"I worked for Yokohama Tire from 1992-99 and this race car remains as one of my all-time favorites.
A little background on the livery: in 1978, Yokohama launched the ADVAN brand as its performance line in Japan. Yokohama was trying to escape its image as an "old man's tire" by getting into motorsports. In 1979, the first ADVAN livery appeared with the now classic black to red with diagonal stripes. When viewed overhead, this represented the ADVAN "A" logo.
ADVAN was only sold in Japan,…"
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