears in ''Cars 3''.]]
In ''Cars'', Floyd is a [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX. While in most appearances, including ''[[Cars]]'', he was presented as [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX, in ''[[Cars 3]]'', his model was changed to [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II. stock car and uses [[Lightyear]] racing tires. His eye color is blue. He had blue front and boot with yellow cabin and sides. He had a blue number 70 on his roof and sides. On his hood and backs of his sides, he had a logo of [[Gasprin]]. He had a yellow stickers that imitated lights. His hubcaps were dark gray. In ''Cars 3'', he somehow got a completely different design, that being a [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II with an updated [[Gasprin]] logo and a blue roof.


[[File:Gasprinfloyd.png||thumb|220px|left|Floyd Mulvihill during [[Dinoco Light 350]] race at the [[Motor Speedway of the South]] in 2016.]]He competed in Piston Cup series until 2016, when in the midseason, with the rise of popularity of the high-tech [[next-generation]] series of race cars, that had better achievements on the tracks, he got replaced by Gasprin team with [[Richie Gunzit]].
==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
!Notes
|-
|''[[Cars]]''
|2006
|
|-
|''[[The World of Cars Online]]''
|2009
|
|-
|[[Cars (comic)|''Cars'']]
|2009
|Issue #1
|-
|"[[Cheaters Never Prosper]]"
|2009
|''[[Cars Magazine]]'' <nowiki>#19</nowiki>
|-
|''[[Cars 3]]''
|2017
|}


== Physical description ==
==Official profiles==
Floyd Mulvihill was a [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX<ref name=model>While in most appearances, including ''[[Cars]]'', he was presented as [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX, in ''[[Cars 3]]'', his model was changed to [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II.</ref> stock race car and used [[Lightyear]] racing tyres. His eyes were blue. In 2006, he had blue front and boot with yellow cabin and sides. He had a blue number 70 on his roof and sides. On his hood and backs of his sides, he had a logo of [[Gasprin]]. He had a yellow stickers that imitated lights. His hubcaps were dark gray. In 2016 he had a slightly changed design with an updated Gasprin logo and blue roof.
===''Car Finder Game''===
 
{{Car Finder bio
== Appearances in the video games ==
|artwork=Floyd mulvihill.png
[[File:BigHeartlandSpeedway.jpg|''The World of Cars Online''|thumb|220px|Floyd Mulvihill at the [[Big Heartland Speedway]] in ''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' video game.]]
|name=Floyd Mulvihill #70
Mulvihill appears in ''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' video game, where he is one of the opponent racers at the [[Big Heartland Speedway]], along with [[Rusty Cornfuel]] and [[Ruby Oaks]].
|make=Stodgey Suaver Ex
 
|pronoun=His
== Trivia ==
|story=Floyd Mulvihill, originally trained as an automotive engineer, decided to put down his tools and pursue his life-long passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of [[Sage VanDerSpin]] and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005. He's affectionately known as "Smoky Floyd" as he enjoys laying long patches of burning rubber in front of his adoring fans during a race in 2005.
*While in most appearances, including ''[[Cars]]'', he was presented as [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX, in ''[[Cars 3]]'', his model was changed to [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II.
}}
*In one of 2 versions of [[Duracell]] commercial promoting ''Cars 3'', [[Lightning McQueen]] passes Floyd using the same tilt technique that used to pass Floyd in the ''Cars''. In the other, more popular version of the commercial, he passes [[Cruz Ramirez]].
*While in ''Cars'' and ''Cars 3'' his eyes were blue, his ''Cars 3'' [[1:55 Scale Die-Cast|diecast toy model]] had brown eyes instead.
* Competition number 70 was also used by: [[Duke Coulters]] and [[Richie Gunzit]].
 
