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The upcoming Speed Racer movie just got a whole lot more interesting to us since learning about this sweepstakes that's being held in conjunction with the premier on May 9th. The prize is a Speed Racer-inspired Mach 5 Corvette, but it not just any 'Vette . It's actually a C5 Corvette wearing a body inspired by the '63 - '67 C2 Corvette. Despite its classic outward appearance, the interior is all C5 wrapped in custom leather and painted red, and the motor is a very modern 350-hp LS1 V8. The Speed Racer decals and color scheme put it over the top, though. The purveyors of the sweeps peg the car's value at $100,000, and to win it you have to visit this site and enter you cell phone number and carrier, or just text "fast" to 90736. You'll then get a text message on April 18th with a Speed Racer trivia question, which you'll have two minutes to answer correctly. Ten of those people who answer correctly will be flown out to the premier and race mini cars of some sort to win the actual Speed Racer Mach 5 'Vette. We know, those are a lot of hoops through which to jump, but a Mach 5 Corvette is kind of cool.
[Source: Warner Brothers]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
zamafir @ Apr 10th 2008 2:04PM
Want To? No. No I'd rather have the new pilot or the x6, both, while the epitome of ugly, are better looking then this.
Ross @ Apr 10th 2008 2:06PM
Whats with the two-generations ago Chevy truck steering wheel?
Graglmesh @ Apr 10th 2008 2:19PM
Zamafir can keep his Kia Sedona, more high horsepower love for me! Vroom!
Corey W. @ Apr 10th 2008 2:36PM
It's the base steering wheel in the C5
FrankTheCrank @ Apr 10th 2008 2:43PM
YUCK!! If I won that car, I probably couldn't unload it for more than $6,000. WTF?
How about giving away a Nissan GT-R???
Andrew Droo Owen @ Apr 11th 2008 12:48PM
U must be high....
Matt @ Apr 10th 2008 2:07PM
Its a shame that they took a classic like this and ruined it.
Corey W. @ Apr 10th 2008 2:36PM
It's not an original, looks like a modified C5
GOATHEARD @ Apr 10th 2008 2:10PM
No.
John R @ Apr 10th 2008 2:13PM
This may be a mishmash of pop culture cues, but I'll be honest and contraversial and admit that if someone were to give this to me, I'd rock it.
3seriesisking @ Apr 10th 2008 2:13PM
No! Make it go away.
Yar @ Apr 10th 2008 2:16PM
There should be laws against ruining classic cars.
.josh. @ Apr 10th 2008 2:20PM
since when has a C5 been a classic car?
Yar @ Apr 10th 2008 2:27PM
You're turning a C5 into a C3 then turning that into a travesty. Defaming two Corvettes at once.
Corey W. @ Apr 10th 2008 2:36PM
Have to give them some credit, several people thought it was a classic C2 that was ruined. Maybe it's just me, looks cool for what it is, a modified C5.
Dude @ Apr 10th 2008 3:00PM
FAIL
Alex @ Apr 10th 2008 3:03PM
I hate when people do this. If you want a C2 with modern power, do an engine swap. It can be done. you can even modern up the interior.
Taking a modern car and making it look old just doesn't work for me. Things like the A pillar look goofy and out of place.
If I won this i would immediately turn around and find someone to sell it, parts or whole.
Blake @ Apr 10th 2008 3:13PM
Looks like the interior was painted with lipstick.
Hot_Carl @ Apr 10th 2008 3:19PM
Q: Want to win a $100,000 Speed Racer Mach 5 Corvette?
A: No
Mike @ Apr 10th 2008 3:50PM
This looks very similar to a car sold at Barrett-Jackson a few weeks ago, a company built a car like this (could even be this car) a few years back as a prototype- turns out no one was buying so there were only a couple made.
The announcers were somewhat surprised to see that it only went for like $45k despite being brand new. I personally thought the buyer overpaid.