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Description[]

The "Royal Flash" is a discontinued Hot Wheels casting released in the 1979 Hot Wheels Lineup. Like other castings from the same era, such as the P-911, P-928 and so on, this casting is directly modelled after a real-life car, but not actually named as such on the base. Hot Wheels debuted versions in 1979 and 1983 with tampos that acknowledged the casting as a Lotus model. This casting is an early representation of a Lotus Esprit S2, the successor to the Lotus Esprit S1 which was featured in the 1977 James Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me'. (Hot Wheels also made the Lotus Esprit S1 submarine from the same film). The S1 and S2 models can be distinguished by examining the rear of the car, on the S2 the b-pillar ends flush with the rear of the car, where on the S1 model, the b-pillar ends further forward.

Versions[]

The Royal Flash has come out in the following versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
37 1979 Super Streeters White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Blue tint Black BW 2501 Hong Kong Royal flash white blue glass bw hong kong base
37 1979 Super Streeters White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Tint Black BW 2501 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1981 Mainline White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Blue tint Black BW 2501 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1982 1982 Hot Wheels White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Blue tint Black BW 2501 Malaysia Royal flash white blue glass bw malaysia base
1982 1982 Hot Wheels Metalflake Orange Yellow, Black & Purple "33" Unpainted
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Metal
Blue tint Black BW 2501 Malaysia Image Not Available
1983 1983 Hot Wheels Metalflake Orange Yellow, Black & Purple "33" Unpainted
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Metal
Blue tint Black BW 2501 Malaysia Royal flash orange metalflake blue glass bw malaysia base
1983 1983 Hot Wheels Enamel Orange Yellow, Black & Purple "33" Unpainted
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Blue tint Black BW 2501 Malaysia HW RoyalFlash 1983 orange
1983 White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Tinted (Yellow) Tan BW 2501 France Royalflashwhitefrance
1983 White Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood, BP Logo on Rear Glass Unpainted
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Metal
Tinted (Yellow) Tab BW 2501 France Royal Flash-1983 France
1985 Orange White & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Tinted (Black) Black BW 2501 France Mexican Only Release Royalflashorangemexico
1987 Orange White & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood Unpainted
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Metal
Tinted (Blue) Black BW 2501 France Only released in Mexico Image Not Available

Leo Hot Wheels[]

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
Speed Fleet Light Blue Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof Clear or Blue Windows BW DC69-LeoRoyFla1
Speed Fleet White Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof Clear or Blue Windows BW DC69-LeoRoyFla2
Speed Fleet Pale Turquoise Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof BW Image Not Available
Blue Box White Blue "Dunlop", "Conti" and '6' on Hood BW Image Not Available
Unknown White Blue Eagle "SCOTT" on Hood BW Image Not Available
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