Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Terranova47's Supercar
Friday, 16 February 2024
Purple Haze
I've had fun re-jigging this old Johnny Lightning E-Type.
Wotan gave it me ages ago. It was taken down to the metal and was tyreless.
I opted for metallic purple .....
.... strapped on some wheels and let it go.
Thursday, 1 December 2022
Johnny Lightning Big Switch Track Sets and Carry Case
Monday, 13 June 2022
A BLAST OF LIGHTNING!
The other day I mentioned I had got hold of 2 loose Johnny Lightnings from 1971.
Mine came without their plastic accessories.
In original complete condition the Twin Blaster for instance would look like this all souped up with yellow fins.
Sunday, 12 June 2022
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!
I was thrilled last week to actually have won something on the Bay!
For a modest sum I managed to bag two super cool Johnny Lightning die-cast cars from US outfit Topper.
Dating from 1971 these beauties were part of Topper's own bash at redline styling and I think they did a brilliant job. I never knew about them as a kid I don't think but I've got the bug now! I'm genuinely struck!
Bigger in size than Hot Wheels redlines, the red one is the Twin Blaster and the gold one is Pipe Dream. Lightning really did strike twice!
Do you like them?
Thursday, 26 May 2022
STRUCK BY JOHNNY LIGHTNING
I really am.
I never had any as a kid and only really discovered how cool they are this month!
Like classic Hot Wheels redlines, the greatest Johnnies from Topper are from the late Sixties/ early Seventies and perhaps THE greatest Lightning design is the Stiletto.
What do you think?
I am sorely tempted to start collecting Johnny Lightnings but heavy weather is brewing in my piggy bank.
Have you got any?
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