Dutch giant who’s over 7 foot tall drove the world’s smallest car
- The Dutch Giant is a bodybuilder and actor who’s 218cm tall
- For fun, he tried getting into a Peel P50, the world’s smallest car
- Amazingly, he succeeded, sort of
Published on Apr 09, 2025 at 6:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Apr 09, 2025 at 8:48 PM (UTC+4)
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Alessandro Renesis
Olivier Richters, AKA The Dutch Giant, and Paulie in Season 3 of Reacher on Prime Video, just drove the Peel P50, the world’s smallest car.
The star is 7ft 2ins tall, or 218cm, which means he has a hard time fitting in any car, let alone the world’s smallest.
But, with a bit patience and some contortionism, he managed.
Sort of.
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The Dutch Giant is about twice as big as the car
Olivier Richters is a Dutch bodybuilder and actor who had his major breakthrough after starring as one of the main antagonists, Paulie, in Season 3 of Reacher on Prime.
The character’s hulking presence is one of the main plot points in the novel that’s the source material for the show, so Richters fit the bill just right.
The problem for him is that the bill was just about the only thing he fit just right.
The Dutch Giant is even taller than Shaq, another celebrity that doesn’t fit in the – many – cars he owns.
But, for a bit fun, Richters tried to figure out a way to drive the Peel P50, the world’s smallest car.
For reference, the Peel P50 stands at just 137cm (54in) long and 99cm (39in) wide, weighing a mere 59kg (130lbs).
Amazingly, not only did Richters actually manage to get into the car, but he also managed to drive it for a bit.
It’s truly hilarious to watch.
When celebrities are too big for their cars
When it comes to celebrities who are simply too tall and too big to fit in most cars, Shaq takes the crown.
Shaquille O’Neal owns well over 40 cars, and nearly every vehicle in his collection had to be modified to fit him.
This, for example, was something he didn’t need to do for his custom Mercedes van or his Cyberbeast Cybertruck, the world’s first carbon Tesla Cybertruck.
But it applies to almost every other car he owns.
His Lucid – above – is probably the best and most famous example.
Shaq couldn’t fit in the four-door Lucid Air, and so he simply had it modified to create the world’s first Lucid Air coupe.
That way, he could move the front seat further back to have enough room for his massive legs.
What’s even more shocking is he did something similar with Ferraris and Lambos.
Now that’s what we call a custom car.
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