Royal Flash

== 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/Metal 	Blue tint 	Black 	BW 	2501 	Hong Kong	 	75px
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 	 	75px
 	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 	 	75px
 	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 	75px
 	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
 	 	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 	 	 	 	
Patch Card Super Streeters Royal Flash White Hong Kong 2501.jpg|Patch Card Super Streeters Royal Flash 2501
L1200759.JPG|Royal flash (french cast) by Baffalie
L1200760.JPG|Royal flash (french cast) by Baffalie
IMG_20191016_214210.jpg|1983 Hot Wheels - Royal Flash Metalflake Orange by Jairzinh0
IMG_20191016_214054.jpg|1983 Hot Wheels - Royal Flash Metalflake Orange by Jairzinh0
IMG_20191016_214136.jpg|1983 Hot Wheels - Royal Flash Metalflake Orange by Jairzinh0
IMG_20191016_213936.jpg|1983 Hot Wheels - Royal Flash Metalflake Orange by Jairzinh0
IMG_20191016_213908.jpg|1983 Hot Wheels - Royal Flash Metalflake Orange by Jairzinh0
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