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 |
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37 | 1979 | Super Streeters | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Hong Kong | ||
37 | 1979 | Super Streeters | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Hong Kong | ||
1981 | Mainline | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Hong Kong | |||
1982 | 1982 Hot Wheels | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Malaysia | |||
1982 | 1982 Hot Wheels | Metalflake Orange | Yellow, Black & Purple "33" | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Malaysia | |||
1983 | 1983 Hot Wheels | Metalflake Orange | Yellow, Black & Purple "33" | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Malaysia | |||
1983 | 1983 Hot Wheels | Enamel Orange | Yellow, Black & Purple "33" | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Black | BW | 2501 | Malaysia | |||
1983 | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Yellow) | Tan | BW | 2501 | France | ||||
1983 | White | Red & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood, BP Logo on Rear Glass | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Yellow) | Tab | BW | 2501 | France | ||||
1985 | Orange | White & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Black) | Black | BW | 2501 | France | Mexican Only Release | |||
1987 | Orange | White & Blue stripes, Union Jack & "Lotus" on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Blue) | Black | BW | 2501 | France | Only released in Mexico |
Leo Hot Wheels[]
Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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Speed Fleet | Light Blue | Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof | Clear or Blue Windows | BW | ||||||||
Speed Fleet | White | Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof | Clear or Blue Windows | BW | ||||||||
Speed Fleet | Pale Turquoise | Blue & Red Union Jack and "Lotus" on Hood, Blue & Red Stripes on Roof | BW | |||||||||
Blue Box | White | Blue "Dunlop", "Conti" and '6' on Hood | BW | |||||||||
Unknown | White | Blue Eagle "SCOTT" on Hood | BW |