Shaquille O\u2019Neal used his considerable frame, not to mention his incredible talent and work ethic, to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time.<\/p>\n
But if the truth be told, his 7\u20191\u2033 frame hasn\u2019t always been an advantage.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s talk show<\/a>, Shaq revealed that being so big makes buying a Ferrari a challenge.<\/p>\n READ MORE! Shaq spent 7 figures on cars in one day after car dealer asked him unbelievably annoying question<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n During the interview, Shaquille O\u2019Neal shared the modifications that had to be made to buy a Ferrari.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I first came from Baton Rouge [to] Beverly Hills, you see all the fancy cars come by,\u201d Shaq said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo one day I see a Ferrari come by. I was like, \u2018I want one of those guys.\u2019 So I went to the thing and the guy was like, \u2018You\u2019re too big.\u2019 And I hate those words.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a>Chicago Motor Cars<\/p>\n \u201cSo one of the guys was like, \u2018Maybe you\u2019ve got to get two and put them together\u2019\u2026 I was like, \u2018You know what, maybe I will. I\u2019ll take that one and that one\u2019 \u2013 and I got a Ferrari,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n O\u2019Brien couldn\u2019t believe what he was hearing.<\/p>\n \u201cWait so you built a Ferrari?\u201d he asked in disbelief, \u201cWhere you cut them apart\u2026 and then made like a giant stretch Ferrari?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes,\u201d Shaq responded.<\/p>\n <\/a>Chicago Motor Cars<\/p>\n There\u2019s a video on YouTube, albeit confirmed, where user \u2018Slot King Dream\u2019 take viewers on a tour of Shaq\u2019s modified 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider.<\/p>\n The video\u2019s captioned, \u201cYelp\u2026 Shaquille O\u2019Neal 1st Ferrari modified definitely for a big man.\u201d<\/p>\n In the video, the YouTuber claims that when sitting down behind the wheel of the supercar, even with his legs stretched out, he can\u2019t reach the pedals.<\/p>\n He also points out that the petrol tank is in the hood instead of the back where it\u2019d usually be, as Shaq had it removed so he could move the seats back.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, Slot King Dream also claims Shaq\u2019s Ferrari had no soft top, either.<\/p>\n <\/a>Chicago Motor Cars<\/a>Chicago Motor Cars<\/p>\n According to The Sports Rush<\/a>, Shaq\u2019s Ferrari\u2019s interior was modified with wider aftermarket seats and had a custom Alpine sound system installed, too.<\/p>\n As per driving.ca<\/a>, Shaq sold the Ferrari in question for $65,000 in late December 2020.<\/p>\n Shaq has bought several over notable cars over the years, including a 1963 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, a customized Chevrolet Express G1500, and a Cadillac Escalade.<\/p>\n The Former NBA star also had to fork out an exorbitant amount of cash to modify his Lamborgini Gallardo<\/a>.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, Shaq once spent 7 figures on cars in one day after a car dealer asked him an unbelievably annoying question<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post The unbelievable story behind Shaquille O\u2019Neal\u2019s \u2018Frankenstein Ferrari\u2019 is awe-inducing<\/a> appeared first on Supercar Blondie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shaquille O\u2019Neal used his considerable frame, not to mention his incredible talent and work ethic, to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time. But if the truth be told, his 7\u20191\u2033 frame hasn\u2019t always been an advantage. During an appearance on Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s talk show, Shaq revealed that being so big makes …<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":43517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}