A 1970
Mercedes-Benz 600 SWB
limousine (above), one of a pair owned by the the late, great
Elvis Presley, will be on offer at
Bonhams'
Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia sale at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey,
UK on December 6. Estimated at about $230,000 - $310,000, it's one of only a handful of cars that the King of Rock and Roll ever registered in his name. Presley used the car which was based at
Graceland for a number of years before giving it to a friend in
Memphis. Restored to a very high standard in powder blue paint with a cream
leather interior, it's an important example of an iconic motorcar that was much favored by celebs of the era; other VIP 600 owners included
John Lennon,
Hugh Hefner,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Aristotle Onassis and Fidel Castro. At one time, the front doors of the car featured Elvis' famous TCB Lightning Bolt logo (for "Takin' Care of Business") in gold leaf.
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