== Appearances ==
=== Feature films ===
* ''[[Cars]]''
* ''[[Cars 3]]''
 
=== Video games ===
* ''[[The World of Cars Online]]''
 
=== Commercials ===
* ''Cars 3'' [[Duracell]] commercial


==Official profiles==
===''Meet the Cars''===
*''Floyd Mulvihill, originally trained as an automotive engineer, decided to put down his tools and pursue his life-long passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of Sage VanDerSpin and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005. He's affectionately known as "Smoky Floyd" as he enjoys laying long patches of burning rubber in front of his adoring fans during a race in 2005.''
*''Floyd Mulvihill originally trained as an automotive engineer. One day, he decided to put down his tools and pursue his lifelong passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of Sage VanDerSpin and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005. He's affectionately known as "Smokey Floyd" because he enjoys laying long patches of burning rubber in front of adoring fans.''
** source: ''[[Car Finder]]''
===''Pixarpedia''===
*''Floyd Mulvihill is a Stodgey/Suaver Ex. He's known as "Smoky Floyd" because he likes to burn rubber. His sponsor is Gasprin Hood Ache.''
===''Cars: Character Encyclopedia''===
*''Floyd Mulvihill is a trained automotive engineer but he decided to pursue his passion for racing instead. Gasprin has always had regular releases. In the World of Cars series he was released in a 2-pack with Tow Cap.'''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="190" position="center" bordersize="none" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
<gallery>
Cars1Floydartwork.png|''[[Cars]]'' artwork.
Cars1Floydartwork.png|Diecast artwork.
Floyd44.png|''[[Cars 3]]'' artwork.
Floyd44.png|''[[Cars 3]]'' artwork.
Floyd Mulvihill Cars 3.jpg|''Cars 3'' concept art.
FloydWOC.png|''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' artwork.
FloydWOC.png|''[[The World of Cars Online]]'' artwork.
Floyd, Ernie and Eugine.jpg|Floyd’s first appearance onscreen
Floyd Crash.png
Darren-leadfoot-personnage-cars-01.jpg|''Cars''
Darren-leadfoot-personnage-cars-01.jpg|''Cars''
File:Cars-disneyscreencaps.com-672.jpg|Cars
File:Floyd Mulvihill & Parker Brakeston.jpg|Floyd’s first appearance onscreen (Cars 3)
Gasprinfloyd.png
FloydOverhead.jpg
Bobby-swift-personnage-cars-3-01.jpg|''Cars 3''
Floyd4.jpg
Gasprin Racer.jpg
Floyd21.png|''Cars 3'' [[Duracell]] commercial
Floyd21.png|''Cars 3'' [[Duracell]] commercial
Floydcars3.jpg|Cars
Floyd32.png|''Cars 3'' Duracell commercial
Floyd32.png|''Cars 3'' Duracell commercial
Floyd1111.png|''Cars 3'' [[Duracell]] commercial
Floyd1111.png|''Cars 3'' [[Duracell]] commercial
FloydMulvihill.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile.
FloydMulvihill.jpg|''[[Car Finder Game]]'' profile.
Floyd Mulvihill Cars 3.jpg|''Cars 3'' concept art.
Cars 02 rev 03.jpg|Floyd appearing in a comic.
File:Floyd Mulvihill China diecast promo image.png|Diecast (Cars variant)
File:Gasprin (Floyd Mulvihill - Cars 3).jpg|Diecast (Cars 3 variant)
Tow cap world of cars movie moments.jpg|2008 release with [[Rusty Cornfuel]]
Tow cap race o rama movie moments.jpg|2009 release with [[Rusty Cornfuel]]
Gasprin rubber tires final lap kmart.jpg|2010 release (rubber tires)
Tow cap final lap movie moments.jpg|2010 release with [[Rusty Cornfuel]]
Bumper save final lap pack.jpg|2010 release with [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Chick Hicks]], and [[Ponchy Wipeout]]
Murray-Clutchburn-rside.jpg|2014 release with [[Murray Clutchburn]]
Floyd mulvihill cars 3 pit row launcher.jpg|2018 release (''Cars 3'' variant, launcher)
Cars 3 Floyd.jpg|2019 release (''Cars 3'' variant)
BJZZD23030703LUD4B0.jpg|2019 release (''Cars 3'' variant) in a Target exclusive 11-pack
Gasprin cars 2022 movie moments.jpg|2022 release (''Cars'' variant) with [[Crusty Rotor]]
Fiber fuel Crew Chief in the rookie.png|Floyd rudely rejecting Lightning's offer to race for [[Gasprin]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
*Polish: ''Waldi Wurce''
*Hungarian: ''Floyd Fakecheek''
*Lithuanian: ''Floidas Malvihilas''
*Russian:
**''Флойд Малвихилл'' (transcription: ''Floyd Malvikhill'')
**''Флойд Малфихилл'' (transcription: ''Floyd Malfikhill'')


