Made in Hong Kong this Indy-type racer has a metal body, base, interior, wing, and spoilers, with a plastic engine.
Also known as: Black Lightning (1985)
a. yellow, metal base, int., wing, and spoilers, chrome engine, orange, red, and black “Elf” and “Michelin” on sides, “7” on top, bw. $4 – 7
a2. yellow, as a, bw, Mal. 4 – 7
a3. yellow, as a, rrgygyt, HK 20 – 28
a4. yellow, as a, no “Elf” and “Michelin” in design, Mal. 5 – 7
a5. yellow, as a4, rrgygyt, Mal. 20 – 25
a6. yellow, as a4, rrwhgyt, Mal. 20 – 30
b. yellow, w/red, white, and blue stripes and “20” on sides and front, bw, Mal. Kellogg’s mail-in promo (1985) 15 – NA
b2. yellow, as b, rrgygyt, Kellogg’s mail-in promo (1985) 35 – NA
c. black, metal base, white, yellow, and red lightning on top and sides, “3” in front, “3” and racing decals on sides, rrgygyt, Mal. Real Riders (1985) 25 – 35
c2. black as c, bw (1987) 8 – 12
d. white, metal base, red and blue Hot Wheels logo and “20th Anniversary” on sides, logo backwards on one side, bw, Mal. 20th Anniversary 3-pack or 20-pack (1988) 28 – NA
d2. white, as d, Hot Wheels logo backwards and blue “20th Anniversary” on one side, yellow and black wheel w/wings and “Indy 500” in red and black on sides, bw, Mal. 1988 Hot Wheels Mall Tour giveaway LE1000 (1988) 140 – NA
e. neon red body, wing, and spoilers, metal base, white and blue “Tuneup Masters”, blue Tuneup Masters logo and “1” on sides, “Tuneup Masters” and pink logo on back wing, “1” on nose, bw, Mal. #104 (1991) 55 – 85
e2. neon red, as e, blue logo on back wing, bw, #104 (1991) 45 – 65
e3. neon red, as e, metal wing and spoilers, bw, #104 (1991) 5 – 8
e4. neon red, as e3, white emblem on sides, bw #104 (1991) 12 – 15
f. white, black and red “V” and “1” on sides, “1” on hood, bw, Mal. Heroes on Hot Wheels video tape pack (1993) 7 – 12
g. neon yellow, Hot Wheels logo on sides, bw, Mal. #235 (1994) 2 – 5
h. yellow, metal base, red racing stripes, “1” and Shell emblem on sides, bw, Mal. Shell dealers, baggy (1994) 3 – 4
i. yellow, metal base, yellow and white “Formula Shell” on black background, bw, Mal. Shell dealers, baggy (1995) 3 – 4
j. orange, metal base, orange, white, and dk. blue Gulf logo on sides, bw, Mal. Gulf promo, baggy (1994) 3 – 4
k. turquoise, metal base, white and red “3” and lightning on sides and top, racing decals on sides, bw, Mal. Aquafresh Toothpaste promo, box only (1994) 4 – 6
l. yellow, metal base, bw, Mal. made for unproduced game, baggy (1995) 4 – NA
m. red, metal base, bw, Mal. made for unproduced game, baggy (1995) 4 – NA
n. white, white metal base, dk. blue sides, wings, and spoilers, red and yellow Hot Wheels logo on spoiler, sp5, Ch. #470 (1996) 2 – 4
n2. white, as n, magenta “1”, decals, and lines on sides, white wing and spoilers, no Hot Wheels logo, on wing, sp5, Ch. #470 (1996) 2 – 4
o. dk. blue, metal base, chrome int., Union 76 logo, orange, white, and blue on sides and hood, “Performance” in white on black on sides, sp5, Ch. Union 76 Stations promo (1996) 3 – NA
p. orange, metal base, blue sides, “Unocal 76” on sides, “Unocal” on spoiler and racing decals on painted wing, bwgyt, Ch. History of Hot Wheels III 8-pack (1997) 8 – NA