Almost forgot,
Go Speed Ra-cer, Go Speed Ra-cer
Go Speed Ra-cer, Go Speed Racer Gooo-ooooo!
Dude's rig was f'ing awsome! Just look at all this standard equipment:
A: Auto jacks - can boost car quickly to make repairs or jump short distances.
B: Special grip tires and early version of real time all-wheel drive. Can be used to traverse, " firm, icey or unsteady ground; ocean floors; vertical mountainsides."
C: The greatness, GREATNESS of the rotary saws. Used in heavily wooded areas and for self defense.
D: Cockpit deflector. "...seals cockpit in an air-conditioned, bullet and crashproof, water-tight chamber."
E: Special lights: headlights can be used as search lights and when Speed lowers his special "night shades" on his helmet, he can see infrared light.
F: Underwater package. Activates emergency oxygen supply (30 min. max), raises periscope with view relayed to in-car monitor.
G: Homing robot: can carry vital audio or video tape to local authorities and be used as a means of self defense via in-car remote control.
What a car! And, Trixie was such a babe!
Side note: A local radio talk host (Russ Martin - KEGL- 97.1) had a Mach 5 built on a Corvette chassis. It looked very cool.
Best episode ever? Episodes 7-8: "The Race Against the Mammoth Car."