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|name = Jan Nilsson
 
|name = Jan Nilsson
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
|color = Blue, yellow
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|paint color = Blue, yellow
 
|eye color = Blue
 
|eye color = Blue
 
|occupation = Swedish race car
 
|occupation = Swedish race car
|hometown = Karlstad, [[Sweden]]
 
 
|aliases = Flash
 
|aliases = Flash
 
|performer = [[Jan Nilsson]]|make=2009 [[World Torque Champion League]] race car|age=Adulthood|home=Karlstad, [[Sweden]]|first=''[[Cars 2]]'' (Swedish version)}}[[File:Bilar 2 med Janne "Flash" Nilsson|thumb|right|200px|Flash in the Swedish version of ''Cars 2''.]]'''Jan "Flash" Nilsson''' is a blue and yellow race car with a Swedish flag pattern that [[Lightning McQueen]] meets at the [[World Grand Prix]] welcome party. His racing number is 15.
|first appearance = ''[[Cars 2]]'' (Swedish version)
 
|performer = [[Jan Nilsson]]}}[[File:Bilar 2 med Janne "Flash" Nilsson|thumb|right|200px|Flash in the Swedish version of ''Cars 2''.]]'''Jan "Flash" Nilsson''' is a blue and yellow race car with a Swedish flag pattern that [[Lightning McQueen]] meets at the [[World Grand Prix]] welcome party. His racing number is 15.
 
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Flash is painted blue, with Swedish designs painted on his doors and hood in yellow. He has a large blue spoiler, chrome rims and a black grille.
 
Flash is painted blue, with Swedish designs painted on his doors and hood in yellow. He has a large blue spoiler, chrome rims and a black grille.
   
Jan appears to be a AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class, the same model as [[Max Schnell]].
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Jan appears to be a AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class, the same model as [[Max Schnell]]. Flash's actual model is a 2009 [[World Torque Champion League]] race car.
   
 
==Portrayals==
 
==Portrayals==
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*Flash, along with others, uses the same model as Max Schnell.
 
*Flash, along with others, uses the same model as Max Schnell.
 
*He is based on, named after and voiced by Swedish racing driver Jan "Flash" Nilsson. His paint job has the same colors of [[Sweden]]'s flag, with also the three crowns of the Swedish coat of arms.
 
*He is based on, named after and voiced by Swedish racing driver Jan "Flash" Nilsson. His paint job has the same colors of [[Sweden]]'s flag, with also the three crowns of the Swedish coat of arms.
*On his [[Disney Store Die-Cast Line|Disney Store]] [[TROC|Ice Racers]] toy car, he has the names of Max Schnell and [[Vitaly Petrov (race car)|Vitaly Petrov]] written in Russian Cyrillic.
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*On his [[Disney Store]] [[TROC|Ice Racers]] toy car, he has the names of Max Schnell and [[Vitaly Petrov]] written in Russian Cyrillic.
 
*While Flash does not have a number in the film, like most of Jeff's replacements. He does however gain one via his Disney Store Ice Racers die-cast. Giving him the number 15.
 
*While Flash does not have a number in the film, like most of Jeff's replacements. He does however gain one via his Disney Store Ice Racers die-cast. Giving him the number 15.
   
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File:FlashCars2.png|''Cars 2'' (Swedish version)
 
File:FlashCars2.png|''Cars 2'' (Swedish version)
 
Flash and Lewis.png|''Cars 2'' (Swedish version)
 
Flash and Lewis.png|''Cars 2'' (Swedish version)
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File:City limits cars 2 curtains.jpeg|one of the only piece of merchandise including Flash.
 
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Revision as of 11:06, 19 June 2022

Bilar_2_med_Janne_"Flash"_Nilsson

Bilar 2 med Janne "Flash" Nilsson

Flash in the Swedish version of Cars 2.

Jan "Flash" Nilsson is a blue and yellow race car with a Swedish flag pattern that Lightning McQueen meets at the World Grand Prix welcome party. His racing number is 15.

History

In the Swedish version of Cars 2, Jan is at the Tokyo welcome party with Lewis Hamilton, greeting Lightning when he arrives. He is seen again in Mater's nightmare, when Mater dreams about Jan, Lewis and Lightning watching him getting Zen Master's attention.

General information

Physical description

Flash is painted blue, with Swedish designs painted on his doors and hood in yellow. He has a large blue spoiler, chrome rims and a black grille.

Jan appears to be a AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class, the same model as Max Schnell. Flash's actual model is a 2009 World Torque Champion League race car.

Portrayals

Trivia

  • Flash replaces Jeff Gorvette during one scene in the Swedish version, which is part of a localization of the movie in six different countries.
  • Flash, along with others, uses the same model as Max Schnell.
  • He is based on, named after and voiced by Swedish racing driver Jan "Flash" Nilsson. His paint job has the same colors of Sweden's flag, with also the three crowns of the Swedish coat of arms.
  • On his Disney Store Ice Racers toy car, he has the names of Max Schnell and Vitaly Petrov written in Russian Cyrillic.
  • While Flash does not have a number in the film, like most of Jeff's replacements. He does however gain one via his Disney Store Ice Racers die-cast. Giving him the number 15.

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