Elvis Presley's last motorcycle is up for auction—and may set a world record
The 20-year-old Elvis Presley was already into cars even though he hadn’t yet become the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. One indication was his replacement of the lyric “as a shout-out to the custom-painted Caddy he rolled from gig to gig in at the time.Presley subsequently skyrocketed to unprecedented worldwide fame, of course, and never lost his taste for fine planes, cars and especially motorcycles right up to the end of his life on August 16, 1977 – 42 years ago today.
Any auction of a celebrity-owned vehicle makes the news, but if Presley’s bike bids go over the current world record of $929,000 - and some say the Electra Glide might fetch anywhere from $1,750,000 to $2,000,000 - it’ll make it the most expensive motorcycle in history. $929,000 is what was paid for an ultra-rare and exclusive
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