The Graceland Car Collection

The best bit of Graceland was the house, but the car collection, which is located in a purpose-built facility on the other side of Elvis Presley Blvd, was also very special.

Elvis is probably best known for his love of Cadillacs:

1956 Cadillac Eldorado

1956 Cadillac Eldorado

1955 Cadillac Fleetwood

Sam Phillip's Series 62 Cadillac convertible

Sam Phillip's Series 62 Cadillac convertible

Elvis apparently said that "Life is too short to drive boring cars." I wasn't around when he said it, but I agree....sort of. I think it's more a case of "Life is too short to work on boring cars," since I spend a lot more time doing that than I do driving them. What's not up for debate is that absolutely none of the vehicles in this collection could be described as boring.

1971 Stutz Blackhawk

1973 Stutz Blackhawk

1956 Continental Mark II

1962 Lincoln Continental

1975 Lincoln Mark IV

1975 Lincoln Mark IV

1956 MG

1960 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud

1966 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud

1974 International Scout II

1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 Limousine

1939 Mercedes-Benz 600 Sedan

Pricilla's 1969 Mercedes 280 SL

1975 Ferrari Dino

1975 Ferrari Dino

1975 Super Trike

4010 John Deer Tractor used at Graceland and at Elvis' ranch; fully restored

1965 Honda Dream Touring 300

1966 Harley-Davidson Chopper

1976 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide Liberty Edition

1976 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide Bicentennial Edition

"Gladys" 1960's 16ft Wizard w/ Mercury 650 Outboard, 65 HP  

1961 Glastron Bayflite Deville

The two boats were respectively donated to the Boy Scouts of America and given to a member of the Memphis Mafia in the 60's and were later returned to Graceland.

Graceland

The tour of Graceland was one of the highlights of our vacation.

Elvis Presley Blvd.

Outside Graceland

Living room

Living room

Dining room

Dining room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Area at rear of kitchen

Vernon and Gladys Presley's Bedroom, rear left

Basement bar

Basement bar seating area

Pool room

Rear lounge

Rear lounge

Upstairs was off limits...

Rear of Graceland, modern addition in the foreground

Vernon Presley's office, located behind Graceland

Elvis built a detached racket ball/squash court to the East of the house; construction costs were more than what The King paid for Graceland.

Lounge/bar next to the court

The pool is located to the right side of the house; beyond it are the memorial fountains and family graves:

The are numerous ancillary buildings overflowing with cars, musical instruments, memorabilia, clothing, film props and you name it, it was probably there:

1956 Gibson jumbo