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- Johnny Lightning is a brand of diecast model cars launched in 1969 by Topper Corporation (owner of the "Topper Toys" brand), similar to the hugely successful Mattel's Hot Wheels cars. Their claim to fame at that time was that they were extremely fast compared to other brands of die-cast cars. Their most important technology was to mold in a small hook under the front axle so that they could be propelled by a lever-driven catapult, far faster than could be obtained by either gravity, or battery powered "supercharger" devices. Al Unser Senior won the Indianapolis 500 in 1970 and 1971 in the "Johnny Lightning special". Topper closed in 1973 and production of Johnny Lightning cars ceased for 23 years. The company made a total of 47 different models. In 1994 Thomas Lowe of Cassopolis, Michigan became aware of the abandoned trademark and secured the rights to the Johnny Lightning name for his Playing Mantis toy company. He made replicas of his favorite 10 original Johnny Lightning cars. His first customers were Walmart and Toys R Us. Playing Mantis produced the toy cars under the Johnny Lightning brand name from 1994 to June 2004. Over 600 different models were produced over that time period. In 2004 Mr. Lowe sold Playing Mantis (including the Johnny Lightning brand) to RC2 Corporation, which in turn was bought by the Japanese toy company Tomy in 2011. Tomy discontinued the Johnny Lightning line of diecast cars in 2013. The brand continued to maintain a following by a loyal group of collectors. In early 2016 Round 2 LLC, a toy company owned by Thomas Lowe (who also owned Playing Mantis), revived and reintroduced Johnny Lightning vehicles to the toy market for a second time. (en)
- Johnny Lightning is een Amerikaanse fabrikant van modelauto's, voornamelijk in de schaal 1:64. De firma was tot recent in handen van de firma , maar tegenwoordig onderdeel van RC2, bekend van . Het merk werd al in de jaren 60 opgericht, maar kende slechts relatief weinig succes. In 1970 en 1971 besloot men raceauto's te sponsoren en de verkopen stegen enorm. Men verkocht de modellen als "snelste speelgoedauto's ter wereld". In 1971 werd de directeur van fraude beschuldigd, maar later werd deze beschuldiging ingetrokken. Op dat moment was de firma echter al failliet. In 1994 werd de merknaam gekocht en begon men weer modelauto's onder de merknaam te verkopen, aanvankelijk met weinig succes. Tegenwoordig zijn de modellen geliefd, zeker in de VS waar er verzamelclubs zijn. Ook in Europa kent het merk fans. Johnny Lightning maakt gedetailleerde modellen van auto's, sommige daarvan zijn filmauto's, zoals:
* Herbie
* Ghostbusters
* James Bond (alle films!) Maar ook televisieseries, zoals:
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ook maakt men auto's met een iets gewonere afkomst. Zo is hun serie Engelse sportwagens zeer gewild. Ook de Japanse import doet het goed. Natuurlijk heeft JL flink wat 'American Muscle' in zijn gamma. Fabrikanten van modelauto's Abrex ·Action ·Agat ·AHC Models · ·AWM ·Apek ·Artitec ·Aurometal ·Autoart ·B-A-C ·Bandai · ·Best box ·Bburago ·BGM · · ·Brami ·Brekina ·Britains ·Buby ·Budgie · ·Cararama ·Carex ·Carisma ·Carson · ·Champion ·CM's ·Compact Specials Europe ·Conrad ·Corgi ·Darda ·DeAgostini ·De Backer · ·Dinky Toys ·Doorkey ·Edocar ·Efsi ·Eko ·Elekon ·Eligor · ·ERTL · ·Estetyka · ·Faller · ·Gama · · · · ·Grell ·Guiloy ·Guisval ·Hasegawa ·Herpa · ·Holland Oto ·Hongwell ·Hot Wheels ·Husky ·Igra ·Italeri ·J.M.K. ·Jada Toys · · ·Jouef · ·Kaden ·KEES ·Kenner ·Kentoys ·Konami ·KOVAP ·Kyosho ·LEGO ·Lesney · ·Lion Toys ·Lledo ·Lone Star ·Maisto ·Majorette ·Märklin · ·Matchbox · ·Mercury · · ·Miniauto ·MiniChamps · · ·Monti System ·Morestone · ·Muky · · ·Norev · ·Novoexport · · · · ·Pilen · ·Plasticart · ·Pocher · ·Polistil ·Politoys ·Portegies · · ·Radon · ·R.A.M.I. · · · · ·Replicars · ·Revell · ·Rivarossi · ·Roco · · ·Sablon · · ·Schuco · · · ·SIKU ·Směr ·Solido · ·Speedy · ·Tamiya ·Tantal ·Tekno · · ·Tomica ·Tonka · · ·Universal Hobbies ·Valvoline ·Vemi · ·Wiking · · · · · · · · · (nl)
- Johnny Lightning é uma marca fabricante de miniaturas de carros de brinquedo colecionáveis americana produzida em modelos fundidos da categoria die-cast. Ficou conhecida por suas miniaturas serem extremamente mais rápidas do que as miniaturas de outras marcas como a Hot Wheels. Atualmente, a Johnny Lightning pertence a Round 2 LLC. (pt)
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- Four models from the Playing Mantis era, fltr : 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1968 Chevrolet Nova; : 1978 Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Trans Am, 1975 Starsky & HutchFord Gran Torino (en)
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- Johnny Lightning é uma marca fabricante de miniaturas de carros de brinquedo colecionáveis americana produzida em modelos fundidos da categoria die-cast. Ficou conhecida por suas miniaturas serem extremamente mais rápidas do que as miniaturas de outras marcas como a Hot Wheels. Atualmente, a Johnny Lightning pertence a Round 2 LLC. (pt)
- Johnny Lightning is a brand of diecast model cars launched in 1969 by Topper Corporation (owner of the "Topper Toys" brand), similar to the hugely successful Mattel's Hot Wheels cars. Their claim to fame at that time was that they were extremely fast compared to other brands of die-cast cars. Their most important technology was to mold in a small hook under the front axle so that they could be propelled by a lever-driven catapult, far faster than could be obtained by either gravity, or battery powered "supercharger" devices. (en)
- Johnny Lightning is een Amerikaanse fabrikant van modelauto's, voornamelijk in de schaal 1:64. De firma was tot recent in handen van de firma , maar tegenwoordig onderdeel van RC2, bekend van . Het merk werd al in de jaren 60 opgericht, maar kende slechts relatief weinig succes. In 1970 en 1971 besloot men raceauto's te sponsoren en de verkopen stegen enorm. Men verkocht de modellen als "snelste speelgoedauto's ter wereld". In 1971 werd de directeur van fraude beschuldigd, maar later werd deze beschuldiging ingetrokken. Op dat moment was de firma echter al failliet. In 1994 werd de merknaam gekocht en begon men weer modelauto's onder de merknaam te verkopen, aanvankelijk met weinig succes. Tegenwoordig zijn de modellen geliefd, zeker in de VS waar er verzamelclubs zijn. Ook in Europa kent (nl)
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