The Mach 5

Like most adult men my age, I played with Matchbox and Hot Wheels die cast cars as a kid. I remember playing with one until it wore out, however. It was a replica of Speed Racer’s Mach 5.

Speed Racer was one of the first kids TV shows that came on in the afternoon. I remember getting cable TV for the first time and I was always plopped in front of it after school watching Speed Racer and Marine Boy. These were followed up by Ultra-man.

The directors of the Matrix are coming out with the Speed Racer movie. And they released a photo of the Mach 5, Speed’s car that could jump obstacles and drive underwater, and of course, win the big race with the help of the mysterious ‘Racer X.”

I want that car. Its hot!