ELVIS Presley is recognized worldwide for his chart positions and also for his prominent acting career.
But many people don’t realize that The King also loved his cars and his huge success allowed him to buy some of the best models out there.
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National vehicle contracts tracked down all the cars Elvis owned over the years and totaled about £5 million in today’s value.
The most expensive of these is The King’s BMW 507, which today sets people back a whopping £2 million to buy.
Only 252507s were ever made and Elvis fell in love with the car while in service in Germany.
It was white and had been driven in sports car events by the famous German Grand Prix driver Hans Stuck.
The second most valuable car that Elvis owned is his Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60, famously painted in bright pink.
It was crashed by a band member, so Elvis bought a second one in blue before painting that one too.
It is now on display in the Elvis Graceland Museum and is worth around £400,000.
Another beautiful American motorcycle that Elvis loved was the Ford Thunderbird.
Despite being a Cadillac man, he was tempted into a Thunderbird in 1961. Today the car is also worth around £400,000.
The rest of the list consists of two more Cadillacs worth £350,000 in total, a £240,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom V and a Ferrari 308 Dino GT4 worth roughly the same.
The King also had a few limousines for those special days, including a huge Mercedes 600 Pullman and an even bigger Lincoln Continental Executive Limousine.
And last but not least, at the other end of the scale is a tiny Messerschmitt microcar.
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