== See also ==
==Trivia==
* [[list of racers by driver number]]
*While in most appearances, including ''[[Cars]]'', he was presented as [[Stodgey]] Suaver EX, in ''[[Cars 3]]'', his model was changed to [[Capitol Motors]] Mark II.
* [[list of racing cars]]
*His Car Finder Game profile states that Floyd joined the Piston Cup Racing Series in 2005, the year ''Cars'' took place, and the same rookie year as  McQueen. However, unlike McQueen he doesn’t have rookie stripes present on himself.
*In one of 2 versions of [[Duracell]] commercial promoting ''Cars 3'', [[Lightning McQueen]] passes Floyd using the same tilt technique that used to pass Floyd in the ''Cars''. In the other, more popular version of the commercial, he passes [[Cruz Ramirez]].
*While in ''Cars'' and ''Cars 3'' his eyes were blue, his ''Cars 3'' [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|diecast toy model]] had brown eyes instead.
*He and [[Ernie Gearson]] were the first characters to be seen in the entire franchise, albeit for only a split second during Lightning McQueen's pre-race monologue.


==Notes==
{{Cars}}
{{reflist}}
{{The World of Cars Online}}
{{Cars 3}}


== Sources ==
[[Category:Cars characters]]
* ''[[Car Finder]]''
[[Category:The World of Cars Online characters]]
* ''[[Meet the Cars]]''
[[Category:Cars 3 characters]]
 
[[Category:Returning racers]]
[[pl:Waldi Wuerce]]
[[Category:Capitol Motors]]
[[pt-br:Floyd Mulvihill]]
[[Category:Team members]]
[[ru:Флойд Малвихилл]]
[[Category:Racers]]
 
[[Category:Piston Cup racers]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Cars Characters]]
[[Category:The World of Cars Online Characters]]
[[Category:Racing cars]]
[[Category:Piston Cup Racers]]
[[Category:Piston Cup 2006 Season racers]]
[[Category:Piston Cup 2016 Season racers]]
[[Category:Piston Cup 2016 Season stock race cars]]
[[Category:Gasprin]]
[[Category:Gasprin]]
[[Category:Stodgey]]
[[Category:Magazine models]]
[[Category:Capitol Motors]]
[[Category:Americans]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, 4 August 2024

Floyd Mulvihill
[[File:|280px]]
Vehicle type Stodgey Suaver EX (Cars)

Capitol Motors Mark II (Cars 3)

Color Blue and yellow
Occupation Automotive engineer (formerly)

Piston Cup racer for Gasprin (formerly)

Main portrayer(s) Jess Harnell
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance Cars 3
Character information
Alias(es) Smoky Floyd
Gender Male

Floyd Mulvihill is a race car that used to compete in the Piston Cup Racing Series for the Gasprin team while using the number 70.

History

Before Cars

Floyd Mulvihill has trained as an automotive engineer, decided to put down his tools and pursue his life-long passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of Sage VanDerSpin and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005.

Cars

Lightning McQueen passing Floyd Mulvihill during the Dinoco 400 race at the Motor Speedway of the South.

In Cars, Floyd competes during the Dinoco 400 race at the the Motor Speedway of the South, which was the final race of the Piston Cup season. During the race, he and Rusty Cornfuel where passed by Lightning McQueen by him using a tilt technique to squeeze through the space between Floyd and the wall. Both where left in shock at the technique he used. Later, he took part in an accident between almost all of the competitors that was caused by Chick Hicks, during which he had collided with Slider Petrolski. However, he didn't receive too much damage and was able to finish the race.

