A SIX-CAR SALUTE TO JOHNNY LIGHTNING'S SECOND 50 YEARS

When someone turns 50 years old it can be a source of stress and anxiety.

- MATT BOYD

It can sometimes even touch off a midlife crisis. But not so for at least one familiar old friend of the diecast collector community: a certain fellow by the name of Johnny Lightning. JL turned the big five-o in 2019, and the birthday was cause for nothing but celebration. In fact, that’s the reason we’re starting this new column—to follow along with JL as it embarks on its second 50 years of thrilling diecast collectors.