Rock ‘n’ roll’s founding father loved his cars and had a soft spot for Cadillacs in particular. The big American cars served as an inspiration for Elvis before he struck it big, with the musician telling one interviewer, “When I was driving a truck, every time a big shiny car would drive by it would start me sort of daydreaming. I always felt that someday, somehow, something would happen to change everything for me.”
Some sources claim The King may have owned upwards of 200 Caddies in his tragically short lifetime, but an actual number is almost impossible to settle on. Even Elvis’ most detail-conscious biographers can’t give a firm estimate on the number of Cadillacs Elvis purchased because he wasn’t just leaving the vehicles parked in his garage or lined up on the Graceland lawn (via Elvis). Instead, they were regularly given away to friends, family, and even people Elvis just vaguely knew. One person close to Elvis who received a Cadillac was his mother, who was gifted the second Caddie Elvis ever bought: a pink 1955 Fleetwood Series 60. Elvis’ mother’s car is on permanent display at the Graceland Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and an exact replica can often be spotted at breast cancer awareness events.
Standing out amongst Elvis’ personal collection was a custom solid gold 1960 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood limo. The golden car’s features included a number of notable elements, among them being a turntable stereo and TV, a full bar, and a few dozen coats of diamond dust Pearl paint, according to Sarant Cadillac. Adjusted for inflation, the custom caddy would have set Elvis back around half a million dollars in today’s money. It, too, is now a museum piece and can be seen at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
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