Talking abt the 54 cadillac fleetwood reminds me of one of the most famous cars in the world: Elvis Presley's 1955 Pink Cadillac Fleetwood. heres a brief history of the famous pink cadillac:
In early 1955, Elvis bought his first Cadillac, a 1954 model, which had been re-sprayed pink. The car provided transport for Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys, but after the failure of a brake lining, was destroyed in a roadside fire between Hope and Texarkana, Arkansas, on June 5, 1955.
On July 5, 1955, Elvis purchased a new Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 in blue with a black roof. Having had the song Baby Let's Play House written to include a lyric about his pink Cadillac, the first song recorded by Elvis to appear on a national chart which made #5 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in July 1955; Elvis had the car repainted by Art, a neighbour on Lamar Street. Art designed a customised pink colour for Elvis which he named "Elvis Rose," but the car kept its black roof. Once the car was finished Elvis gave it to his mother Gladys as a gift. Mrs. Gladys Presley never had a driver's license, and Elvis drove the car with the members of his band for most of 1955–1956.
On September 2, 1955, Scotty Moore drove the car into a vehicle which was passing a pick-up truck in Texarkana, Texas, causing $1000 of damage. Having signed his contract with RCA in November 1955,in March 1956 Elvis had the upholstery replaced, the body retouched and roof painted white.
On his return from military service in Germany in 1960, Presley leant the car to his US Army buddy Joe Esposito, having bought himself a white with pink roofed 1961 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. Hired as Elvis' road manager, "Diamond Joe" eventually became Elvis' closest friend, serving as best man at his wedding in 1969, and was with him until Elvis' death in August 1977.
The original pink Cadillac remains on permanent display at Graceland, formerly under a carport for many years, and now resident in the auto museum. The car was once again brought to the front drive entrance of Graceland in June 2006, during the visit of President G W Bush and the Prime Minister of Japan.
source: wikipedia
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