Showing posts with label General Motors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Motors. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Celebrities and cars - Elvis


Pop culture would have you believe that The King drove only in big pink Cadillacs. After a recent visit to Graceland I was pleasantly surprised that this could not be further from truth. It turns out that Elvis was quite the carguy and his wealth allowed him to purchase some exotic and rare machinery.
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Today, Graceland is a mecca for Elvis lovers. It is not just his house, it is a whole theme park. Inside the main pavilion, across from Graceland, is Elvis’ car museum which shows approximately thirty of his cars. There are the obvious Cadillacs, several Rolls Royces, and then there are some very unique whips.
1971 Stutz Blackhawk


One of more interesting cars at the museum was a Stutz Blackhawk. I had no idea what it was, other than the fact that is may have been based on a large GM coupe. I was right, and here is what Wikipedia has to say about it:

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Pontiac 1939 Deluxe Sir "Ghost Car"


1939 Pontiac Deluxe Sir

Series 26.
85 bhp, 222.7 cu. in. L-head 6-cylinder engine, 3-speed manual transmission.

Main event of the General Motors "Highway and Horizons" pavillon at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, built in collaboration with Rohm & Haas, a chemical company that had recently developed Plexiglass. This is the first full-sized transparent car ever made in the USA.

Sold at the RM Auctions’ St. John’s auction in Michigan on July 30, 2011 for $308,000.




Photos by Aaron Sommerfield for RM Auctions
http://www.rmauctions.com/