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 Hot Wheels Speed Racer  US $24.99
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MOVIE 2008 GRX NEW US $2.99
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer LOT 9 11 12 Racer X Shooting Star Captain Terror US $9.95
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 Speed Racer Industries Mach 5 Model w Accessories and Action figure Art Asylum US $9.99
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MOVIE 2008 MACH 6 NEW US $2.99
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer 2000 VW Bus Toy Volkswagen 1 5000 Loose US $2.02
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer 2000 VW Bus Toy Volkswagen 1 5000 Racer X Loose US $4.01
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 Lot of 5 Different Speed Racer 2000 Johnny Lightning Collectors Series Race Cars US $4.99
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 Lot of 9 Speed Racer Hot Wheels New in Package with Card 1 64 Mattel US $19.95
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 Speed Racer Mach 5 Lunchbox Mini Tin US $18.99
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 mach 6 speed racer car from movie US $2.99
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 mach 5 speed racer car from movie US $2.99
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 Mattel Hot Wheels Speed Racer toy car holder US $13.00
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 SPEED RACER MACH 5 with Bonus Saw Blades included by Johnny Lightning US $21.50
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 6 fast food giveaway vehicles Tonka Speed Racer Archie US $.99
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 RACER X RACE CAR WITH SPEAR HOOKS SPEED RACER 2007 1 64 by HOT WHEELS US $2.95
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 Hot Wheels Speed Racer Thor Axine Carded HW Street Car With Jump Jacks US $.99
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 Speed Racer 2008 Taijo Togokhans Race Car Toy US $.99
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 JL LOT OF SPEED RACER VEHICLES NEW IN PACK US $12.00
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 JL LOT OF SPEED RACER GOLD COLLECTORS EDITION VEHICLES NEW IN PACK US $17.00
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 Hot Wheels Speed Racer Powerburst Figure 8 Track Set With 1 Speed Racer Car US $19.99
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 Speed Racer Hot Wheels Pullbax Mach 5 US $5.00
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 AMERICAN MUSCLE BODY SHOP SPEED RACER 118 DIE CAST US $35.00
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 Speed Racer 35 Years of Speed Mach 5 118 Scale Die Cast Metal with Chimm Chimm US $45.00
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MOVIE 2008 PRINCE KABALA NEW US $2.99
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 SPEED RACER SNAKE OILER 155 JADA08 GO SPEED RACER GO US $3.55
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 Speed Racer GRX diecast car Johnny Lightning NIB US $8.00
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 Speed Racer ASSASSIN diecast car Johnny Lightning NIB US $8.00
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MOVIE 2008 SNAKE OILER NEW US $2.99
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 Jada Die Cast Mach 5 Speed Racer 132 New In Box 2007 US $9.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING PLAYING MANTIS 1997 ISSUE speed racer Mach 5 used US $3.00
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 2009 Jeff Gordon 24 Speed Racer Brushed Metal Elite 31 of 50 US $155.00
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 JADA SPEED RACER 155 SET OF 4 MACH 5 SNAKE OILER SHOOTING STAR PRINCE KABALA US $40.00
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 1998 REVELL 9 LAKE SPEED CARTOON NETWORK WACKY RACING TAURUS 124 DIECAST CAR US $9.99
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 Johnny Lightning Lightning Speed Racers Edge Purple Chevy US $6.00
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 Johnny Lightning Limited Edition Speed Racer Mach 1 US $1.99
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MOVIE 2008 MACH 5 NEW US $2.99
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 Jada Toys Speed Racer F1 Mach 5 124 Scale Diecast EUC NR N R US $15.99
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 JADA SPEED RACER 155 SET OF 2 F1 MACH 5 F1 SHOOTING STAR US $30.00
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer 2000 Snake Oiler car w cel 5 US $10.00
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 Hot Wheels Speed Racer GRX Scale 164 diecast NEW US $4.99
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer Cel 39 MOC US $6.00
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 VINTAGE 2008 SPEED RACER MACH 5 TOY CAR MADE FOR MCDONALDS BY WBEISRE US $3.00
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 HotWheelsSpeedRacerSetLot102007CompleteGrayPrinceMushaMachGRXSnake US $64.99
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 Crystal Ball Remote Control RC Mini Speed Racer Toy Car US $15.53
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 Kasey Kahne 118 Die Cast Sprint Car Speed RacerCom by GMP US $80.00
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 Lot of Johnny Lightning Speed Racer Collectible cars US $40.00
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 Speed Racer hot wheels lot of 6 US $6.00
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 1 18th Scale Speed Racer Original Mach 5 with Chim Chim US $12.49
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 2009 Jeff Gordon 24 Foundation Speed Racer 1 24 Action US $25.00
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 1 18th Scale Speed Racer Shooting Star US $5.50
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 1996 Hot Wheels White Second Wind Speed Racer 527 US $2.40
