Leonid Stadnyk towers 2.58 meters (8' 5") above the earth's surface, making him the world's tallest man. He was officially crowned in 2007 by the Guinness Book of World Records, taking the title away from a Chinese man who is just 7' 9" tall. As you might imagine, many things we take for granted are difficult for this 37-year-old from the Ukraine. Fortunately, ever since becoming the center of attention for his lofty height, good-natured people have provided him with things like custom-fitted clothing, electricity for his home, a giant bicycle, satellite TV and a home computer. Yesterday, however, the Ukrainian government went one step further and gave him keys to his own custom-built Chevy Tacuma van. The car was presented to Stadnyk yesterday by Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko outside the presidential office in Kiev. Stadnyk, who has lived with his growth disorder since a brain operation at age 12, had written the president for help after discovering there no vehicles for sale that suited him. Reports say that the Chevy Tacuma was built by a team of designers from the ZAZ factory in Zaporizhia, which builds a number of Chevy models for the region. Unfortunately, no mention is made of what modifications were used to accommodate Stadnyk's significant stature. According to our images in the gallery below, the small car still looks like a very tight fit. He should come to the U.S., as our ever fattening population has made this market the automotive equivalent of a Big & Tall store. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/25/worlds-tallest-man-presented-keys-to-custom-built-car/ now this reminds me of that shaq incident hahaha...but damn, that looks like a small ass car with him in the picture....where the XXL custom version of the Hummer at yo....
wtf, cant this guy just drive a normal car like anyone else, (like in the simpsons) Or he can be gangsta and drive with the window in hte top open and his head sticking out =P.
7'9 itsn't that much diff then yaoming! who doesnt yaoming get his own custom car, racism, i tell you, racism xD
First thing that came into my mind was that scene as well. The one with Nelson laughing at the guy having his legs over his shoulders
they should of just taken out the front driver seat and make him sit at the back seat and drive like that.
lol they shoulda made him like a 2 metre bike or something , Screw a car, HE CAN WALK since hes so tall
lol he must be sitting closer to the floor hahahah i just wanna know what they changed in the car to accomodate him
reminds me of tower in police academy - when he had 2 learn 2 drive, n took out the back seats to sit inside the guy's car...lols
hm.... if there is a cumtom made car for the worlds tallest man... then would there be a cumtom made car 4 the worlds shortest man....??? lol it would be the size of those toy cars those babys play in....
