Manecks Novelties T-180

The Manecks T-180 is a car featured in the Speed Racer film.

Background
Sponsored by Maneck's Novelties, this team has three cars in the film. One being driven by Billy Steel-belted. Its number is 89.

Fuji Helexicon
At Fuji, it is in the front of the pack and it is tasked with taking out Speed Racer by Royalton's orders. It fails and causes Taejo Togokahn to crash into Billy Ray, all the while the 89 goes off track and possibly lands in the water.

If you look closely a second version of this vehicle can be seen in the background during the same race.

Grand Prix
At the Grand Prix it is parked in the back row of the field at beginning. After the race starts, it is first seen in the Moguls with the Thistle, a blue T-180, the Shinseido T-180, the Mach 6, and the Matryoshka. It can also be seen and various other shots. It has a negative inverted color scheme.

Trivia

 * This car has the same body shape as:
 * The Nosok T-180.
 * Colonel Colon's Chit Ticket.
 * Aside from its main sponsor "Maneck's Novelties", the sponsors Omiy Beste and Tako Tako can also be seen on it.