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Real Working Mach5 On eBay

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the go-speed-racer-go-go dept.

Taper writes "Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer... now you too can drive Speed Racer's car, the powerful Mach 5. Complete with saw blades, jumping ability, and robot homing pigeon. The entry price looks to be over $150k though part goes to charity and the winner gets delivery with a Speed Racer party featuring the voice cast! "

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  1. Irony.... by SaintAlex · · Score: 4

    "Child Safety Network appreciates the enthusiastic interest in the Mach 5 prototype."

    "Additional Features: 18" McCulla retractable pneumatic saw blades."

    Anybody else find this insanely funny?



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  2. If street legal by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 4
    I'd think about buying it. Let see some cop give you a ticket...Make of car: Mach 5, Violation: jumping over police car, cutting through trees on side of road, riding with kid in trunk.

    You think the judge would throw it out?

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  3. Hmmmm...Chevy? by ktakki · · Score: 3
    Definitely looks like it was assembled from parts of a mid-'60s Chevrolet Corvair.

    • Body: Fiberglass®
    • Mid-Engine: 400hp 327ci 4 Bolt Main
    • Rear Suspension: Saginau[sic] trans-axle with Air Bags
    • Brakes:8" Rear Drum, 9" Disc Front Vented Rotors, Tilton Brake & Clutch
    • Additional Features: 18" McCulla[sic] retractable pneumatic saw blades. U.S. Navy PX18 periscope. Airtronics remote control homing pigeon. Pneumatic auto jacks for jumping.


    Homing pigeon? Oh, right: that mechanical thing.

    Okay, first of all, the 327 is probably a small-block Chevy. Saginaw is a GM plant; these days they make tilt-wheels for obese Caddy owners.
    It looks like someone took the engine, drivetrain, and brakes from a Corvair and stuck it in a tube frame covered with plastic. Drum brakes in the rear? Sixties tech, along with the air suspension.

    I think I remember seeing this at an auto show back in the '60s, along with the Muenstermobile, the Batmobile, and other George Barris Kalifornia Kustom Kar Kreations.

    Hell, throw in the girl, the kid, and the chimp, and it's a deal.

    k., who wants the Jaguar hearse from Harold and Maude
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  4. Anyone saw this little gem by hpa · · Score: 3
    The bottom of the page says:
    In order to maintain bids from qualified buyers, you must contact the company that owns the Mach 5. They will ask for information that will verify your ability to purchase the vehicle. This will assure that unqualified bidders do raise the price.


    My emphasis... :)

  5. A neat toy and a possibly worth cause, certainly.. by An+Ominous+Coward · · Score: 3
    But, do we really want to support Ebay while they continue removing valid auctions of Microsoft products?

    I don't share the overwhelming hatred of MS that some on Slashdot express. But Ebay violating their own EULA is an important blow against consumer rights. Acceptance of this policy is a bad precident for the online marketplace.

    Boycotting Ebay until they change their policy can be a worthy action. Nerds like us still make up the majority of the population that are making internet purchases. Our boycot would be felt.

    Besides, does anybody really need more garage-sale junk? :-)

  6. Re:stupid by The+Man · · Score: 3
    Why did anyone waste their time building such a thing?

    Because he was paid to do so.

    Who would be dumb enough to buy it?

    Speed Racer fans and/or car collectors who have too much money, obviously.

    Lighten up.

  7. Trixie by Tei'ehm+Teuw · · Score: 3
    I wonder if it comes with Trixie, man she was a hottie.

    And what about Sprital and Chim Chim? Are they still hiding in the trunk?

  8. Razor! by MicroBerto · · Score: 3

    "Using patented 5-razor technology, the Mach 5 is able to shave your face with 3 easy strokes! And now with ultra-small razors, it actually fits in your mustache area, unlike its bulky predecessor, the mach 3!"

    Mike Roberto (roberto@soul.apk.net) -GAIM: MicroBerto

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  9. Re:Goddammit, Hemos! by Booker · · Score: 3

    I would've thought that the very existence of a working replica of the Mach 5 would be "News for Nerds"...

    You mean sort of like this article here?

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