The Lavish Private Jet Elvis Named After Lisa Marie Presley – SlashGear

After scrapping his original plan to buy a Boeing 707 jetliner due to legal troubles its previous owner had gotten into, Elvis Presley paid $250,000 for a Convair 880 in 1975. He bestowed the jet with the name Lisa Marie after his daughter and soon had the interior stripped and rebuilt to his own specifications. The result was a private plane that, from a modern perspective, looks like a classy time capsule filled with retro luxuries, including a private bedroom.

According to Elvis Australia, the modified jetliner could hold a maximum number of 28 people including crew, though its trips often clocked fewer passengers. In addition to the loving name given to it by its owner, the Convair 880 also had a nickname pulled directly from one of Elvis’ most iconic songs: the Hound Dog One, though Elvis himself preferred to call it his Flying Graceland. 

The Graceland website sheds additional light on the aircraft, revealing that Elvis ultimately poured around $800,000 into remodeling the Lisa Marie. In addition to the aforementioned bedroom, the jetliner sports a conference room and living room, seat belts plated with gold, sinks “flecked” with 24-karat gold, and there are even leather-covered tables surrounded by suede chairs. The aircraft remains open for Graceland visitors to enter and see for themselves.