Slim Hood

Slim Hood
Occupation	Piston Cup racer for Sludge Cola (formerly)
Character information Gender Male

"Slim" Hood was a race car, that was a professional racing driver who, in the 1950s, competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series with the number 9, where he was sponsored by Sludge Cola, The Plaza Supermarket, Southern Gold Gasoline, Motor Oil and Re-Volting.

History

"Slim" Hood is a race car that lived in the Bristol, Tennessee, United States. He was a professional race driver, who, in the 1950s, competed in the Piston Cup Racing Series with the number 9, where he was sponsored by Sludge Cola, The Plaza Supermarket, Southern Gold, Motor Oil and Re-Volting. In 1954, he competed in the race at the Fireball Beach Course, during which the Hudson Hornet had experienced a career-ending crash.

Physical description

"Slim" Hood is a racer that has a blue paintjob, and the number 9 on his doors and roof. His license plate number is L02-02M.

Gallery

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  Diecast

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  Cal Weathers paying tribute to Slim in the Thomasville Racing Legends series

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  2019 release

Trivia

• He named after, Cars 3 story artist, Sam Hood.
• There are many reasons behind the fact that Hood did not really appear in Cars 3.
  • He is the only 1950s racer to be named after a staff member.
  • He is extremely similar to Dewey Conerod.
    • Dewey is the only blue racecar visible on the track.
  • His license plate has the year 1955, despite the fact that the old race footage and flashbacks took place before that.