Remember the DC Design Taarzan? Here’s what state it is in right now

Remember ‘Taarzan the Wonder Car’? I’m not talking about the movie, which was forgettable at best, but the car that starred in it. India’s own automotive design house DC Design was responsible for it, and they had first unveiled the ‘Taarzan’ on 15th July, 2004, a month ahead of the movie’s release. Anyways, Taarzan isn’t keeping well these days, as this image shows it in a pretty bad shape. Its glory days are over, and it now lies dilapidated and overlooked at some yard in some part of the country. It’s true that a handful were made for filming purposes, but to see one gather dust is a bit saddening.

The Taarzan was based on a Toyota MR2 (1991 model), that had a mid-engined, rear-wheel drive layout and a full cab-forward design. It’s styling, like all DC Design’s creations from the past, was outlandish and amateurish. Still, it looked way better than most cars DC was cutting and sewing up with custom bodywork back in the day. It is said that the DC Design team spent eight months to design and produce Taarzan. It was even put for sale for a whopping INR 2 Crores.

No wonder it didn’t find any takers, because in 2006, the Taarzan was put up for sale again, this time asking for a ‘modest’ INR 35 lakh for a 15 year old modified car. Again, nobody bought it, so the Tarzaan continues to lead a lonely, overlooked life till this day, more than a decade after it shared the silver screen with Vatsal Sheth, Ayesha Takia and Ajay Devgan. The movie, which bombed at the box office, involves a young man who converted his father’s old car into an amazing wonder car named Taarzan. The car comes alive as it is possessed by his father’s spirit. Soon, it also starts killing his father’s murderers.