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 3 loose johnny lightning vehicles speed racer mach 5 the mummy munsters dragula US $9.99
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 Hot wheels speed racer US $1.00
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MACH 5 150 SCALE US $2.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 8 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 9 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 12 IN BLISTER PACK US $2.02
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 16 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 17 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 18 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER 2000 CEL 19 IN BLISTER PACK US $.99
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 Speed Racer Mach 5 35th Anniversary Chrome Ertl 1 18 die cast US $74.99
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 HOT WHEELS SPEED RACER MACH 5 COLLECTIBLE CAR 124 SCALE NEW IN BOX 2007 US $12.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING 1 64 SCALE SPEED RACER DIECAST TOY CARS LOT X 3 MINT BOXED 2007 US $15.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING YELLOW SPEED RACER X WITH RED INTERIOR REAL RIDERS US $.89
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 Johnny Lightning GRX Fastest Car SPEED RACER die cast US $.99
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 JOHNNY LIGHTNING SPEED RACER LOT OF 3 PLUS CLIPS BONUS FACTORY SEALED 1997 US $15.00
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 Matco Tools Whit Bazemore 2002 Speed Racer Collector Club Special Edition RARE US $169.99
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 Lot of Johnny Lightning die cast 1961 Triumph Triple Threat Speed Racer US $.99
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 NEW IN BOX SPEED RACER MACH 5 DIE CAST CAR 118 CHIM CHIM MONKEY US $34.95
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 Speed Racer Mach 5 118 Scale Die Cast Collectible US $19.95
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 Hotwheel speed racer track US $9.99
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racers Edge Dodge Ram 1500 Military Green Die cast US $2.99
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 5 RARE 97 Johnny Lightning Cars Speed Racer Mach 5 Shooting Star GRX Assassin US $22.99
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 Speed Racer White Blue Mach 5 Play Set With Speed US $39.90
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 JADA SPEED RACER 9 SHOOTING STAR 124 US $46.95
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 Ertl Speed Racer mach 5 V 118 With Chim Chim Figure US $36.49
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 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer 2000 1 of 5000 1 64 MIB US $7.00
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 JL 1997 Johnny Lightning Speed Racer Set of 4 Mint MOC Toy Cars US $8.95
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1959 Stingray Racer
In 1959 Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda set out to create a race car based on the Corvette and its intended purpose was to be a test car for the future of Chevy racing. But as fast as it was developed, the powers that be at GM decided to scrap the racing program and lend no factory support to the endeavor, but that didn't stop Mitchell or Shinoda.
The work continued on the race car prototype and when the dust and clay settled a fiberglass racing machine called the Stingray Racer was born. The Stingray had an overall wheel base of 92 inches and when compared to the weight of the regular production Corvette of that year it came in at about 1,000 pounds lighter.
Under the hood lived a 283 cubic inch V-8 engine monster that was capable of putting out 315 bhp at 6,200 rpm. Initial speed tests were spectacular and Mitchell could hardly wait to get his baby on the track.
He hired the "Flying Dentist," Dr. Dick Thompson to pilot the car and it made its debut in Maryland at the Marlboro Raceway in April of that year. The end result was Dr. Thompson soaring to a fourth place finish.
In 1960 the Stingray Racer, being driven primarily by Dr. Thomson, went on to dominate the SCCA and the car won the National Championship in the C-Modified Class for that year. After the 1960 season was over, Mitchell took the Stingray Racer out of competition and then treated it to a series of modifications.
One of the most notable modifications was the addition of a passenger seat. Mitchell then took the Stingray Racer all across the country to car shows as a sort of a prototype dream car. However, those that knew Mitchell best said this was merely an excuse so that he could drive the car on the weekends.
In 1963 the C2 Corvette would be born and much of the design would be derived from Mitchell's Stingray Racer. Because the Stingray Racer was never an actual car it was made a testing mule and many components that ended up on later Corvettes were first on the Stingray Racer. Four speed transmissions, different rear ends, and experimentation with aluminum all got their start in the Stingray.
While it is a shame that the Stingray Racer never got the backing it deserved from GM to be all that it could be in the racing world, it least its influences made their way back to the Corvette. In fact, the latest Corvette prototype that came out in 2009 was dubbed the Stingray and it too took much of its styling cues directly from the 1959 race car version.
So the Stingray Racer that started out as a simple test machine ended up dominating a year of racing, influencing the second generation of the Corvette, and influencing a prototype some 50 years later. If rumors prove true, there may also be some huge undertones of the Stingray Racer in the next generation of the Corvette that is speculated to come out in 2013 on the super car's 60th birthday. Bill Mitchell would be proud.
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