"The King's" Muscle Machines

We all know Elvis and the "Memphis Mafia" liked their Cadillacs, but he had a few musclecars too. One of his favorites was a 1967 Ford Ranchero 500 that he bought new to use on his ranch in Mississippi. This car now belongs to the Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton, Arkansas. A gentleman in Ohio is the proud owner of a "Sub-Lime" 1971 340 'Cuda that Elvis and Red West bought on a whim after performing a concert there in late 1970. The guy who sold him the car handed him a stack of papers, and in going through them, the new owner found the original dealer's report of sale that said the car was to be titled in Tennessee to Elvis Aron Presley. Apparently Elvis and the entourage only kept it a couple months, and sold it to a teenager in Memphis. The car bounced around the midwest through several owners and eventually ended up back in ohio painted Plum Crazy. The current owner was amazed that with all the paperwork that was passed around for years, no one noticed the one that he did-that said Elvis once briefly owned the car. He verified the vin with the states of Ohio and Tennessee, and it was registered to Elvis at the Graceland address in 1971. He has since turned down multiple offers of $150,000 or more. In 1968 The Stutz Motor company was revived by New York banker James O' Donnel and retired Chrysler styylist Virgil Exner. They marketed a new Stutz Blackhawk beginning in 1970. It had a gorgeous Ghia body and was based on a Pontiac Gran Prix chassis. With 455 cubes and 370 hp under it's long hood, it had the muscle to back up it's in-your-face style. Exner showed the prototype to Elvis and Frank Sinatra, wanting them to order cars,  knowing other rich people would want them just because Elvis and Frank had them. Of course they both wanted to buy the prototype. Exner said he would sell it, only if it could be shown at the huge L.A. auto show coming up, before they could take delivery. Sinatra declined, and Elvis agreed, and bought the car on Oct 9, 1970 for $26,500. Exner displayed the car at the show with pictures of him and Presley together in the car, and shaking hands. He sold several more to other celebrities including Sammy Davis Jr, Evel Kneival, and Robert Goulet. Sinatra got the 2nd one and was pissed that Elvis had gotten # 001. This car was wrecked by one of the entourage and stored at Graceland for many years. It was restored after his death and is in the Graceland auto museum. Elvis loved this car, and bought several more, including a 1971, a 1973, and a 1974 model. The 1973 model is also on display at the Graceland museum. Elvis loved the massive low-end torque, and the way the GP chassised Stutz handled so much that he also bought a Gold 1976 Gran Prix SJ with a 455 and T-tops. This GP was given to a fan by The King, who was very generous and bought many people, some complete strangers cars throughout his career. No one knows where this GP is today. What a "Barn Find" that would be huh? If I see a rusty gold t-topped mid-'70's GP in a junkyard or someone's yard next time I'm in Tennessee, you can bet I'll check the numbers with DMV for past owners!!!!  Mastermind