The World of Cars Online

Floyd Mulvihill at the Big Heartland Speedway in The World of Cars Online video game.


Mulvihill appears in The World of Cars Online video game, where he is one of the opponent racers at the Big Heartland Speedway, along with Rusty Cornfuel and Ruby "Easy" Oaks.

Cars 3

Floyd Mulvihill during Dinoco Light 350 race at the Motor Speedway of the South in 2016.

In Cars 3, Floyd is still competing in the Piston Cup. However when Jackson Storm makes his debut during midseason, interest of Next-Gen racers rose, due to them having better achievements on the tracks. Floyd retired and was replaced by Richie Gunzit, the Next-Gen Gasprin racer.

Physical description

Artwork of Floyd Mulvihill as he appears in Cars 3.

In Cars, Floyd is a Stodgey Suaver EX. While in most appearances, including Cars, he was presented as Stodgey Suaver EX, in Cars 3, his model was changed to Capitol Motors Mark II. stock car and uses Lightyear racing tires. His eye color is blue. He had blue front and boot with yellow cabin and sides. He had a blue number 70 on his roof and sides. On his hood and backs of his sides, he had a logo of Gasprin. He had a yellow stickers that imitated lights. His hubcaps were dark gray. In Cars 3, he somehow got a completely different design, that being a Capitol Motors Mark II with an updated Gasprin logo and a blue roof.

List of appearances

Title Year Notes
Cars 2006
The World of Cars Online 2009
Cars 2009 Issue #1
"Cheaters Never Prosper" 2009 Cars Magazine #19
Cars 3 2017

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Floyd Mulvihill #70
Stodgey Suaver Ex
His story:
"Floyd Mulvihill, originally trained as an automotive engineer, decided to put down his tools and pursue his life-long passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of Sage VanDerSpin and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005. He's affectionately known as "Smoky Floyd" as he enjoys laying long patches of burning rubber in front of his adoring fans during a race in 2005."

Meet the Cars

  • Floyd Mulvihill originally trained as an automotive engineer. One day, he decided to put down his tools and pursue his lifelong passion to race. He competed in the Junior Piston Cup Pro Series with the likes of Sage VanDerSpin and graduated to the Piston Cup in 2005. He's affectionately known as "Smokey Floyd" because he enjoys laying long patches of burning rubber in front of adoring fans.

Pixarpedia

  • Floyd Mulvihill is a Stodgey/Suaver Ex. He's known as "Smoky Floyd" because he likes to burn rubber. His sponsor is Gasprin Hood Ache.

Cars: Character Encyclopedia

  • Floyd Mulvihill is a trained automotive engineer but he decided to pursue his passion for racing instead. Gasprin has always had regular releases. In the World of Cars series he was released in a 2-pack with Tow Cap.'

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Hungarian: Floyd Fakecheek
  • Lithuanian: Floidas Malvihilas
  • Russian:
    • Флойд Малвихилл (transcription: Floyd Malvikhill)
    • Флойд Малфихилл (transcription: Floyd Malfikhill)

Trivia

  • While in most appearances, including Cars, he was presented as Stodgey Suaver EX, in Cars 3, his model was changed to Capitol Motors Mark II.
  • His Car Finder Game profile states that Floyd joined the Piston Cup Racing Series in 2005, the year Cars took place, and the same rookie year as McQueen. However, unlike McQueen he doesn’t have rookie stripes present on himself.
  • In one of 2 versions of Duracell commercial promoting Cars 3, Lightning McQueen passes Floyd using the same tilt technique that used to pass Floyd in the Cars. In the other, more popular version of the commercial, he passes Cruz Ramirez.
  • While in Cars and Cars 3 his eyes were blue, his Cars 3 diecast toy model had brown eyes instead.
  • He and Ernie Gearson were the first characters to be seen in the entire franchise, albeit for only a split second during Lightning McQueen's pre-race monologue.