The Art of Yellow Cars: A Legend Unveiled

As I sit here, staring at my car, which I've painted yellow, I'm left wondering why someone would do such a thing. Is it to give it some oomph? To make a statement? Or perhaps so that you can always find your car in a parking lot? Whatever the reason, one thing is certain - painting a car yellow is not for the faint of heart.

In fact, there are strict rules when it comes to painting a car yellow. You can't just paint any car yellow, and you certainly can't use just any yellow paint. No, no - if you want to create a legend, you've got to do it right. And that's exactly what we're going to do in this article, as we count down the 15 best yellow cars ever made.

These are the vehicles that have captured our imaginations, that have inspired us to take risks and push boundaries. They're the ones that have become synonymous with the color yellow, and for good reason. So, without further ado, let's get started on this journey into the world of yellow cars.

15. The Dodge Viper in Dandelion Yellow

Our list begins with a car that needs no introduction - the iconic Dodge Viper. In 1991, when the first generation of the Viper was unveiled, it made history as the honorary pace car for the Indianapolis 500. Driven by none other than Carroll Shelby himself, this American-made two-seater sports car defied convention with its sleek design and raw power.

The Viper RT/10 was an insane car to drive, with a 400 horsepower engine and 465 pounds of torque in a car that weighed just 3,200 pounds. The paint job? Dandelion yellow, of course. This color has become synonymous with the Viper, and for good reason - it's a shade that takes on a brighter, almost Day-Glo appearance at high noon. But when the streets are bathed in the warm glow of streetlights after dark, the yellow takes on an eerie calmness, as if the car is biding its time, waiting to unleash its fury.

14. The Fifth Gen Chevy Camaro in Rally Yellow

Next up is a car that needs no introduction - the Chevrolet Camaro. In 2008, when the fifth generation of the Camaro was unveiled, it was missing from the scene for almost a decade. But when it finally arrived, Chevy knew they had to make a bang. And what better way to do so than with a bold new color - rally yellow?

This shade is as loud and impressive as the car itself, covering everything from its sleek body to its aggressive stance. It's vibrant, but respectable - for lack of a better word, delicious. But what makes this Camaro truly special? Well, for one thing, it was made famous by Bumblebee, the Autobot from the Transformers universe. Shia LaBeouf even starred in a movie featuring this very car, and Rick Hendrick, a NASCAR team owner, bought all four of these cars last year at an auction for half a million bucks.

13. The Plymouth Prowler in Proowler Yellow

Our next stop is a car that's as polarizing as it is beautiful - the Plymouth Prowler. In 1997, this 1993 concept car was commissioned by Chrysler to be a sister car to the Dodge Viper. And what better way to make it stand out than with a paint job named after itself?

The Proowler yellow is a fitting shade for a car that's as bold and fearless as its name suggests. But did you know that this V6-powered beauty was actually more powerful than the Magnum V8, which was Dodge's V8 at the time? For anyone who says, "Oh, it can't be," let them see how wrong they are.

