2007 and 2008 Johnny Lightning Calendar Cars

Building on the popularity of the Lightning Girls, who made their debut in the 2006 American Beauties series, the Johnny Lightning Calendar Cars series “replicated our Lightning Girls’ actual car or dream car.” Each car in the series prominently featured one of the Lightning Girls on each card and was packaged with a miniature stand-up calendar picturing the girl and her car, with a short description of the car on the back. “So get to know our Lightning Girls and why they love the cars they do.”

From the 2007 Calendar Cars series, I have this sharp 1969 Chevy Nova.

Johnny Lightning | 2007 | Calendar Cars | 1969 Chevy Nova #11 | dark blue metallic with calendar card

The 2008 Calendar Cars series included this nice ’65 Chevy Impala.

If you read the back of the stand-up calendar, you will find that Missy was fortunate enough to receive this sweet Impala on her 16th birthday! Well, I should mention that I have a birthday coming up …

Johnny Lightning | 2008 | 53905J | Calendar Cars | 1965 Chevy Impala #5 | gray with black top with Missy card

2006 Johnny Lightning American Beauties 1965 Chevy Nova SS

In 2006, Johnny Lightning released the American Beauties series featuring “some of the sweetest rides to come out of the good ol’ U.S.A.” Inside each package was a 17″x11″ fold-out poster of the car with one of the Lightning Girls. The girls were given their own logo (which you can see in the upper right corner of the card) and at the time you could download Lightning Girls desktop wallpaper from the website.

Johnny Lighting | 2006 | American Beauties R1 #6 | 1965 Chevy Nova SS | red with poster

Though the American Beauties series was a one-time release, the Lightning Girls would return for the Calendar Cars series of 2007 and 2008. The back of the card lists the other casting available in the American Beauties series.