Shaq Supersizes His Lambo

by Erin Mays (RSS feed)
Apr 30th 2007 at 3:30PM

At 7'1", Shaquille O'Neal is probably the tallest customer Lamborghini has ever had -- to the point that his test drive probably wasn't the most productive thing. Enter Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, who do fun stuff like help automakers with their concept cars, engineer and produce aerospace-quality glass, and do custom coachwork, stretching cars like the HUMMER limos we like to make fun of. Or, in this case, Shaq's Lamborghini Gallardo.

Gaffoglio stated that it was important to the company to keep the design consistent with stock Gallardos, so in extending the roof, doors and side windows, the original design of the vehicle played an important role. Extending the windows proved to be the trickiest bit, necessitating imput from the aerospace division in addition to coachworks expertise in order to get it right.

So, did they succeed? As we look at the photo above and try to figure out whether it's stock or stretched, we certainly think so.

[Source: Edmunds.com InsideLine]

Tags: aerospace, concept car, ConceptCar, Gaffoglio, gallardo, lamborghini, o'neal, prototype, shaquille

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

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Henry Apr 30th 2007 7:55PM

"[T]he naked eye could not detect any differences from the original Gallardo," Gaffoglio CEO George Gaffoglio said.

I wouldn't hire a firm whose CEO couldn't tell the difference between a stock car and one that had an extra foot added in the middle.

Focus: Why is Shaq slummin' it in a Gallardo? He can afford a Murcielago.