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1978 Hot Wheels A-OK #2016 — Flying Colors — Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
Light green body with olive fenders and running boards. Black, olive and yellow pinstriping frames the “Early Times Delivery” side logo.
Release identification
The Flying Colors group lists the light-green #2016 with olive fenders and running boards. Its paint and tooling match the Oldies But Goodies listing, so the card program distinguishes the two catalog records.
| Series | Flying Colors |
|---|---|
| Toy number | #2016 |
| Body | Light green |
| Fenders / running boards | Olive |
| Wheels | Blackwall |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Base | Metal; cataloged as ZAMAC |
How to identify this release
The green #2016 body and blackwall tires are shared by the two 1978 series entries. On a carded car, the package identifies the grouping; on a loose car, the casting alone cannot distinguish Flying Colors from Oldies But Goodies.
Where this release fits
The A-OK is a Ford Model A-based Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood and Bob Rosas. Its 1978 green release, 1981 metalflake-red releases and 1983 Real Riders issue mark the early run before later retool releases. The parent guide brings the casting history and all cataloged releases together.
All A-OK release guides
The links below show the other A-OK colors, wheel versions and collector editions.
- 1978 · Oldies But Goodies · #2016
- 1981 · Hong Kong · blackwalls
- 1981 · Malaysia · blackwalls
- 1981 · Flying Colors · #2016 · Malaysia · international card
- 1981 · Malaysia · gray Goodyear tires
- 1983 · Real Riders · #4358
- 2008 · Since ’68: Top 40 · M1566
- 2008 · Top 40 set · N4608
- 2009 · Larry Wood 40 Years of Design · P2145
- 2009 · Collectors Nationals · P2193
- 2009 · Brazil Convention · R5520
- 2012 · Boulevard: Big Hits · W4582
- 2013 · KISS Pop Culture · X8342
- 2014 · The Incredible Hulk · BDT13
- 2015 · Super Mario Kart · CFP89
- 2020 · Gold Trophy
- 2020 · Silver Trophy
- 2020 · Bronze Trophy
- 2020 · Sublime Prize
- 2020 · Pink and black Prize
- 2020 · Two-tone red Prize
- 2020 · Orange Prize
- 1978 · Flying Colors · #2016 · light green / olive fenders
Collector FAQs
Why is the 1978 Flying Colors car also listed as Oldies But Goodies?
Both catalog entries show the same light-green #2016 with olive fenders and running boards. The series name identifies the card grouping; it does not mark a second loose-car colorway.
Does a loose car show which card series it came from?
Not reliably. The original package is needed to confirm a card-grouping distinction; the loose casting identifies the car’s physical color and wheel combination.
Value Research
The Flying Colors and Oldies But Goodies listings describe the same green-and-olive #2016 car. For a loose example, compare paint and wheel condition without treating the card grouping as a second deco; for a carded example, verify the package grouping and card condition.