That's all for now, folks. Stay tuned as we continue our journey into the world of yellow cars. And remember - if you're going to paint your car yellow, make sure you do it right. Because when it comes to this color, only the best will do.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- I don't know what to do.I'm going crazy.Guess I'll just keep making car videos.Why do you paint a car yellow?To give it some oomph?To make a statement?So you can always findyour car in a parking lot?Whatever the reason, you can'tjust paint any car yellow.And on top of that, you can'tjust use any yellow paint.But if you do it right thenyou've just created a legend.These are the 15 bestyellow cars ever made.There's even a yellow conspiracy theoryin this list so stay tuned.This is D- List.Before we get started, wemake these videos for you.We have a new video every day now.To make sure you don't miss anythingjust go ahead and subscribe.Hit that notification bell.It's really the best way for us to knowthat we're doing a good job.Officially this episode is dedicatedto you, Guy Fieri.Coming in at number 15, the Dodge Viperin dandelion yellow.The first generationDodge Viper was unveiledto the world in 1991 when it was madethe honorary pace car for that year'sIndianapolis 500 and it was drivenby the one and the only number onecar dude ever, Mr. Carroll Shelby.Out of nowhere we had anAmerican made two-seater,front-engined sports carwith no traction control,no anti-lock brakes, no airbags,because in the minds ofthe guys who made the carthat stuff weighed too much.It looked like Hulk Hoganif Hulk Hogan were a car.400 hrsprs, 465 pound-feet of torquesin a car that only weighed 3,200 pounds.My jeans cost more than3,200 British pounds.The Dodge Viper RT/10 wasan insane car to driveso naturally it came in a color called,why you call it dandelionyellow of course.Dandelion, dandelion, dandelion yellowis the color of the flower.Don't be fooled by the name.Dandelion yellow is all things to all men.At high noon it takes on a much brighter,almost Day-Glo appearance.But stalking the streetsof Detroit after dark,this Viper's bold yellowis toned down mergingwith the amber hues of the street lightsbringing to the Viper'sbody an eerie calm.But you know what you don't want to trust?A snake when he's calm.He's just waiting, waiting patientlyto strike.Number 14, the fifth genChevy Camaro in rally yellow.Now when the fifth gen came out,the Camaro had been missing from the scenefor almost a decade.So Chevy knew that withits debut they really hadto make a bang.The first time America sawthis Camaro in this colorwas in a little moviestarring Shia LaBeoufcalled Transformers.That's right, this caris freaking Bumblebee,the Nolan of the Transformers Universe.The sensitive, ass kickingAutobot was the first chancethe public had to gaze upon the new Camaroand its new color rally yellow.Now rally yellow is as loud and impressiveas the Camaro which it covers.It's vibrant but respectable.It's for lack of a better word, delicious.Also a cool note, NASCARteam owner Rick Hendrickbought all four of theBumblebee Camaros last yearat an auction for a half a million bucks.Weird flex.I want to dedicate this one to my boyfrom the great up north,Yuri from The Straight Pipes.Number 13, we got the Plymouth Prowlerin a very fitting shade of prowler yellow.The 1997 Plymouth Prowleris a polarizing car.Some people love it, others hate it.But one thing that nobody can denyis the fact of how fitting it looksin the paint named after itself.That's like me making up a colorand calling it PumphreyPink because I'm a pink boy.The Prowler began lifeas a 1993 concept carcalled the Prowler.It was commissioned byChrysler to be a sister carto the Dodge Viper thatwe just talked about.Now initially it was builtusing the Chrysler V6which produced 214 horsepower but in 1999it was swapped for the more refined,more powerful versionwhich would now crank out253 horsepower whichwas nothing to sneeze atin those days.In fact this V6 was more powerfulthan the Magnum V8 whichwas Dodge's V8 at the time.So for anyone who says,"Man, the one problem"with the Prowler is theyshould've put a V8 in it."You're dead wrong.I mean it's okay to be wrong.I used to think the same thinguntil I started researchingit and it turns outI was dead wrong.And I'm a grown up man soI'm willing to admit it.So what is Prowler yellow?Well it's almost a pale yellowwhich us yellow aficionadosknow is a very risky move.But you want to know something?Plymouth actually knockedit out of the freaking park.Number 12, the Honda S2000,oh this is a good one,in spa yellow pearl.I know it's named after a race trackbut I'm thinking steam roomhanging out in my towelwith a bunch of other boys.If you guys ever noticeme looking over here,it's because I'm Google chatting