- A couple of months ago we made a video
about surprising celebrity cars,
and you guys seem to like it a lot.
So we decided to come back for round two.
Only this time we're focusing
on the world of sports folks,
AKA superstar exercisers,
AKA professional athletes.
Now, pro athletes are known
for having expensive, fancy, flashy cars.
But most of the time,
those cars are just G Wagons or Bentleys or whatever.
So we dug a little deeper
and found some genuinely surprising cars owned
by world-renowned athletes.
We've got everything from a home-built Subaru,
a 350Z built for a literal giant
and even a car from the year 3000.
This is everything you need to know
to get up to speed on this episode, oh!
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- [Narrator] Stone Cold Steve Austin.
- When it comes to cars and wrestling,
it don't get much cooler than Stone Cold Steve Austin.
I mean the dude crashed his own funeral
with a monster truck.
He drove a Zamboni into the squared circle.
I guess what I'm saying is
he's got a thing for bad ass vehicles and making statements,
and with a net worth of a gajillion dollars,
he's got a pretty flexy car collection.
Range Rover, check.
McLaren, yup.
Private frigging jet, not a car,
but definitely a flexy vehicle, for sure.
But without a doubt, in our opinion,
the best car in his fleet is a 1988 Dodge Ram Charger.
Ram Charger.
Ram Charger!
Why is this old truck from the '80s cooler
than a private jet, you may be asking?
Well, it ain't just an old truck from the '80s.
The Ram Charger was Dodger's response to the Ford Bronco.
It got a shorter wheel base than the Ram
and a really cool-looking extended roof going
all the way back.
This whole roof design set the tone for modern SUVs.
Plus, the back bench was removable
so you could get all the utility of a pickup
and the sportiness of a rugged 'Froader.
Plus it's got the coolest name
of any truck ever, Ram Charger.
He kept the original 318 cubic inch motor,
but added a 3 1/2 inch lift kit
to invoke more middle finger vibes.
The coolest part is that he bought it
at an estate sale for $4,500.
Now, I really like to imagine Stone Cold Steve Austin
at an estate sale just surrounded by old people,
browsing through dressers and old pots and stuff.
He opens the garage and he's like,
"Hey, how much for this truck?"
"I don't know, $5,500?"
"How about 4,500?
Yeah?"
"Yeah, we can do that."
"Great.
And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so!"
- [Narrator] Kevin Durant.
- Lots of athletes have Camaros.
James Harden has one.
LeBron has one.
Stone Cold has one.
Guy Fieri has one.
Yes, he is an athlete.
He's a food athlete.
A Camaro itself isn't a very surprising car, sure,
but what's surprising about Kevin Durant's Camaro is
that it's just so red.
Really, really red.
Now I got to respect the basketballs on KD
to do this to a Camaro.
He's like ketchup on a hotdog kind of guy.
Sorry, Chicago.
The fact is, KD just loves red.
Just about every one of his signature shoes is available
in an all red colorway.
Sometimes you just gotta match your kicks to your whips.
In fact, the color of the valve cover
on my Golf is from a pair of Nike Air Max 95s.
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Now it could be argued
that he went a little overboard with the red.
But to that I say, "Nah."
When you're an Olympic gold medalist
and the former Rookie of the Year,
you get to flex however the heck you want to flex.
So flex on, KD, flex on.
- [Narrator] Ronda Rousey.
- The saying "As much accord as you can afford" rings true
for every income level,
and UFC champ turned movie star turned WWE superstar
Ronda Rousey is no exception
because believe it or not, a Honda Accord is exactly
what Ronda Rousey used to drive
and more surprisingly, and sadder,
where she used to live.
Now before Rousey was executing
standing reverse kata gurumas on her opponents in the ring,
she was driving back and forth to judo classes
in a 2005 Honda Accord LX.
Yeah, sure, it's just a stock Accord,
but what makes this car special is the story behind it.
Now, at one point, Ronda had to live
in the car just to make ends meet.
Now obviously her career began to take off
and she would soon be able to trade
in the modest four-cylinder sedan for a car collection
that would include Corvettes, BMWs, a big ass Ford F-350
and an Escalade because sometimes you want your F-350
to have a roof on the back.
Rousey sold the car at an auction a few years ago
and the winning bidder got a jackpot
of Ronda Rousey memorabilia.
Even though this list kind of sounds like a bunch of stuff
that you'd find in a serial killer's car.
Talking about a jump rope, black belt, a glove,
a single boot, a single high heel, one flip flop.
You know, evidence.
What was happening to all of her other shoes?
Was it her kicking foot
and she would wear out one of the shoes quicker
than the other?
So many questions, so little time.
- [Narrator] Diego Najera.
- If you go outside of Donut HQ on the right day,
you might notice that we here appreciate a good Nissan.
We made a whole series about it
with me, Aaron, Nolan and Zach.
