Gallardo Shaqs XXL Gallardo

[far2000]

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal got special treatment for his Lamborghini Gallardo — a stretched version thanks to Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, a supplier for such corporations as the Boeing Company and PPG Aerospace Glass. The longer Lambo has 12 inches added through the middle, surely a relief for the 7-foot-1-inch athlete.

The Gallardo received custom extended doors, roof and side windows. The company says it strove to maintain the car's "visual integrity" with the changes. Glass fabrication was a particular challenge, the company said. "We relied on our aerospace and coachworks divisions to make sure Shaq could fit in the car, but the naked eye could not detect any differences from the original Gallardo," Gaffoglio CEO George Gaffoglio said.

What this means to you: Great minds working together help Shaq fit in his luxury car. Two points!

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120578

 

[Monster]

ok he has the money to do whatever he wants with his cars, personally i will not do that to a car. The Gallardo looks a bit weird now, the side profile has lost a bit of its original aggressiveness.

Did they increase the length of the steering column now that he is sitting a bit further back?

 

[Mr. M]

Radical. Now it looks out of proportion.

 

[audi_rudy]

looks weird. I wonder compared to a regular gallardo how it would do on a track

 

[Monster]

looks weird. I wonder compared to a regular gallardo how it would do on a track

It will be crap on the track. The car won't be as agile thanks to the longer wheelbase, and the extra wheelbase has shifted the weight distribution towards the rear, causing more oversteer. The torsional rigidity of the chassie will be hopeless because the torsional stress will focus around those sections of the car which has been cut and then welded back together.

Compare to the regular gallardo, this XXL version will be rubbish on the track.

 

[Bruce]

Umm.."but the naked eye could not detect any differences from the original Gallardo"

I noticed it look different right away.. as I'm sure most of us did.

 

[wltsm]

Does indeed look weird, I suppose when you're his height most cars would be too small!

I can imagine this would ruin the handling of the whole car because it wouldn't be as stiff!

 

[Tarek]

Stupid,very.

 

[LaArtist]

haha shaq..he is to much fun

 

[Merc1]

The big dummy has a lot of time to drive this mess of a vehicle now that the Chicago Bulls swept them out of the first round of the playoffs. That hasn't been done to a defending champion in 50 years!!!!! This car is just as stupid and lame as his b-ball skills as of late.

M

 

[Matt]

Lambos are built for a 5'6" iltalian stallion not a 7'6" basket ball player. But if he can afford it-props to him-he deserves it. I dont care if he lost, the Lakers were just knocked out as well.

 

[MoSs]

the Lakers were just knocked out as well.

 

[Merc1]

Add Washington to that list. Very strange playoffs this year!

M

 

[Matt]

well techniquely they still have one more game but lets face the facts-they probably wont win three in a row against the suns.....in this series.

 

[PanterroR]

LWB Lambo for Shaq?

Customizer builds long-wheelbase Lamborghini for Shaq

For some celebrities, a regular Lamborghini just doesn't cut it. 50 Cent gave his an all-chrome paint job, and Bam Margera of "Jackass" famously cut a sunroof into his Murcielago using a saw. For basketball start Shaquille O'Neal, his Lamborghini modifications were made, not out of vanity, but necessity.

Standing 7 ft 1 in and weighing 325 lbs, a regular Gallardo is understandably cramped. That's where Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters came in. The firm stretched O’Neal’s car 12 inches through the middle with custom extended doors, roof and side windows.
The biggest challenge with a project like this was fabricating the glass while maintaining the proportions of the lines, making everything bigger,” says GFMI Chief Executive Officer George Gaffoglio. “We relied on our aerospace and coachworks divisions to make sure Shaq could fit in the car, but the naked eye could not detect any differences from the original Gallardo.”

Source: Customizer builds long-wheelbase Lamborghini for Shaq


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[SDNR]

Re: LWB Lambo for Shaq?

I don't understand why some of you are so critical. Shaq wouldn't fit it the standard vehicle ...so I don't have a problem with it, it was done out of necessity.

 

[bmer]

Why doesn't he just get a limo and drive from the back seat?