{"id":533,"date":"2025-06-25T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2025-06-25T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:23:36","slug":"shaquille-oneal-cut-a-ferrari-in-half-so-he-could-fit-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal Cut a Ferrari in Half So He Could Fit In It"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 font-bold text-2xl md:text-3xl\">The beyond famous NBA star claims it was his \u201cworst purchase\u201d<\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal \u2014 otherwise known as Shaq, Diesel, and a handful of other nicknames \u2014 is almost larger than life. But we aren\u2019t just talking about his incredible basketball track record or nearly half a billion-dollar net worth. He\u2019s physically a huge guy, weighing over 320 pounds and standing just over seven feet tall. When you\u2019re a man of that stature and means, well, sometimes you improvise. In a recent interview, Shaq confessed that he bought two Ferraris \u2014 one \u201creal\u201d and one salvage \u2014 before trying to splice them together in order to accommodate his frame. There\u2019s a surprising tale of ups and downs behind the decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(var(--uds-spectrum-color-blue-7)\/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--uds-border-radius-lg); color: transparent; border: 0px solid rgb(var(--uds-spectrum-color-gray-3));\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IOwOfAc3m1y3iuUf45vTvg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/autoblog_arena_articles_145\/838ef1b3146129a4275c5cd706ebb66b\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Ex-Shaq owned Ferrari F355&lt;\/p&gt;Bring a Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] mt-1  line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<p>Ex-Shaq owned Ferrari F355<\/p>\n<p>Bring a Trailer<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><em>View the 1 images of this gallery on the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/news\/shaquille-oneal-cut-a-ferrari-in-half-so-he-could-fit-in-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"36\" data-v9y=\"1\">original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 font-bold text-2xl md:text-3xl\">Turning two Ferraris into one wasn\u2019t an outright disaster, at first<\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">When Shaq was quizzed about what his \u201cworst purchase\u201d was, he didn&#8217;t hesitate. He immediately recounts his experience trying to fit himself into a car wearing the prancing horse badge. \u201cI bought two Ferraris,\u201d he starts. \u201dI bought a real Ferrari. I bought a salvage Ferrari. Cut my real Ferrari in half, took pieces of the salvage Ferrari to stretch it, and then realized I couldn&#8217;t fit.\u201d He goes on to say that taking the top off permanently gave him about five inches of additional headroom, which was barely enough to fit. Incredibly, the star says it \u201cworked out good,\u201d until Florida weather managed to get the better of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">So, what happened? \u201cI didn&#8217;t read the weather report, and I went to Miami from Fort Lauderdale. And on the way back, it started raining, and the whole car got flooded out,\u201d Shaq said in the interview. So, the car <em>actually<\/em>worked, drove, and accommodated him, only to be thwarted by rain. Now for the second mystery: Is Shaq referring to his silver on black F355 that sold on <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/bringatrailer.com\/listing\/1998-ferrari-f355-spider-18\/#comments-anchor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bring a Trailer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"37\" data-v9y=\"1\">Bring a Trailer<\/a> just a few years ago, or a separate vehicle? That silver car had an unreported wreck that came to light during the most recent sale, which reportedly salvaged the car. Where did the \u201creal\u201d Ferrari go, or is there another permanently topless Ferrari out and about?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(var(--uds-spectrum-color-blue-7)\/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--uds-border-radius-lg); color: transparent; border: 0px solid rgb(var(--uds-spectrum-color-gray-3));\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RMFvQq1vs.a2UCE9WKv6zQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/autoblog_arena_articles_145\/18bbe20bedd75466c28a3e520596ccae\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Ex-Shaq Owned Ferrari F355&lt;\/p&gt;Bring a Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"9\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] mt-1  line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>\n<p>Ex-Shaq Owned Ferrari F355<\/p>\n<p>Bring a Trailer<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><em>View the 2 images of this gallery on the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/news\/shaquille-oneal-cut-a-ferrari-in-half-so-he-could-fit-in-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"38\" data-v9y=\"1\">original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 font-bold text-2xl md:text-3xl\">Shaq\u2019s a known car guy, and sliced Ferrari fits with some of his more intriguing car purchases<\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">From the F355 to slammed Cadillac Escalades on 26-inch wheels and customized Chevrolet Express vans, Shaq has owned a little bit of everything. His collection even included a permanently topless Mercedes S-Class convertible with suicide doors, a metalcrafter-modified Gallardo that\u2019s twelve inches longer than the regular car, and everything in between. With money comes means, and we\u2019re not surprised at all that Shaquille O\u2019Neal spent double to buy the Ferrari that he wants.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"col-body mb-4 font-bold text-2xl md:text-3xl\">Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Y\u2019know, we have to wonder if the boys in Maranello would put you on the no-fly list for trying something like what Shaq did today. Perhaps we should just be grateful. Since we don\u2019t see similarly sized NBA high-flyers making modifications like Shaq did, we have to assume the Italians figured out how to make cars that fit their high-rolling and tall-standing clientele.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"\u00abRm2ljlr2kunflbH1\u00bb\" class=\"flex\">\n<div id=\"\u00abRm2ljlr2kunflb\u00bb\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"COTa5cu6jI4DFQEYgwMdvBc6yw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/yauto\/ros\/mw\/us_yauto_ros_mw_mid_center_3__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/yauto\/ros\/mw\/us_yauto_ros_mw_mid_center_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/986d57e4696c6e8cf8f45de2982e8caa.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/news\/shaquille-oneal-cut-a-ferrari-in-half-so-he-could-fit-in-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shaquille O\u2019Neal Cut a Ferrari in Half So He Could Fit In It;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"39\" data-v9y=\"1\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal Cut a Ferrari in Half So He Could Fit In It<\/a> first appeared on Autoblog on Jun 24, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beyond famous NBA star claims it was his \u201cworst purchase\u201d Shaquille O\u2019Neal \u2014 otherwise known as Shaq,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autos","category-life-autos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533\/revisions\/535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}