Elvis bought A LOT of cars in his life.
Among them he had four Stutzes.He bought them in 1971,1972,1973 and 1974.
He eventually bought five; he gave two away as special presents.
Elvis Presley's first Stutz was the very first car Stutz ever sold. It was a 1971 prototype.
Mr. James D. O'Donnell bought on October, 1st, 1968 the Pontiac Grand Prix, that was converted to the very first "New ".
Elvis wanted to see the car, so they made an appointment. When Jules Meyers came to Elvis' home, Presley wanted to have the car, so Meyers told Elvis that there will happen a car show, in a couple of days, and that he will need the car to show it. It was O.K. with Elvis, so the car was sold, and Meyers was able to show the car at the local car show. Elvis agreed also to take some press-pictures with him and the car, good for publicity.
Initially selling for $22,000 the Stutz quickly became one of the most expensive cars in the world with a Blackhawk selling in $60-70,000 range by the mid seventies. A Royale limousine would set you back $200,000
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