note Though at the time a sports car actually did have to have a trunk to compete at LeMans. a spy robot, underwater capabilities and a trunk (which even street-legal sports cars often lack). The 'Mach Five' ('Mach Go' in Japanese, note Or simply, 'The Mach' yielding the pun in the original name) had an array of gadgets more at home on Bond's Aston-Martin than on a racing vehicle, like autojacks, note Meant more for maintenance, but frequently used to make the car jump. Speed would race dangerous routes against dangerous people and come out on top with his 'girlfriend' Trixie (Michi Shimura) trailing him in a helicopter and his little brother Spritle (Kurio) and his pet chimp Chim-Chim (Sanpei) frequently stowing away in the trunk.
Speed Racer (Go Mifune) is the young driver of the Mach 5, an incredible supercar designed by his father 'Pops' Racer (Daisuke Mifune). English title of the Tatsunoko Production anime series Mach Go Go Go! (based on Tatsuo Yoshida's manga of the same name), and one of the best remembered anime series for several generations of fans and detractors alike.