As well as private bidders, there has been interest from museums and companies. She thinks the motor home could be bought by someone who might want to create a traveling Elvis museum. “It’s really a very, very special thing and it is a museum-quality piece.” “It’s incredible to have a notarized signature of Elvis Presley,” says Kruse. The lucky buyer will get not just the motor home, but the original paperwork featuring Elvis’ signature. “Of course, it was finished with gold lead paint in the restroom, which is typical of Elvis fashion.
“It was very important to them to keep it as much in original condition as they possibly could - keeping the paneling, the original kitchen, the restroom,” says Kruse. It’s a pretty simple interior, wood paneling and a small kitchen - but the Elvis touch can be seen in the quirky gold accents. “It took about a year for them to do this and it was very meticulously done and they put a lot of love and care into it,” says Kruse. Inside, the motor home has recently been carefully restored to look as it would in the 1960s. The auction follows the sale of Elvis’ private jet in a major auction in June. “No one’s ever changed their registration because they always wanted it to be in Elvis’ name,” Kruse explains. After his death, the vehicle changed hands twice. So it just shows a lot of his personality - and he loved his fans, but he also needed to be a human being and have some privacy too,” says Kruse.Įlvis purchased this particular motor home in 1967. “They would all congregate there in their secret little hideaway It’s a neat idea for that time. There were enough mobile homes to house them all when they wanted to escape from media attention. “There’s a lot of history behind this particular mobile home,” says Kruse.Ĭircle G Ranch was a getaway for Elvis, his wife Priscilla and his gang of close friends, nicknamed the Memphis Mafia. “The mobile home, it’s just one of the coolest pieces we’ve ever had,” Brigitte Kruse, lead auctioneer and co-founder of GWS Auctions tells CNN Travel. Now, you could own a slice of music royalty history as one of these motor homes is going on auction - as part of GWS Auctions: “Legends: Iconic Film & Music Memorabilia” sale, on August 25.
The iconic rock ‘n’ roll star had about eight different motor homes parked on this 163-acre property near Graceland, his main residence.
**For several other photos from inside the mobile home, click here** He may have sang about Heartbreak Hotel, but when it came to his own vacations Elvis Presley preferred to spend time in his 60-foot mobile home at his Circle G Ranch.
0 kommentar(er)
