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To: potlatch

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LOL!

And I dig up the mostly unknown cars of these people

Elvis bought a blue tri-power blue ‘62 T-Bird with Kelsey-Hayes wire whhels - he kept in only 2 days - and never bought or drove another Ford again

One wheel had some spokes break - Elvis phoned Edsel For personally

I imagine it was a heated phonecall!


9 posted on 03/05/2009 9:38:37 PM PST by devolve (-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
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To: devolve

[I imagine it was a heated phonecall!]

I never once heard of Elvis being bad tempered. Probably all he had to do was ask and they would rush to please him.


10 posted on 03/05/2009 9:47:23 PM PST by potlatch
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To: potlatch

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The expensive chromed Kelsy-Hayes wirewheels Elvis loved on the high-optioned ‘62 T-Bird never should have had spokes that would break under acceleration

Plain stock painted steel wheels from Ford would have been much stronger and safer

Any special option from a high-dollar vender to Ford should have been designed and tested to handle 2-3 time the stresses and loading

Elvis payed top dollar and love classy high performance vehicles - a vehicle with dangerous parts that failed when he drove it in the first 2 days he had it would tend to annoy anyone

I have a photo of that model big ‘62 T-Bird somewhere - fitted with a roadster panel over the rear seat area

His favorite car was his Retro Stutz Bearcat


12 posted on 03/05/2009 10:34:07 PM PST by devolve (-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
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