Elvis' Jetstar for sale

[Champcar]

I can not hear or see the name Elvis without immediately thinking of this man.

 

[Cptnchia]

I can not hear or see the name Elvis without immediately thinking of this man.

"POLEEECE THAT MOOSATCHE!!

 

[A300Capt]

One of our retired B757 Capt's (Ron Strauss) was Elvis's pilot on the Lisa Marie (Convair 880). I use to take Ron home to Florida several times a year prior to his retirement. Great stories about he and Elvis. Said Elvis bought him a car which he still had and had driven it in the funeral.

https://www.elvisinfonet.com/spotlight_pilot.html

 

[ChasenSFO]

This Jetstar will pay for itself if you find enough of The King's juices on the sofa and know where to market them.

 

[Skåning]

This Jetstar will pay for itself if you find enough of The King's juices on the sofa and know where to market them.

 

[MikeD]

So he wasn't working at a Burger King in Kalamazoo, as had been supposedly seen a few decades ago?

 

[knot4u]

This Jetstar will pay for itself if you find enough of The King's juices on the sofa and know where to market them.

I would assume someone has already looked into that. The only possible use for this airframe, IMHO, would be on a post outside of a casino in Branson, MO and doing that would cost a bunch of money.

 

[SeanD]

What a POS

 

[Oxman]

Currently mothballed in Roswell, NM:

Elvis' customized classic plane, awash in crushed velvet, up for auction

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...ned-sitting-runway-35-years-article-1.3201073

The plane sold for $430,000 on Saturday at a California event featuring celebrity memorabilia, GWS Auctions Inc. said.

The buyer was not disclosed in the sold note posted on the firm's website, and auctioneer Brigitte Kruse said she could not immediately release information about the buyer or the buyer's plans for the plane.

The auction house says Elvis designed the interior that has gold-tone woodwork, red velvet seats and red shag carpet. But the red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar has no engine and needs a restoration of its cockpit.

The jet was owned by Elvis and his father, Vernon Presley, Liveauctioneers.com says.

 

[Itchy]

One born every minute. I would have guessed it was worth half its weight in aluminum.

 

[MikeD]

Wonder why it ended up at ROW and partially parted out?

 

[knot4u]

I read on another non aviation message board that people are speculating the new owner will likely make millions after he buys "an" engine to get it flying again?

 

[DeltaAlphaNovember]

Used to be someone that would fly into the FBO in CLT back in the late 90's on one of those.

 

[Pilot Fighter]

The original Jetstar had 2 engines.View attachment 38842

There was a venture in the late eighties that replaced the Jetstar's four engines with two CF34's.

The manufacturer ended up suing GE Capital and won a big settlement. GE Capital lost confidence in the venture and pulled funding. GE didn't have a legal basis to withhold funding.

 

[trafficinsight]

Prediction: it sits in ROW and a year or two from now... "Elvis's jet up for sale!"

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[Sol Rosenburg]

Dat crushed velvet damn