Elvis Presley's - Pink Cadillac - Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
N 35° 02.786 W 090° 01.544
15S E 771295 N 3882238
One of the world’s most iconic cars, Elvis Presley’s Pink Cadillac - Elvis gave the car to his mother as a gift, Gladys never had a driver's license. Elvis drove the car for most of 1955–1956. Displayed in Graceland, Memphis.
Waymark Code: WMY7H6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2018
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The Pink Cadillac meant so much to Elvis and his mother Gladys, and later became one of the most famous cars in history.
Elvis Presley’s Pink Cadillac has been on permanent display at Graceland for over 30 years, under a carport adjacent to the mansion
"In early 1955, Elvis bought his first Cadillac, a 1954 Fleetwood Series 60, which was the color pink. The car provided transport for Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys, but after the failure of a brake lining, was destroyed in a roadside fire between Hope and Texarkana, Arkansas, on June 5, 1955.
On July 5, 1955, Elvis purchased a new Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 in blue with a black roof. Having mentioned a Pink Cadillac in the song "Baby, Let's Play House", the first song recorded by Elvis to appear on a national chart which made #5 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in July 1955;
Elvis had the car repainted by Art, a neighbour on Lamar Street. Art designed a customised pink color for Elvis which he named "Elvis Rose," but the car kept its black roof. Once the car was finished Elvis gave it to his mother Gladys as a gift. Mrs. Gladys Presley never had a driver's license, and Elvis drove the car with the members of his band for most of 1955–1956.
The original pink Cadillac remains on permanent display at Graceland, formerly under a carport for many years, and now resident in the auto museum. The car was once again brought to the front drive entrance of Graceland in June 2006, during the visit of President George W. Bush and Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi."
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