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Off Topic => Other cars => Topic started by: MikeSimon on April 13, 2025, 23:12:01

Title: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: MikeSimon on April 13, 2025, 23:12:01
Elvis Presley supposedly bought a 300SL Roadster while he was stationed in Germany in the Army. Would be cool to find out what happened to the car and where it is now!
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: stickandrudderman on April 14, 2025, 07:41:30
What would be even cooler is to establish that location and re-unite car and place.
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: Cees Klumper on April 14, 2025, 14:23:40
I recall reading Mr Pressley owning a BMW 507:

https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bmw507-elvis.html
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: Cees Klumper on April 14, 2025, 14:26:15
And this text on facebook, accompanying the photo above:

"Elvis Presley with his 1959 Mercedes 300SL Roadster.
A closer look at the 1959 Mercedes 300SL Elvis bought while stationed in Germany from 1958-60. In this picture, Elvis is standing with movie producer Hal Wal."
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: MikeSimon on April 14, 2025, 18:17:30
So, Elvis bought a BMW507 in 1958 and a 300SL in 1959? Wonder whether either story is a fake. Hard to believe that even Elvis would buy two of the most iconic German sports cars in the late 1950s.
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: Lori on April 14, 2025, 21:47:28
The bmw story is true. 

https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvis-presleys-cars.shtml

The MB story does not appear to be true.
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: zak on May 01, 2025, 22:40:30
Cool stuff. Look at the mud stains on the tires.
Car was not babied.

jz
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: zak on May 08, 2025, 21:38:29
There appears to be a euro type license plate on the rear - long and narrow.
Plus a D shield above .
The photo itself looks authentic. Maybe it was Hal Wallace's car ????
Easy then to say it's Elvis's

Fun stuff.

jz
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: Cees Klumper on May 09, 2025, 01:59:20
What I think I see on the license plate is that is German, from Hamburg (code 'HH').
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: ejboyd5 on May 09, 2025, 10:49:14
From the postures of the characters it appears that Hal is showing off his car to Elvis.
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: MikeSimon on May 09, 2025, 11:09:57
Quote from: Cees Klumper on May 09, 2025, 01:59:20
What I think I see on the license plate is that is German, from Hamburg (code 'HH').

Cees, if you look closely, I think there is a hyphen in front of the HH and the number 1 follows the HH, which would indicate the HH are the second set of letters on the plate. Something like
F-HH 1047
Title: Re: 300SL Roadster Elvis
Post by: Mike Hughes on May 11, 2025, 18:23:07
Quote from: ejboyd5 on May 09, 2025, 10:49:14
From the postures of the characters it appears that Hal is showing off his car to Elvis.

. . . and it wouldn't surprise me if afterwards Elvis went and bought his BMW 507, maybe because it had a V-8 and the Mercedes only had a six.