Shaquille O’Neal bought a Lucid Air and heavily modified it just so he could fit in it
- Shaquille O’Neal had a Lucid Air modified to fit in it
- He turned it into a two-door coupe
- He also changed the logo
Published on Dec 16, 2024 at 7:58 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Dec 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Shaquille O’Neal bought a Lucid Air and worked his Shaq magic to radically transform his car, thanks to West Coast Customs.
Shaq is a big guy, euphemism, which means he has a hard time fitting in the cabin of most cars.
The Lucid Air is no exception.
That’s why he decided to turn it into a coupe.
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How West Coast Customs and Shaq turned the Lucid Air into a coupe
The Lucid Air isn’t a small car, it’s nearly two meters wide and five meters long.
Even reasonably tall people have no problem with headroom and legroom.
But Shaq is not ‘reasonably’ tall.
He’s seven-foot-one (2.16m), and he’s got arms that are longer than some people’s legs, so there’s no way he could fit in a Lucid Air.
Shaq turned to West Coast Customs, a tuning firm that first became famous thanks to Xzibit’s Pimp My Ride, to convert the four-door Lucid Air into a two-door coupe.
That sounds like a tough job but West Coast Customs is the same company that turned will.i.am’s Mercedes into a DeLorean and Mark Zuckerberg’s Porsche into a Cayenne Van, so it was probably a piece of cake for them.
Apart from the four-door to two-door conversion, West Coast Customs also changed the ‘Lucid’ logo at the front and replaced it with ‘Diesel’, one of Shaq’s nicknames.
Shaquille O’Neal and his car collection
Shaquille O’Neal has a sizable car collection that comprises well over 40 cars.
He’s got the world’s first carbon fiber Cybertruck, which Elon Musk apparently think “is nice”, and three Rolls-Royces he apparently never drives.
He also famously famously made a Ferrari 360 a few inches longer so he could drive it.
We’re not sure that’s the sort of thing Ferrari wants you to do with their cars, though.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