We're all Z boys.
Zach owns a 240.
Philippe drives a Z.
Joe drives a Z.
We're a bunch of regular Nissan heads.
So whenever we discover that a famous person drives one,
we get a little warm and fuzzy on the insides.
Like when we found out in another episode of "The D-List"
that rapper YBN Nahmir drives a 350Z.
If you haven't seen that episode, check it out
and shout outs to YBN Nahmir for commenting on the video.
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So when we found out
the 26-year-old pro skater Diego Najera.
- Najera.
- Drives a 240SX, we had to put it on the list.
The crazy thing about this S-chassis is that it's so clean.
Now if you ever see a 240SX in the wild,
they're usually clapped out in someone's driveway
with a half-inch layer of dust on them
and a front mount intercooler
on a naturally aspirated K8 motor and no front bumper.
But not this bad boy.
No, because this bad boy's a good boy.
'Cause this boy's a clean boy.
He loves the car so much that he used a picture of it
on his first pro skateboard deck.
Pretty, pretty, pretty nice flex.
Plus, let's be real,
it's really cool to see such a young dude repping a car
from the '90s, so respect.
Joe has your deck.
- [Narrator] Hulk Hogan, brother.
- How can you make the Viper,
a car literally built only for speed,
any more bad ass?
(coughing)
You make it Hulk Hogan, that's how.
By the 1990s, pro wrestler and quite human cartoon character
Hulk Hogan had become a pop culture icon.
The Hulkster had movies.
He had a Saturday morning cartoon.
He had a TV show about a boat.
He had action figures.
There was a Hulk Hogan blender.
He even had a pasta restaurant called Pastamania.
Pastamania!
And you might expect a guy like Hulk Hogan
to drive a pretty Hulk Hogany car, but even still,
you might not expect him to drive something
this Hulk Hogany.
Before we even get to the paint job,
the Viper SR 1 was an insane car in stock form.
It had a monster eight-liter V10, it's got 400 horsepowers,
it's got no traction control, no stability control,
no fricking antilock brakes.
This thing was more dangerous than a leg drop to the dome.
Add the drop top and the Hulkamania red
and yellow paint job, and you my friend,
have reached the most wrestling car ever imagined.
Where classic rock plays on every station
and your greasy tan lasts all year long.
For every time a song comes on,
you know a specific guy is gonna come punch you in the face.
- [Narrator] Daniel Norris.
- As we've seen earlier in this list,
the early goings of an athlete's career can be so humble
that they have to live in their car to keep the dream alive.
But once they accomplish said dreams
and the moolah starts rolling in,
there's no way they'd live in a car by choice, right?
Right?
Well, you'd be half right
and half dead wrong.
Major league baseball pitcher Daniel Norris decided
to live in his van after signing
his multimillion dollar pro baseball contract.
Whatever floats your boat or your van.
I'm not, whatever dude, cool.
Since 2011, Daniel's been living in his 1978 Volkswagen Bus.
Now, if you're going to live the van life,
this is one of the best ones to do it in.
If you've never slept in a van,
you've never slept a real wink in your life.
Trust me, you should try it.
Now this particular vehicle van cave has built-in shelves
and cabinets, a stove, a surprising amount of storage
and sleeping room to catch some VW Zs.
And Dan says that instead of fame and luxury,
he'd rather be known for being the best baseball player
he can be.
Swing away, Danny, swing away, Danny boy.
♪ Oh Danny boy ♪
♪ The vans the vans are calling ♪
♪ Your aircooled bus is not a car but a home ♪
- [Narrator] Seimone Augustus.
- Now it's not uncommon for celebrities to have classic cars
in their collection to pull out for a special occasion.
But most of the time, those cars sit in a garage
with someone paid to take care of them
while they drive their Tesla or their G Wagon
or the Range Rover as an everyday driver.
But for WMBA star Seimone Augustus,
every day's a special occasion.
Seimone rotates a fleet of classic Chevys
that you could pull up to MacArthur Park
on a Sunday morning with no problem.
Now she's considered one of the best players in the WMBA.
So why should the balling stop when she leaves the court?
Why not ball out when you're gonna hit Trader Joe's
or when you gotta run and pick up your dry cleaning?
I know I would.
I do.
None of my cars are practical.
In fact, none of them are running.
I drove my girlfriend's car here today.
Seimone's favorite of the bunch
and her everyday driver is a candy blue 1968 Chevy Impala.
Seimone says that it's her favorite for sentimental reasons.
It's the car that got her dad
and her uncle into classic cars.
While her cars are low, Seimone is not.
She's six feet tall.
- [Narrator] Jackie Chan.
- Question, would you consider Jackie Chan an athlete?
Well, Max does.
He threatened to sue me
if I didn't include Jackie on this list.
I can't afford to keep him off this list
because I can't afford to keep getting sued,
and I know why his pockets are so deep.
