The Mach 5 is similar, but quite the same. What had happened was way back in the 70's Mattel tried to get the licensing for the Speed Racer cars but got shot down. I guess they had already been working on a prototype so they just changed it in a couple places and released it as the Second Wind. I always thought of it as the Mach 5 and played with it that way.I think thats why I liked it so much back then, as a child I was a big fan of the Japanese cartoons that played on American TV. I didn't know they were from Japan but even I could tell the difference between series like Starblazers, Battle of the Planets, Speed Racer, Robotech and the American cartoons produces by Warner Brothers, Disney, and Hanna-Barbera. I could Almost say the Second Wind was the beginning of my dream.
I so want one of these. http://www.gothamgarage.net/mach5.html
This is what we Americans call a Panel-Van. Although I like yours better.
http://gmc-vans.com/wp-content/uploa.../panel-van.jpg
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