Editing Mach Five (section)

== Design ==
Mach Five was designed by [[Mitsuki Nakamura]], who was the art director of [[Tatsunoko Production]], which produced the 1967 TV anime series.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20070824-nakamura/ |title=『マッハGoGoGo』放送開始40周年記念企画 - メカニックデザインを担当した中村光毅氏に直撃 (1/8) |trans-title= Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of Speed Racer - a direct interview with Mitsuki Nakamura, who was in charge of the mechanical design (1/8)|last= |first= |date=August 24, 2007 |language=ja|website= Mynavi News |publisher=  Mynavi  |access-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1355761977050/ |title= 今だから話せる「ガンダム」「ダンバイン」「パトレイバー」生みの親たちのメカデザイナーズサミットレポ（1/5） |trans-title= Now's the time to talk about it. Report from the Mecha Designers Summit, featuring the creators of Gundam, Dunbine and Patlabor (1/5) |last=  Marumoto |first= Daisuke |date=December 18, 2012 |language=ja|website= Excite Review |publisher=  [[Excite (web portal)|Excite]] |access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>

The initial plan was to keep the original [[manga]]{{efn|name="Original"|The original manga was ''Pilot A (Ace)'' by [[Tatsuo Yoshida]], serialized from 1960 to 1964, which differs from the manga subsequently drawn for the anime broadcast.<ref name="mynavinakamura3">{{cite web |url= https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20070824-nakamura/3 |title= 『マッハGoGoGo』放送開始40周年記念企画 - メカニックデザインを担当した中村光毅氏に直撃 (3/8) |trans-title= Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of Speed Racer - a direct interview with Mitsuki Nakamura, who was in charge of the mechanical design (3/8) |last= |first= |date=August 24, 2007 |language=ja|website= Mynavi News |publisher=Mynavi|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>}} design for the anime production, but it was decided to redesign the car, and Nakamura, a car [[Enthusiasm|enthusiast]], was entrusted with the task.<ref name="mynavinakamura3"/>
Nakamura scoured photographic materials and designed the car in reference to the [[Porsche]], [[Ferrari]] and [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] race cars of the time.<ref name="mynavinakamura3"/>
The car's special devices and other settings were conceived by Tatsunoko's literary section.<ref name="mynavinakamura4">{{cite web |url= https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20070824-nakamura/4 |title= 『マッハGoGoGo』放送開始40周年記念企画 - メカニックデザインを担当した中村光毅氏に直撃 (4/8) |trans-title= Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of Speed Racer - a direct interview with Mitsuki Nakamura, who was in charge of the mechanical design (4/8)|last= |first= |date=August 24, 2007 |language=ja|website= Mynavi News |publisher= Mynavi|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>

Mach Five's design remained timeless and modern half a century after its birth, and passed muster for [[the Wachowskis]]' 2008 [[live-action film]] adaptation with few changes 40 years later.<ref name="mynavinakamura4"/><ref name="designnews">{{cite web |url= https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/the-engineering-superhero-who-inspired-generations-speed-racer |title= The Engineering Superhero Who Inspired Generations: Speed Racer |last= Carney |first= Dan |date=April 30, 2020|website= Design News |publisher=  |access-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://info.b-ch.com/article/293109250.html |title=追悼・中村光毅美術監督 SFアート&デザインの草分けにして巨匠|trans-title= Memorial to Mitsuki Nakamura, art director, pioneer and master of SF art and design |last= Hikawa |first= Ryusuke |date=May 20, 2011 |language=ja|website= [[Bandai Channel]] |publisher= [[Bandai Namco Filmworks]] |access-date=April 11, 2024 }}</ref>