Ferrari and the King

[EnigmaticSun]

Hey everybody!

I don't know if any of you members drive a car yourself.. but I suppose it's more important than fruit and vegetables and just as important as smoking cigarettes. Well, if you're like my father that is. He owns a Ferrari bought with my blood.

Anyway, I recentlystumbleduponanarticlewhichmentions Elvis drove a Ferrari.. Oh darn, have I been on those uppers again?

The article is in German, but I'll try to mention the most important things:

http://www.mabroselvisworld.com/Ferrari/ferrarielvis.htm


http://www.mabroselvisworld.com/Ferrari/elvis308gt4-a.jpg

On October the 5th of 1976 Elvis flies to Los Angeles to spend some days with Linda Thompson in her new apartment. In Hollywood he buys a used black Ferrari 308 GT4 for 20.583 dollars. It is mentioned he also meets private detective John O' Grady who advises him to be more active trying to prevent "Elvis, What Happened" from.. happening!

Forty-two days after ordering his car (another jungle room session had taken place in the mean time), the vehicle is brought to Graceland on November the 16th by a Ryder Rental Truck, licensed 1-DA 482 (the Ferrari, that is).


http://www.mabroselvisworld.com/Ferrari/rydertruck.jpg

Elvis was supposed to enjoy speeding, but what's the point in trying to arrest him? Police officers who reasoned with him were probably more interested in Elvis and his car rather than delivering a fine.

I also read that Italian fans came to see him in 1972 and when asked what he would appreciate from that country, it was a Ferrari. A few years later he got it!


http://reanne7.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/italian-flag.jpg

It's good to have a guy like Elvis drive the car. I'm a member of the Ferrari bulletin board, as I understand racing to such a degree. A person without a driver's license or car is able to give some insight in technical and strategic matters.


http://www.mabroselvisworld.com/Ferrari/gracelandmuseum2.jpg

I'd only recommend Ferrari not to have people such as my father or the Dutch prime-minister drive these cars, if they can prevent it. I feel they belong walking behind the butt of a horse as close as possible, that's where they belong! :angry:

I only copied hysterical.. historical facts from sources on the internet, so if there are some flaws, don't send me to jail for it..


http://www.mabroselvisworld.com/Ferrari/gracelandaussen3.jpg

[Teddy]

Well, if you're like my father that is. He owns a Ferrari bought with my blood.


I'm sorry, but you really must explain to me how that works! :hmm:

[EnigmaticSun]

I'm sorry, but you really must explain to me how that works! :hmm:

Don't worry, it's a metaphor. What he has done is even against the law. He was supposed to care for me - financially - until I was 21. If I were to get back this money, I'd have thousands of dollars calculated from euros.

But as is normal in such a country he gets away with it and doesn't give a **** about how I live. He has a good salary, but as a kid I used to wear second-hand clothing, suffered from food shortages.. now it's impossible to get education.

He only spent money to smoke me out with his cheap tobacco.

[Teddy]

Don't worry, it's a metaphor. What he has done is even against the law. He was supposed to care for me - financially - until I was 21. If I were to get back this money, I'd have thousands of dollars calculated from euros.

But as is normal in such a country he gets away with it and doesn't give a **** about how I live. He has a good salary, but as a kid I used to wear second-hand clothing, suffered from food shortages.. now it's impossible to get education.

He only spent money to smoke me out with his cheap tobacco.

I'm sorry to hear that. It's understandable that you feel cheated.

[EnigmaticSun]

I'm sorry to hear that. It's understandable that you feel cheated.

The understanding is appreciated!

Now I'd like other members to post something about Elvis and his Ferrari.. or else the story is gonna look very violent I tell ya! ;)

At least Elvis didn't try to impair someone's life in order to drive it.

[Teddy]

Now I'd like other members to post something about Elvis and his Ferrari.. or else the story is gonna look very violent I tell ya! ;)


Ok. Well for my contribution, here's a badly-focused rear shot of his Dino, which I took at Graceland :blush:
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[EnigmaticSun]

Ok. Well for my contribution, here's a badly-focused rear shot of his Dino, which I took at Graceland :blush:
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Comes in handy.. who would have guessed you'd take this picture to be posted here?

[Unchained Melody]

"It is mentioned he also meets private detective John O' Grady who advises him to be more active trying to prevent "Elvis, What Happened" from.. happening!"

That part got to me really bad, what did O Grady mean by become more active to prevent the book from being published, by loosing weight and getting himself together, or trying to BS Red and Sonny out of writing it:hmm:

[EnigmaticSun]

That part got to me really bad, what did O Grady mean by becoming more active?

Maybe to drive over the writers by car or participating in a fitness program and finally saying "look at me now, baby"!

Well it was hard to get all the lies sorted out and realizing what sort of manager Parker was, nobody could do it for him I guess..

[franny]

Ok. Well for my contribution, here's a badly-focused rear shot of his Dino, which I took at Graceland :blush:
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Nice pic! (y) When were you at Graceland, Teddy?

franny

[Raised on Rock]

[B][I] ...by loosing weight and getting himself together, or trying to BS Red and Sonny out of writing it:hmm:

Getting healthier, loosing height and BS, all at the same time will have proved most effective lol.

[Raised on Rock]

Well Elvis did got his ferrari with nothing but a live of hard work and without stepping anyone by doing it, yet, fruit and vegetables seems to me could have been more important to his inflated self at the time.

Anyhow, love the ferrari, but I have always been much more of a fan of the Yellow not bullet proof Pantera he got years earlier.

He emptied a gun to his Pantera, and if I'm not mistaken, I think he crashed the ferrari once because of speeding, way to go Elvis.

[EnigmaticSun]

loosing height

Well that is hard to do, I can't tell whether his shoes made a lot of difference?

Hmm to me the Ferrari is most beautiful still.. crashing it is something I didn't know of, is that true?