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Elvis Presley
Memphis, Tennessee
Has four Stutzes. The only car Elvis personally drives.
In a press-release from about 1976, Stutz made the above statement.
In a press-release of the Stutz Bearcat II, the following statement was made:
Elvis Presley eventually bought five; he gave two away as special presents.
Elvis Presley bought the very first production car of the new Stutz Motor Company.
Jules Meyers, first Stutz dealer gives Elvis Presley the keys for the Blackhawk.
Butch Sedlow took this
photo, several years ago.
The first Blackhawk was crashed, and later it was
restored (with the help of the Stutz founder, Mr. O'Donnell), but obviously
the radiator grill and the front lights are not original.
Same car, same location. This photo comes from the collection of "stutz3".
Scott Gilkey visited Graceland,
when the car were presented indoors.
Please have a look at the rear window.
Only the two prototypes had this size for the rear
window. The later cars showed a smaller one.
Elvis Presley bought another 1971 Blackhawk, later.
These two pictures were given to me by "stutz3".
They show Elvis' second Blackhawk.
You can see the different rear window, which is a
"standard" one.
I think Elvis third Stutz was a white model of 1972.
Again, Jules Meyers hand over the keys to Elvis Presley.
Elvis in his 1972 Blackhawk.
(Thanks to stutz3 for
the photo!)
Elvis' fourth Stutz was a 1973 Blackhawk.
This postcard, showing the car in front of Graceland.
These photos, also made by Scott
Gilkey, show an interesting detail.
The rear-lights were only used in 1973.
These two photos come also from the collection of "stutz3".
Another picture, taken by Butch Sedlow.
