/reeve.gif)
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/elvi ... 05413.html
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/elvi ... 05413.htmlThe other one was a 1960 Lockheed JetStar executive business jet he bought in September 1975, while waiting for delivery on the Lisa Marie, which he called the Ground Hog II.
Elvis bought his third private jet months before his sudden death in August 1977 by heart attack.
It was also a Lockheed JetStar, but a newer model, from 1962, and he got it as a Christmas present to himself in 1976.
Considering the fact that the Presley Estate initially sold the first two jets
and then spent a fortune getting them back and restoring them for display at Graceland,
it’s likely that Elvis never really set foot on the second JetStar, the L-1329 registered as N440RM.
For a diehard Presley fan, this will probably matter very little.
As announced earlier this year, the jet is coming up for auction with Mecum, at the Kissimmee 2023 event between January 4 and 15.
More details have been released ahead of the auction, including confirmation of the fact that it’s a ‘62 Lockheed and its full backstory.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/elvi ... 05413.htmlElvis was not the first owner of this jet.
He paid $840,000 for it, which is about $4.4 million in today’s money,
adjusted for inflation.
Mecum doesn’t say whether he customized it to its current, red velvet interior with gold hardware,
but since this is Elvis we’re talking about, it’s likely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfMvLF0MnSk