As mentioned the Always Elvis Showroom will focus on the many aspects of Elvis' life and they may relate to the Elvis fan. Recently during Elvis Week 2014 many personal items of Elvis were auctioned off in the very first Graceland Authenticated Auction. The wonderful vehicle with wired wheel rims, chrome grill with a white leather interior also included a CB radio. The vehicle was the last personal vehicle purchased by Elvis in December of 1976. The vehicle prior to auction was owned by the Wiggles front man Greg Page. The entire Graceland Auction were items from the page collection which was one of the larger Elvis collections in the world. The vehicle sold for $81,250 to a UK collector who will now have the vehicle in the UK. Prior to Page acquiring the vehicle in 2008 the vehicle was sold at the Butterfield and Butterfield auction in Las Vegas in 1994 where the prior owner was none other than Jimmy Velvet.
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| Elvis 1977 Cadillac Seville Elvis Automobile Museum Graceland - August 2014 |
Jimmy Velvet was involved in the music industry and it was through these means that he met Elvis Presley and they became life long friends. After Elvis death Velvet operated an Elvis memorabilia museum which during its operation also travelled around the country. In May of 1992 the museum was showcased at a mall in Phillipsburg, NJ which borders Pennsylvania. Through the Phillipsburg Mall the fan club was contacted about the upcoming museum and requested assistance to sell tickets and manage tables during the four day event. The museum included Elvis jumpsuits, personal clothing, jewelry and none other than the 1977 Cadillac Seville.
Fan club members were not only able to meet Jimmy Velvet as he shared stories about his time with Elvis but were also given the opportunity to get behind the wheel of Elvis' personal vehicle. Photos were taken with Velvet and members took pictures as they were in the driver seat of the cadillac. Being in the vehicle that Elvis once drove was thrilling for any Elvis fan.
During the four day event repairs were required to the Cadillac to a repair a leaky hose. Fortunately for Velvet one of the fan club members relatives did auto repair and came by to make the repairs. A hose was replaced and the failed hose was handed to Velvet who indicated he didn't need it. It was handed to the fan club member that assisted in getting the relative to come to do repairs. Instead of keeping the hose for herself she gladly had the hose equally divided between the fan club members that were on location. Fan club members could now say they had a piece of Elvis' 1977 Cadillac Seville. Velvet was even nice enough to provide those members with a certificate of authenticity to indicate that the hose actually came from the vehicle.
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| Elvis' 1977 Cadillac Seville - Phillipsburg, NJ 1992 |
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| Fan Club President Rosemary with Jimmy Velvet |
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| Members had the opportunity to sit behind the wheel of Elvis' 1977 Cadillac |
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| Elvis driving his silver and burgundy Cadillac Seville |
