Celebrations on the East Coast and West Coast both commemorated the cars of the King.
in LA, and “The Bathtub Car,” featuring two parallel, velvet-lined full-size bathtubs driven from a, er, toilet seat. The latter is also in the Galpin Collection.So in that context the sight of the Orlando Auto Museum’s flamboyant “Elvis-mobile” is perhaps less offensive than some of Ohrberg’s other creations. Or maybe not.
“The steel car features a crown hood ornament and a body that mimics the flow of the star’s famous scarf and pant bottoms,” the museum explained in a press release. Look at the photoThe museum points out the Elvis-mobile isn’t all you’ll find within its walls. There are many other Ohrberg cars in the institution, “…including a Batmobile, Knight Rider KITT car, and the World's longest car just to name a few...
The group holds its events in Tustin, California, where a former Marine Air Base is now surrounded by tract homes and industrial urban sprawl, in the same Orange County made famous by the all-too-short-lived “The OC” television drama. As Legacy says, all cars are welcome, but last Sunday they managed to corral a couple of vehicles with a more or less direct Elvis connection.
“You will note two of the photos feature a magnificent, raven-black ’57 300C and a ‘67 competition Corvette,” Ramsey wrote. “The Elvis connection to both is: Elvis drove a prototype Corvette in the movie ‘Clambake,’ and Elvis owned a Stutz Blackhawk, penned by Virgil Exner, who also did the ‘forward look’ Chrysler 300s ”
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