Random Snap>>cars Of The Stars

NOB Taniguchi and Manabu Orido have jobs that most of us would kill for – getting paid to drive some of the coolest race cars and tuner cars in the world. So what do they drive home after a long day at the track? For Taniguchi it's a plush Nissan Elgrand van with Vertex aero parts and Advan wheels, while Orido usually rolls in his JZS161 Aristo or blinged out Hummer H2. Last month I spotted both their vehicles in the paddock at Fuji Speedway and thought it would make a cool picture.

And now a quick trivia question. Does anyone know what Tarzan Yamada's daily driver is?

I think the answer will surprise you.

-Mike Garrett

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1

sweet. what did the aristo look like from the side? thats a teaser angle lol

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does he drive a ????? :)

4

nismo R69 honda skyline s17 GT-R type-r wrx sti sedan???

5

I know this one, Tarzan drives a Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham Concours d'Elegance.

6

PT CRUISER!!!!

7

i hate his PT Cruiser. Tarzan is a nice guy though.



Nomuken has a purple Toyota bB - the ugly one that looks like a PT Cruiser. so sad.

8

Haha, yep PT Cruiser all stock down to factory hubcaps.

9

why does tarzan drive the pt cruiser anyway?

10

Cause he's an old man.

11

Don't tell anyone, but Tarzan LOVES the MyShaldan, but doesn't want people to know. What better way to hide the smell than driving a car that no one wants to ride in?!

12

Antonio may say he hates the PT Cruiser but in all actuality he loves all of the Chrysler product line that featured center console window controls. Trust me on this one.

13

I forgot if it was Nigel Mansell or Dave Hill or Lewis Hamilton on Top Gear, but one of them said, "once you've driven a million miles an hour, nothing else can top it" or something of that nature. That's probably why Tarzan drives what he does.



No need for a cool car on the street, he's cool enough on the track!

14

Id love to see more pics of that aristo.. Does anyone know a place with more pics of it?

16

Orido also has a sweet streetable mk4 Supra

17

Is that bucket seats i spot on Nob's Elgrand..?

18

Wait didnt tarzan also drive a white levin? WIth purple and orange groovy graphics?!

19

@C1Rob

He does/did. I have the issue of SuperStreet with coverage on it. Not sure if he still has it, but it was pretty nuts.

20

Props to Orido. hahaha

21

i love the paintjob on the lexus

22

Linhbergh, you got it right. EXACTLY!



That's exactly what a lot of my pro driver friends say. However, I do think driving a normal street car does get old too... Justin Pawlak got bored of daily driving his truck, so he put together another street FC with spare parts for daily use. Calvin Wan was alternating driving his Armada and an old Jeep, but now is finishing an S14 "street car." Emphasis on the "". haha... Kumakubo had an SUV for daily, but got bored with that, so he's rocking an R35 GTR now. Naoto Suenaga had a Honda Stepwagon (it's actually pretty dope!), but gave it to his wife so he could get another S13 for daily. His white RPS13 is cleannnnnn!!!



haha anyway just saying, even if Tarzan is content to drive a "whatever vehicle" on the street for now... if he has to drive it a lot, I'm sure he'll get bored, knowing him!

23

Here we go again with Mr. Alvendia's compilation of "who I know" and "you should know"......yeah Antonio, it gets boring, "knowing you!"

24

Why in the world a PT Cruiser??



I have a 5-speed base model with hubcaps for a winter beater and I can't wait to get back into my Lexus!

25

Alex, you're a pretty big hater, huh? Sure, you always seem to have your heavy comments that border on haterism, but this one is straight jaded.

26

A PT "Loser"? Yech...



I can understand a tuned Z or something is out, but a nice plain ole Skyline sedan or a Legacy wagon is out of the question?



I'd like to know his reasons. Tarzan's quite a character.

27

PLEASE PLEASE take more pics of the random snaps cars from different angles!!!

please. i really would like to see them from different angles.

thanks :D

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