Johnny Lightning
The best of the latest diecast news from the world of Johnny Lightning
“Big Lou” Tanahara lends design talents to Johnny Lightning
Diecast designer and artist, Luis Tanahara has worked in many places over the course of his career. His designs can be found on a variety of Hot Wheels and he virtually built Jada Toy’s diecast line from the ground up. Of course, these days he’s the creative force behind The Sledster and The Custom Crew [...]
2010 Lincoln Johnny Lightning Race Club custom now available
The Lincoln Johnny Lightning Race Club recently announced the availability of their 2010 custom club car. The club selected Johnny Lightning Ford, Chevy and Dodge (shown) van castings as the base for this year’s run. A total of 15 were customized for the run by M & S Customs who have also done a number [...]
Limited Edition Car available from Johnny Lightning and Papa John’s Pizza
Johnny Lightning has teamed with Papa John’s pizza to offer this exclusive limited edition 1971 Chevy Camaro Z-28 replica of the car “Papa” John Schnatter sold to save his father’s tavern and start Papa John’s pizza twenty-five years ago. The cars are being sold on the Papa John’s website for $4.99 each and come with [...]
Johnny Lightning Rocks!
Johnny Lightning’s 40th Anniversary celebrations continue with a unique team-up between the die-cast brand and Victory Designs. The result elevates Johnny Lightning beyond the realm of die-cast cars into full-scale guitars! A total of 100 guitars have been produced and each comes with an exclusive Johnny Lightning car. What about White Lightnings you ask? A [...]
In the Stores: Johnny Lightning (Oct/Nov 2009)
Here’s a look at some of the latest Johnny Lightning products that will be appearing in stores and online during the end of October and through-out November. *-Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit! 40th. Anniversary Release ‘G’: – ’50 [...]
More Johnny Lightning Unboxing Fun!
Another package arrived in the mail from Johnny Lightning, so I just had to flip on the camera again and share in the fun of revealing the contents! A short video slideshow with detailed pictures follows the unboxing portion, so be sure to watch it until the end! Correction: I mentioned that the Superbird does [...]
John Schneider Celebrity Guest at Lightning Fest 2009
As I mentioned previously, Lightning Fest 2009 is shaping up to bigger and better than ever, and the official announcement that John Schneider will be making a celebrity guest appearance at this year’s fest is the proof in the pudding. Here’s the official word from Johnny Lightning: “John Schneider, the star of TV shows like [...]
