Elvis Presley - His Cars

[Gene Hunt]

While I was in the US over Christmas, I made the trip to Graceland. I'm not an Elvis Presley fan by any means, but it is a place that certainly warrants a visit if you are nearby. I thoroughly recommend it. Across the road from the Graceland Mansion are the Graceland attractions, such as Elvis' own aeroplanes, parked oddly at the side of the road and exposed to the elements. You can actually board these planes and see how much Elvis spent in having them customised, with gold sinks & khazi etc. As I say, the place is definitely worth a visit. You can easily spend a day there and enjoy it without being a fan of his music. 

Also opposite the mansion is the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum which houses a considerable number of the cars that Elvis owned over the years. It's great that these motors have survived and are now safely displayed inside the museum.

Here are a selection of photos I took that day. Unfortunately but as expected, the place was very busy (December 27th) so it was quite difficult to get shots without people getting in the frame.

1960 MGA 1600 MK1 (Used in the movie Blue Hawaii)









1955 Pink Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60



1971 Stutz Blackhawk





1970 Mercedes Benz 600





1969 Mercedes Benz 600



1975 Lincoln Mark IV







1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4





1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II







1960 Rolls Royce Phantom V



1966 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud





Priscilla's 1971 Mercedes Benz 280SL







1956 Cadillac Eldorado









Gene.

[Villain]

Great selection there Gene, thanks for posting them. The '66 RR Silver Cloud must be one of the very last built and registered as the Silver Shadow came in during 1965 as its replacement.


Villain 

[Three Litre]

Great pics Gene. Wouldn't say I was a fan either but he did have a good voice and recorded some great tracks. 

Its a pity he succumbed to drink and drugs like so many others in his industry.

Oh, and burgers I suppose.

[The Saint]

A fantastic selection Gene, it’s great they have been preserved, thanks for sharing

My favourites are the Rolls-Royce and Mercedes models.

The Saint

[Steve Austin]

You certainly made the most of your visit stateside Gene, did you pick up some more cowboy boots   Great pictures and for me, the Mercedes 600's are the pick of the bunch. 

[Cartman]

I like the two Lincolns. That Stutz looks like one of the pimp mobiles from Live and Let Die or Superfly. 

[Three Litre]

I've remembered where I have come across the name Stutz before. 

There was a TV series called Bearcats! that featured Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole. It was a western set in 1914 and the the two leads used a Stutz Bearcat. Not sure if it was shown in the UK as I was living in the Republic of Ireland at the time (1971) and it was shown on RTE.

[Vienna]

Fantastic photos again, Gene 

Thanks for sharing them with us on the forum 

Vi

[Sam Tyler]

Wonderful photos once again Gene, thanks for posting. 

I'm not a fan of Elvis either but would certainly appreciate visiting his car collection.

Standout cars for me are the MGA and the Dino 308 GT4. Although not the most favoured of Ferraris the 308 GT4 takes me back to '73 - '78 when I used to see them where I lived at Thorpe. Maranello's at Egham had their workshops on the Thorpe Industrial Estate and I'd see them passing the end of our road. The father of one of Annie's friends worked for Maranello in their workshops so would often have a car on trial overnight. More than once I saw Annie and her friend being dropped off at school in one of those 308s, but that was in the days before seat belts when it wasn't unusual for two kids would squeeze into the passenger seat.

Sam.

[D.C. Burtonshaw]

Many thanks Gene, excellent photos and much appreciated as I often have wondered what was in the Elvis car museum and which cars had been preserved. I have seen the red MGA and the white Lincoln Coninental 1956 at an Elvis exhibition in London end of 2015 along with many of the other artifacts.

I quite like the Rolls Royces and Mercs in particular myself and the rest are great to see too. Not a massive expert or devoted fan of Elvis although I'll always know his songs whenever they're played, don't mind a few of them and he was a new and very different, singer when he first burst onto the scene that caused a stir at the time along with his distinctive voice.

Very interesting to see!