Who is funding this endless litigation, Max?
So yeah, Jackie Chan's an athlete.
Anywho, Jackie Chan has a ton of cars.
He's got a Lambo, he's got a Bentley.
He's got this hilarious custom minivan
from one of his movies.
He's got a Subaru STI, but what you might not know
if you haven't seen basically any Jackie Chan movie is
that Jackie Chan has a soft spot.
What am I saying?
He's Jackie Chan.
He has no soft spots.
He's pure muscle.
But if he did have any soft spots,
the only soft spot he would have is one for Mitsubishis.
He's got a bunch of them.
You probably didn't notice
because they're stashed in his secret garage
that was built from an old abandoned factory.
Is Jackie Chan Batman?
Is Batman an athlete?
Jackie's collection is nuts.
He's got a 3000 GT prototype.
He's got a Pajero Turbo that turns into a boat.
You know what, I think Jackie Chan is Batman.
But of all his Mitsubishi toys,
he's particularly fond of the Lancer Evo,
because duh, who isn't?
It's an amazing car.
And by fond of, I mean he has a limited edition Evo IX
named after him.
Only 50 of the Jackie Chan Evos were made.
That's like if Volkswagen made a Pumphrey 502 edition Golf.
"Hey, we heard you like it.
We'll put your name on it."
I used to think that Jackie Chan was just a master
of Hong Kong cinema,
but I guess we gotta add JDM car enthusiast
and probably, most likely the actual Batman to the list.
- [Narrator] Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaq is a man that wears many hats.
Basketball hat, commentator hat, rap hat, genie hat,
video game hat, DJ hat, sheriff's hat, Bill Gates hat.
But our favorite hat that Shaq wears is Z boy hat, sort of.
Shaq's got a bunch of cars, all right,
including this ridiculous truck
that we covered in a previous episode.
But when we found out that Shaq also owns a Vaydor,
we had to throw it on this list.
"James, what is a Vaydor?"
"I'm glad you asked."
Vaydors are kit cars based on the Infiniti G35
which shares a platform with the 350Z,
so therefore, Shaq drives a 350Z just like me and Nolan.
So basically, I'm a 15-time NBA All-Star.
But the craziest part about the Big Aristotle's Vaydor is
that it's customized to fit his seven foot-plus stature.
Shaq and his Florida-based design team basically rebuilt
the entire front end and seating area
to accommodate Shaq Diesel's frame,
which means extra large pedals
and they moved the front seat to basically the backseat.
He's literally a backseat driver.
I don't, what would that be like?
The windshield's so far away from you.
(slamming)
We all know Bucky Lasek is a skateboarding legend.
He was one of the original characters
in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater,
and he's won just about every skateboard medal there is.
But there's a saying, "With age comes cage."
So Bucky just straight up decided
to become a professional rally car driver
for Subaru in 2012.
Sick.
So with a rally background,
it makes sense that Bucky has a couple Subarus in his fleet.
But the most notable one is a GC8 called the Buck-it.
Get it?
What I love about this thing is that he bought it
for 800 bucks and built it from the ground up.
He installed a bad ass wide body kit,
swapped in a newer STI motor and a bunch of other stuff.
He has a ton of videos about it on his YouTube channel,
including a video where he went on a drive
with Jesse and Zach Jobe.
I guess my phone was off.
The Buck-it is truly built, not bought,
and I think that's so cool
and I respect the heck out of it.
And now, we've reached the Holy Grail
of what the (beep) is that
and how do I get one of athlete's cars?
The number one car on this list was built
for pro wrestler turned pro actor
Big Johnny Can't See Me Cena.
It was built to compete in the Gumball rally
against the actual Batmobile.
I'm not kidding.
Google it.
Jackie, I don't mean to blow up your spot.
Please don't come beat me up.
And like its owner, the car is equal parts bad ass
and ridiculous.
Feast your eyes on the Incenarator.
This thing is basically a stock C7 Corvette
with an insane-looking body kit.
But this is John Cena.
He's all about the illusion, the razzle dazzle.
Cena's only words of direction
to the Parker Brothers design team
who built the car was,
"Make it looks like it's from the year 3000."
Now the Parkers took the ball and ran with it.
Sports ref.
The 24-inch wheels are meant to look like jet engines,
the giant glass windshield
with the you can't see me tint opens up like a clamshell
and oh yeah, did I mention it's got flamethrowers?
Did I mention that there's eight of them?
Those aren't exhaust pipes.
That's not two-step.
Them's flamethrowers that fire on command.
Why?
'Cause F you, that's why!
- [Announcer] And his name is John Cena!
You want to know more fun and surprising,
awesome celebrity cars?
Check out this episode of "The D-List",
and if you haven't seen "HiLow" yet,
you're really missing out.
We built two 350Zs, one expensive one and one cheap one.
Here's the link to that.
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