The cars Elvis Presley drove in his movies

[Greg Myers]

Just saw Clam Bake with Elvis Presley and really liked his modified Corvette.

What are YOUR favorite Elvis Movie cars?.

[Greg Myers]

Here's another, don't remember the movie.

And of course all the Cobras he drove in a few other movies.

[Greg Myers]

Love this one too, from "Spin Out"

Edited October 8, 2017 by Greg Myers

[Greg Myers]

1959 MGA From "Blue Hawaii" because I had one in college 1967

[Ace-Garageguy]

The Corvette at top was a tackyed-up-for-the-movies version of the '59 Stingray XP-87 concept car.

Actually raced, it won a national SCCA championship in its class in 1960.

Edited October 8, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[Matt Bacon]

Love this one too, from "Spin Out"

Is that really where the spare went? I know people jumped through some pretty weird hoops to meet sports car regs in different formulas, but that M1A takes the biscuit...

best,

M.

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[Ace-Garageguy]

Is that really where the spare went? I know people jumped through some pretty weird hoops to meet sports car regs in different formulas, but that M1A takes the biscuit...

Yup. Pre-'65 FIA "Appendix C" rules still required the cars to pretend they were road-going machines to a certain extent. Kinda like the early "gasser" rules in drag racing. Even the later "Group 7" essentially unlimited rules for the CanAm cars required a vestigial passenger seat and a semblance of opening doors.

[ChrisBcritter]

Here's another, don't remember the movie.

And of course all the Cobras he drove in a few other movies.

That roadster was used in Loving You (1957).

As much as Elvis was a Cadillac guy, I don't recall him ever driving one in his non-concert movies - not unusual because Chrysler was so active in getting its products on screen.

[Mike999]

Watch "Viva Las Vegas" and keep your hand near the Pause button during the scenes around the garage.  You'll see about a kajillion dollars worth of cars at today's prices, including several Cobras and a 1958 Ferrari 250-GT Berlinetta.  Parked outside the garage you'll see a Daimler SP-250 2-seater sports car, a/k/a the Dart.  It was powered by a hemi V-8, though a pretty small one (2.5 litre).

[Craig Irwin]

Yup. Pre-'65 FIA "Appendix C" rules still required the cars to pretend they were road-going machines to a certain extent. Kinda like the early "gasser" rules in drag racing. Even the later "Group 7" essentially unlimited rules for the CanAm cars required a vestigial passenger seat and a semblance of opening doors.

I remember a box beside the transmission in the Ford GT 40's to meet the "trunk" requirements.

[gtx6970]

The Corvette at top was a tackyed-up-for-the-movies version of the '59 Stingray XP-87 concept car.

Actually raced, it won a national SCCA championship in its class in 1960.

Ya know, I'm not a corvette guy by any means.

But thats one car I sure would like to see in 1.25th scale

[vintagercr]

Don't forget the Duesenburg he drove briefly in Spinout.   It ran out gas.   He finished the race in the Balchowsky Ol Yaller

Edited October 9, 2017 by vintagercr

[Greg Myers]

Elva Mk6 Maserati

[Greg Myers]

[Ace-Garageguy]

The #9 car immediately above is Max Balchowsky's "Old Yeller  IV".

Balchowsky was a hot-rodding wizard who built a series of road-racing cars. The first two were built from mostly junk parts, and routinely creamed the best of the European sports-cars in SoCal. Engine guys will immediately notice the spacing of the header primary pipes as Buick nailhead, Max's favorite power.

                                                                    

Here's part of the story of Max and his cars.

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[Greg Myers]

  and a Buick Nailhead with six twos.

Edited October 9, 2017 by Greg Myers

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's the current owner of Old Yeller II, talking about it and its predecessor. This guy is a wealthy dentist, was a good friend of Balchowsky, and bought the car directly...because he "got it".

[gtx6970]

Cool article. But one ugly car