Check out this vintage commercial for the Johnny Express from Topper. Man, that thing is huge!! Now thats when toys were really TOYS!

Be sure to check out all the other diecast related videos over at WWW.DIECASTVIDEO.COM.

[via www.diecastvideo.com]

Tom Zahorsky, Senior Design Manager for Johnny Lightning gives collectors a look into the upcoming 60’s Sizzle Release 6 by showing off this gorgeous ‘65 For Mustang Convertible. If the rest in this release are as equally stunning, then we are all in for a treat! Keep your eye out for 60’s Sizzle R6 hitting your favorite retailer in mid September.

Tom Zahorsky, Senior Design Manager for the Johnny Lightning brand just posted this very nice picture of the 1975 Corvette prototype. Here’s what he had to say about it:

“The 1975 Corvette was still amazingly popular with Chevy selling 33,836 coupes and 4,629 convertibles during the ‘75 model year even though the base 350 only made 165 horsepower and the L82 making 205 horsepower. We believe this 2008 release will become a collector favorite for sure. Our JL model will feature two wheel options and an option for a rear deck mounted luggage rack. Look for this coupe to debut in Classic Gold 44.”

[via the johnnylightning.com blog]

The folks over at Johnny Lightning have posted their own gallery of images from Lightningfest 2007. The set contains a nice range of shots covering their booth which included prototypes, sculpts, limited edition cars and plenty of merchandise from their other various toy lines. Use the link below to launch their gallery page in a new window - enjoy!

[via johnnylightning.com]

If you’re a frequent visitor of LIGHTNINGLANE.COM then you might have noticed that the site is beginning to shrink. Much of the archived content that collectors counted on for verfiying information about older releases and potential White Lightnings has been removed. Hopefully this isn’t a sign that the entire site will be closing for good, but we’ll keep you posted as new information surfaces. In the meantime, be sure to visit the Lightning Lane forums and show your support with posts that express your fondness for this great source of Johnny Lightning collectible news.

[via lightninglane.com]

Some of the folks who were able to attend Lighningfest 2007 at Wizard World Chicago last weekend not only got to attend a great event, but also walked away with some sweet and rare diecast! Over on HOBBYTALK.COM, collector chriscobbs shared these shots of the pre-production 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible and 1968 Chevrolet Camaro he scored.

He also shared these shots of additional pre-production pieces that were obtained by other Lightningfest attendees:

Guess we now know the contents of that JL Mystery Box that was mentioned earlier! Plenty of additional shots have been added by chriscobb and other collectors in the official thread over on HOBBYTALK.COM. Use the link below to make the jump.

[via hobbytalk.com]

There have been plenty of posts on various boards about the success of the 2007 Johnny Jam and yes, all of them are true! It was a great event thrown by great people, and attended by some really great folks too. As mention previously, diecastAUDIO was in attendance and shot a good amount of footage throughout the day. Its taking me a while to get through it all, but the final montage video should be available for public viewing in a few more weeks.

For now (if you have yet to see it), enjoy this shot of the one-of-a-kind 2007 Johnny Jam WL Zinger courtesy of ECchopper!