with Maxand he's directing me andI'm trying to make him laugh.It turns out Honda is thebest at making yellow cars.So much so that threeof them made this list.The S2000 is one of the coolest carsto ever come out of Japan.Revered for its perfectweight distribution,its balanced handling,and its dead ass reliable,high revving, two liter,four cylinder VTech enginewhich produced 247horsepower and almost threepound-feet of torques allin a car which weighedless than 3,000 pounds.Now it wouldn't be until2001 for that gloriousspa yellow that we had allgrown so used to seeingand lusting after to be addedto the US domestic market.And it wasn't a moment too soon.Spa yellow is like the smellof a freshly washed sweatshirt.It's like the smile of an old friendacross a crowded room.You guys remember crowded rooms, I do.Spa yellow is what's knownas a three-stage paint,meaning firstly a base coat is applied.This case, yellow.Second up is a translucent layermade up of pearlescent elements.And then finally a clear coat is appliedto amplify the colors beneath itand protect them from the elements.And that is why these more complex colorsare more often than not additional extraswhich cost a lot of money.For every Honda S2000owner who decided to paythe extra to get theyellow, D-List salutes you.Up next, keep this Honda train rolling.Number 11, Integra TypeR in the legendary,absolutely legendary Phoenix yellow.I mean it's an Integra, all right?It's Integra Type R andthe Integra as we all knowis one of the poster cars of JDM culture.When it was releasedfirst to Japan in 1995,and then across the worldfinally here in the US in '97.It was an absolute revelation.It was a car with 197hrsprs with maximum powerand torque coming in at 8,000 RPM.Vtech, baby bop.US spec car was only availablein championship whitefor all but the final twoyears of its production run.And then it could be orderedin two black pearl colorsand Phoenix yellow.Now Phoenix yellow is a non-pearl versionof spa yellow but havingthat flat, rich yellow colorgave the Integra acompletely different vibe.This wasn't a garage queen, okay.This isn't for sitting on a trailer.This was a car built to driveand built to drive fast.You get it all dingedup, you don't care, man.This car looks better coveredin brake dust and dirt.And how flexy is it for Honda to releasea yellow car with red insides?It's like Ronald freaking McDonaldif Ronald McDonald was the bestfront wheel drive car ever made.This is the third episode of this showand it's the first episodewhere every single caron this list is one that I want.I don't know, I used to hate yellow carsbut now I love them.I think they're just such a flex.I don't know if it's becausedonut colors are yellow.I don't know if it'sbecause our logo is yellow.I got this yellow mic now.I got these, check this out.FFD-515, that's the official donut yellow.I don't know, Max, maybe we take that out.Number 10, the Honda NSX inthe beautiful Rio yellow.I assume that it's named after that moviewhere Johnny Depp playsa gecko who is a cowboy.Rio yellow pearl was acolor inspired by the yellowin the Brazilian flag, the home countryof Honda's adopted son Ayrton Senna.And it was added to replace spa yellowfor the final two years of NSX productionas an amouage to somepeople including myselfconsidered to be the greatest driver ever.Rio yellow had a way, wayhigher metallic contentthan spa yellow did whichmeant that it was darkerin flat light, but when the sun came out,that's when that colorreally came to life,just like Superman.Number nine, the MazdaMiata in sunburst yellow.Now the Miata looks cute in any coloron any road or any track in any condition.Garage queen or beater car,it ain't make no difference to me.The Miata is cool but for mymoney Miata hit the home runwhen in 1992 they made thelittle, little baby carin the beautiful sunburst yellow.Now sometimes the car picks the color.Other times the color picks the car.Now sadly, or fortunatelydepending on how you look at it,sunburst yellow was a one yearonly special edition for 1992meaning that only about1,519 were ever produced.That's only a couple hundredmore than the total amountof Ferrari F40s ever produced.So not only was sunburstyellow incredibly rare,pretty much all sunburst Miatas were alsoincredibly basic which somehowmakes them even cooler.Speaking of Ferrari F40s, number eight,the Ferrari F40 in alleged yellow.The Ferrari F40 is quitepossibly the Scuderia'smost recognizable road going car.It's famous boxy looksand undeniable beautyare matched only by thetortured harmonic screamswhich emanate from its 2.9liter, twin turbo charged,mid-mounted V8.The F40 is known acrossthe world as the Ferrari.And it really was a carmeant to be enjoyed in red.Seeing that each and everyone of the 1,315 F40s producedwere finished in the