I began collecting diecast cars shortly after my brother and his wife did. Initially, I was purchasing Hot Wheels for their collection, and then I started picking up a few for myself that I liked. After collecting Hot Wheels for a few months, I began to notice the increased detail level on Johnny Lightning cars. Most of the Johnny Lightnings were muscle cars as well. I've always been a fan of the 60's and 70's era vehicles so I began collecting Johnny Lightnings primarily. Today, aside from the diecast cars I buy to race or modify, I pretty much only collect 1967 Shelbys. I have all the regular editions of the Johnny Lightning casting #722 (the 67 Shelby casting #). I also have nearly all of the White Lightning versions. For those that do not understand what a White Lightning is, it is a Chase car (which is what collectors call vehicles that are particularly hard to find) version of a regular Johnny Lightning release. For instance, if the regular edition 67 Shelby was blue with white stripes and a black interior, the White Lightning version could have a white interior and the bottom of the car could be painted white as well, compared to the regular version's unpainted diecast bottom. White Lightning traits are numerous and vary from release to release. Typically, a vehicle must possess two or more White Lightning traits to be considered a true White Lightning. However, there are exceptions to this rule. White Lightnings typically make up 1 - 5 percent of a production run. So if there were 2000 cars produced, there would be between 20 and 100 White Lightnings. In this section of the website, I will post some pictures and information about various diecast vehicles I collect.

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