Silver Speeder The Silver Speeder was a modified zZip Product Concepts Limited X - X landspeeder owned by the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the early years of the Galactic Empire . Fett acquired the speeder after chasing down a mark on the planet Rivvidu and equipped it well to enable him to attack his targets with an armament that included laser cannons , magnetic harpoons and vibrosaw s . In 15 BBY , Fett , acting on a contract from the Annoo - dat crime lord Sise Fromm to capture the young speeder racers Thall Joben and Jord Dusat , and their friend Kea Moll , followed Joben ' s speeder , the " White Witch " , into the Boonta Speeder Race . Fett attacked Joben throughout the competition , unaware that Fromm ' s son , Tig Fromm , had planted a thermal detonator on the " White Witch " . An attack involving his magnetic beams accidentally loosened the detonator , which attached itself to the " Silver Speeder " . Although Fett ejected in time , the " Silver Speeder " was destroyed . Description . A modified zZip Product Concepts Limited X - X landspeeder , the " Silver Speeder " was a sleek , powerful landspeeder which was capable of traveling at a maximum speed of 390 kilometers per hour at up to three meters above ground level . The speeder was 3 . 7 meters long and had a blocky , angular fuselage with angled sections attached to either side and a large spoiler mounted at the rear , above the engines . The " Silver Speeder " failed to live up to its name after it came into the possession of the bounty hunter Boba Fett , who repainted in subdued shades of mostly gray and green to make it less conspicuous . The enclosed cockpit had room for a single passenger in addition to the pilot . A large window to the front and small windows on either side allowed the pilot to see out of the vehicle . The speeder was controlled by a yoke in the cockpit , and the dashboard featured numerous controls , including those for the weapon systems , as well as a monitor screen . The " Silver Speeder " had additional space for up to ten kilograms of cargo . Fett outfitted the " Silver Speeder " with several nonstandard components . A pair of magnetic harpoon beams were emitted from yellow protrusions at the front of the side sections and could be used to ensnare similar sized vehicles at a range of up to ten meters . Above these were emitters for a pair of laser cannons with a range of twenty meters and two grappling cables . Three vibrosaw s were mounted to the front , left and right of the vehicle to attack targets within one meter . History . Originally a standard zZip X - X landspeeder , the " Silver Speeder " was owned by an Iotran woman . At some point between 21 BBY and 15 BBY , the bounty hunter Boba Fett was hired to hunt down the Iotran . Fett had a difficult time catching his target after locating her on the planet Rivvidu due to the power of the " Silver Speeder " . Impressed by the vehicle , Fett decided to keep it . Fett had the landspeeder repainted to make it appear inconspicuous and outfitted it with nonstandard components , including weapons to assist him in his work . In 15 BBY , Fett was approached by Sise Fromm , the leader of the Fromm Gang criminal organization , to capture the Annoo resistance member Kea Moll and her friends , the speeder racers Thall Joben and Jord Dusat , after the group destroyed Fromm ' s weapons satellite , the " Trigon One " , and his stronghold on the planet Annoo . Although Fromm ' s rival , Jabba the Hutt , had put a bounty on Fromm , Fett owed the Annoo - dat crime lord a favor and accepted the contract . Fett took the " Silver Speeder " to the planet Boonta , where Joben and Dusat were due to enter their racing landspeeder , the " White Witch " , in the Boonta Speeder Race . The bounty hunter ' s first attempt to capture his targets failed ; Fett ' s BL - series Battle Legionnaire , BL - 17 , lured Joben into a trap , but the intervention of the junk droid Proto One allowed Joben to escape in the " White Witch " . Fett gave chase in the " Silver Speeder " , following the " White Witch " even as Joben headed into the Boonta Speeder Race . The bounty hunter attacked Joben throughout the race , unaware that Sise Fromm ' s son , Tig Fromm , had concealed a thermal detonator on the " White Witch " and set it to detonate at the end of the tenth and final lap . Fett first used the " Silver Speeder " to ram the " White Witch " in an attempt to make it crash . When this failed , he used his speeder ' s grappling cables to grab hold of the " White Witch " , but Joben ' s co - pilot , the R2 - series astromech droid R2 - D2 , cut the cables , allowing Joben to break free . Fett then used his laser cannons to blast a hole in the " White Witch " fuselage , causing it to vent smoke , but Joben managed to retain control while R2 - D2 sealed the leak . As the race neared its end , Fett tried once more to stop Joben , using the " Silver Speeder " magnetic beams to grab hold of the " White Witch " . However , the magnetic beams inadvertently dislodged the thermal detonator , which became attached to the " Silver Speeder " . Fett used his jetpack to escape the doomed speeder , moments before it exploded as it crossed the finish line in second place behind Joben . Furious that Tig Fromm ' s interference had led to the destruction of the " Silver Speeder " , Fett apprehended both Sise and Tig Fromm after the race with the intention of turning them over to Jabba the Hutt . Owners and operators . During the early years of the Galactic Empire , the " Silver Speeder " was owned by the bounty hunter Boba Fett . A clone of the Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett , Boba Fett was orphaned when his father was killed at the beginning of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY . During the Clone Wars , the young Fett followed in his father ' s footsteps by becoming a bounty hunter himself and , by 15 BBY , he had gained a fearsome reputation . Fett acquired the " Silver Speeder " on the planet Rivvidu , taking it as a prize after successfully collecting a bounty on the speeder ' s previous owner , an Iotran woman . Fett subsequently modified the speeder with several weapons to assist in his future hunts . Behind the scenes . The " Silver Speeder " was created for the 1985 Nelvana animated television series " " , making its only appearance in the fourth episode , " A Race to the Finish , " written by Peter Sauder and Steven Wright . The speeder was also depicted in the 1987 picture - book adaptation of the episode and later received entries in the second and third editions of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . The 2004 " Polyhedron 170 " article " " " " by Rich Handley and Abel G . Peña expanded on the speeder ' s history and provided roleplaying statistics . Artist Jeff Carlisle based his illustrations for the article on the television show , but had some trouble drawing the " Silver Speeder " when he discovered it was never shown in its entirety in the episode .