It’s 1969 and Detroit is pumping out the most memorable musclecars of the era. Their names haunt the streets of time, including the AMC AMX — one of the most accurate Johnny Lightning castings to date. Today, we stare enviously at the beauty of its design, distinctive color schemes, bold graphic packages and massive engines, and all we can think is: "I want that car!" This release of the AMX is painted in factory-correct Go Green with black stripes. Launch date: 2006.
— “We carry the little 1:64 Johnny Lightning. That is our best-seller,” said David Campbell, owner of Amazing Toys in Great Falls, Mont., when asked about die-cast in his store. “We sell around four dozen a month,” he added.
— Three of 34 retailers TDmonthly spoke with in spring 2007 specifically cited Johnny Lightning as a best seller in die-cast items.
— "Each Johnny Lightning release also includes the ever popular white lightning chase cars," said Tom Zahorsky, senior design manager for Johnny Lightning.