Marquee'sclassic rossa corsa red,every single one of them.Except maybe not all of them.There's actually alegitimate conspiracy theorythat claims that numerousF40s left the factoryin other colors.Now these alleged non-redcars were snuck outof the Marinella factoryunder the cover of darkness,destined to be part ofthe Sultan of Brunei'salleged $9,000,000,000 car collection.Now reports vary abouthow many F40s were paintedand in what colors.The only one people areabsolutely certain aboutis the yellow one.And the only reason weknow that is becauseit never made it to Brunei.Instead it was stored in the UKfor when members ofthe Brunei royal familywould come visit and theyneeded a car to I don't know,go get groceries in.Most people don't have a vacation house,much less a vacation house car.And then I'd say most of thetime it's a freaking Jeep.Now to this day, Ferrariclaims that every single F40was rosso corsa red.And they deny whole-heartedlythese yellow cars.But regardless of who actually painted it,thing looks (beep) sick.Now no list of yellowcars would be completewithout this next car.The Ruf Yellowbird, raise the roof.The Ruf CTR or as it more commonly known,the Yellowbird, is quite simplyone of the most impressive sports carsin the history of thisentire freaking planet.It's based on a 1987 911 Carrera 3.2S.All aluminum panelsreplace practically everyfactory steel Porsche panel which resultedin a loss of 441 poundsover its factory cousin.Add to that an increase in displacementfrom 3.2 to 3.4 litersand the ignition setupfrom a 962 race car.Oh and also two huge freakingspinny boi turbochargerswhich bumped power output upto 463 horsepower in 1987.Are you kidding me?You like turbos?Check out this shirt.We started a gang.It's called Boost Creeps.You don't have to own aturbo to be part of the gang.Go to donutmedia.com and get you one.It's a very cool shirt.It's my favorite one that we have.The story goes that thenight before the car was dueto do some high speed testing runsat the famous Ehra-Lessien Test Circuit,one of Ruf's technicianshad the bright ideathat if they painted the car in a colorother than red which is whatthey were gonna paint it originally,then it would stand outand would really pop.They painted the CTR thenight before the test runsand the very next day during that testsomeone said that the bright yellow rooflooked like a yellow bird flittingacross the horizon.And because of that the name stuck.Now a lot of people, myself included,have a very nostalgicfeeling about this carbecause for a long timeit was the only Porschethat you could get in video games.So if you played a videogame with a Porsche in itanywhere in the late '90s,early 2000s, it was a Ruf.Number six, the BMWE36 M3 in Dakar yellow.Now why is it called Dakar yellow?Because Dakar yellow.♪ Digga doo doo doo ♪Now BMW has made quite afew really great yellowsover the years.Some of note would be Austin yellowon the current M3 and M4s.Or Phoenix yellow whichcame on the E46 M3,also known as cat piss yellow.A lot of people hate on it.I like it, but in my IMHO,which stands for in my hostily opinion,the best yellow car that BMW ever madewas the E36 M3 in Dakar yellow.Dakar yellow takes itsname as you might imaginefrom the Paris Dakar endurance race.BMW's air-cooled adventurebikes have always beensuper popular and verysuccessful in this rally.And BMW has a habit of naming colorsafter areas of motor sportwhere they find success.Laguna Seca Blue, Silver Stone metallic,Mola red, mali blue, Kalahari beige.That's named after a South African rally.Now speaking objectively,I'd say Dakar yellowis a pale yellow, a very bold choice thento paint your company's halo fast sedanin such a muted hue of yellow.But BMW knew what they were doing.They knew they had a car good enoughto carry off this shade of yellowwithout becoming a laughing stockand labeled a lemon.They didn't want to be called a lemon,why did paint their car yellow?Now this is one of the few carsthat has ever been ableto make light yellowlook absolutely bad ass.And for that reason itwas one of the first carsI thought of when wedecided to make this list.Coming in at number fiveis a funny little carand that's why I put it on this listbecause I think they're hilarious looking,the Saab 900 in Monte Carlo yellow.Saab is one of the early adoptersof one of my favorite thingsand that is terbachergers.And Saab is the onlymanufacturer that could pull offthree spoke wheels, yellowpaint and a convertibleall in the same car and still manageto look pretty freaking cool.Monte Carlo yellow has acertain serenity to it.It's almost milky and it's also a colorwhich is featured heavilyon the Swedish flagwhich makes it a patriotic choiceand for that reason I salute you.Shouts to Jesse, he's oneof the smartest dudes I knowand if he owns three Saabs