I just realized that no one questioned that the "Speed Racer" only JUST got his own car.
When I turned 16, I lived 10 minutes outside of the Philly city limits. Any place that we (us teenagers) needed to get to, you either walked, or took a bus or train. Never really any need for us to get a car except for pissing contests.
I donno, I thought Speed's first car would look a little more like...
It does look like that.
But only when I pop in the Alpha Team "Speed" (a Speed Racer theme song remix done back in 1993) cassette.