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The Phoenix
03-29-2007, 12:39 PM
ok
remember the story about Elvis buying a black woman a Cadillac? I think it was around 1975. Can anyone post the article written about it or any photos concerning it?
I've seen it before but cant find it now. Thanks

ajr
03-29-2007, 01:11 PM
"In 1975 he purchased a poor black East Memphis woman an electric wheel chair and picked her up and personally sat her in it. The woman's teenage daughter told Elvis she liked his car. He gave it to her and even gave her boyfriend a job."

elvislady
03-29-2007, 03:45 PM
On 27th July 1975 Elvis set a record for himself as well as for Madison Cadillac, where he had been buying Cadillacs for twenty years. He spent $140,000 buying fourteen Cadillacs for friends, family and a stranger. Mrs Mennie L. Person a bank teller of 1868 Meadowhill was "just looking," admiring Elvis's custom made limousine when Elvis appeared and asked her if she liked it. He said "That one's mine but I'll buy you one." He escorted her to the showroom and said "Pick one out". She chose a gold and white 1975 $11,500 Eldorado (pictured). Another picture is here.

Hope this helps.
elvislady:D

Lisarose
03-29-2007, 05:56 PM
On 27th July 1975 Elvis set a record for himself as well as for Madison Cadillac, where he had been buying Cadillacs for twenty years. He spent $140,000 buying fourteen Cadillacs for friends, family and a stranger. Mrs Mennie L. Person a bank teller of 1868 Meadowhill was "just looking," admiring Elvis's custom made limousine when Elvis appeared and asked her if she liked it. He said "That one's mine but I'll buy you one." He escorted her to the showroom and said "Pick one out". She chose a gold and white 1975 $11,500 Eldorado (pictured). Another picture is here.

Hope this helps.
elvislady:D

Talk about being at the right place at the right time! :lol:

franny
03-29-2007, 06:09 PM
Elvis was so very generous!

franny

The Phoenix
03-29-2007, 07:47 PM
thank you so much guys!

elvislady
03-30-2007, 12:38 AM
Heres the other pic.
elvislady:D

elvislady
03-30-2007, 12:39 AM
Thanks franny we posted at the same time, lol.
elvislady:D

The Phoenix
03-30-2007, 10:21 AM
Thanks again guys
i really appreciate it!!!!!

Joe Car
03-30-2007, 10:39 AM
That was a beautiful car in it's day, still is as a matter of fact. As far as buying the African-American elderly woman an electric wheelchair, I was under the assumption that he was still with Priscilla at the time, so perhaps it might have been early 1970's when this happened.

The Phoenix
04-13-2007, 10:35 AM
yes i've always loved the '75-76 Eldorados. always wanted to buy one and restore it if i had the money