then hell,they're pretty good.Number four, the Mk3 Volkswagen Golf GTIdriver's edition in thebeautiful ginster yellow.The Mk3 Golf is very close to my heartand you would know thatif you ever paid attentionto my Instagram or me in general, Dad.I absolutely love this third gen Golfeven though most peopletend to call it fatand say that it's notreally good at anything.Kind of like I was in middle school.Maybe that's why I like it, I can relate.I've honestly ownedabout 15 to 20 of thesebut never one in ginster yellow.Now you've heard alittle back story on me.A little back story on this car.In 1997 VW released thedriver's edition GTIsto celebrate an anniversary.I think it was 25 yearsof the GTI in the USand you could get them in two colors,jazz blue which is awesome.or ginster yellow which is awesome.These cars also had special wheelsand color coded stitchingon the steering wheelsand shift boot as wellas a special shift knob.That's how you knew itwas for an anniversary.And shouts to Eurowise Performancewho currently has my car.I hope that this whole thing clears upso I can come get it someday and drive it again.Coming in at number three, quite possiblythe most iconic yellow carin the history of history,the Checker yellow taxicab.Now cabs in New York used tobe a bunch of different colorslike red and green until everyone decided,hey, yellow stands out more.We'll know that this is a taxi.But there were all differentkinds of shades of yellowuntil the 1960s whenthe New York City Taxiand Limousine Commissiontook it upon themselvesto make a decision andput out very strict ruleson what specific shade ofyellow taxicabs could be,the shade taxi yellow.The yellow cab is anAmerican icon, just like me.And from one American icon to another,I bring you number two, the C6 Corvettein velocity yellow.Yellow has for many decades been the colorof the dominant Corvetterace cars in America.Now velocity yellow is theever so slightly darker shadewhich was applied to the C6 Corvettewhich was produced from 2004 to 2013.In fact, velocity yellowwas one of the mostpopular colors during this production runwhich is insane.Now I think yellow isprobably the perfect colorfor the Corvette, a car which is fast,exciting, even dangerous ifyou don't treat it right.But more than all of that, the Corvetteis about having fun.And who wouldn't have funin a velocity yellow car?I don't know, maybe Scrooge.Now as long as the sun risesand the birds are chirping,I'm assuming there willalways be a yellow Corvette.It just makes sense.Guys, we freaking made it.We have reached the end of the list.Number one, the most bad ass yellow carto ever exist, MichaelSchumacher's one of oneBugatti EB110 SS, Gialo Bugatti.Gialo is Italian for yellow.It's spelled with a G.Now somehow you've made itthrough this entire videoand you're still somehow on the fenceabout how totally rad yellow cars are,I'm gonna leave you withjust a little anecdoteand you just tuck it under your pillowand you sleep on itand maybe you'll dream.Okay in 1994, MichaelSchumacher was leadingthe Formula One driver'schampionship with Benettonand was well on his way to securinghis first world championshipand he needed a new daily.So did he choose a Ferrari?The manufacturer that he already hada strong relationship withand was about to go drive forfor the next season, going on to claimfive championships with?A total of seven across his entire career?No, he did not.Maybe then he would choose somethingfrom his home country of Germany.Maybe a really cool BMWor a Mercedes Cosworth.No, he did not.Michael Schumacher bought himselfa 600 horsepow`er, 218 mile per hour,fastest production carin the world at the time,Bugatti EB110 SS.And not only did he have the absolutecrazy balls to do that,but he also had it paintedbanana yellow, alsoknown as Gialo Bugatti.Gialo Bugatti is the yellowest of yellowsand it is the most vibrantshade on this list.Traditionally EB110s and most Bugattisthrough the years have been deliveredin the color of France,French racing bleu.But to take the world's fastest car,an Italian made quadturbo French super carand order it in bananayellow, that takes commitment.And that is something weknew that Michael Schumacherhad in spades.And you know what?That is the coolest yellow car everand I love yellow cars.Thank you so much for watching this videoand everything else on Donut.We make these videosbecause you guys watch them.So if you haven'tsubscribed to the channelor hit the notificationbell then you're not gettingyour money's worth eventhough these videos are freeand will always be free.We have uploads every day now.That's seven different videos a week.A whole week of Donut every day.Trying to keep you guys entertained.Make sure you subscribe andhit the notification 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