JUNIOR JOHNSON CLASS OF 2010 HALL OF FAME FLASH COAT SILVER 1/24 ACTION
Limited to just 756 individually numbered pieces. This car features a shimmering silver paint scheme that reflects a shifting rainbow of colors under different lighting anglesROBERT GLENN "JUNIOR" JOHNSON IS UNIQUE IN NASCAR HISTORY, WITH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS BOTH AS A DRIVER AND A CAR OWNER. JOHNSON WON THE SECOND ANNUAL DAYTONA 500 IN 1960 AND IN THE PROCESS, BECAME CREDITED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF "DRAFTING" ON THE MASSIVE SUPER SPEEDWAYS. HE WON 50 RACES IN THE CUP SERIES THEN SURPRISED MANY PEOPLE BY RETIRING FROM DRIVING TO BECOME AN OWNER. AS A COMPETITOR, JOHNSON NEVER MISSED A BEAT; THROUGH THE YEARS HIS DRIVERS WON 132 RACES. THERE ALSO WERE SIX SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS PRODUCED WITH CALE YARBOROUGH (1976, 78) AND DARRELL WALTRIP (1981, 82, '85).
JOHNSON WAS IMMORTALIZED IN THE EPIC 1965 ESQUIREMAGAZINE STORY ON NASCAR, WRITTEN BY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR THOMAS WOLFE.
"THE LAST AMERICAN HERO IS JUNIOR JOHNSON. YES!" ROMANTICIZED JOHNSON'S MOONSHINE]RUNNING ROOTS AND GLORIFIED HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN NASCAR. BOTH AIMS WERE TRUE, CREATING A LARGER THAN LIFE CARICATURE OF A COLORFUL MAN.
NAMED ONE OF NASCAR'S "50 GREATEST DRIVERS" IN 1998, JOHNSON RESIDES IN WILKESBORO, N.C., AND REMAINS ONE OF THE SPORT'S MOST ENDURING AND ENDEARING PERSONALITIES, AT THE AGE OF 78.
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FEATURES:
All Diecast body and chasis; opening hood, trunk, and roof flaps; every car is limited edition and comes individually numbered; detailed engine and trunk compartments; and more!
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