OK, guys, what happened to Elvis's 155' King track? And does anyone know the history of the King's slot car days?
Saw a small article in OWH that I believe John Ford wrote. Are there any pictures of it set up at Graceland?
Elvis, if you're out there chime in on this!!
Jerry
Elvis Presley's King track
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, Jan 08 2010 05:48 PM
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 05:48 PM
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 06:39 PM
There is some information [url="http://slotblog.net/index.php?showtopic=6022" target="_blank"]HERE![/url]
That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 06:55 PM
The King died on the Throne! 
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"Everything you love, everything meaningful with depth and history, all passionate authentic experiences will be appropriated, mishandled, watered down, cheapened, repackaged, marketed, and sold to people you hate." Von Dutch [Kenneth R. Howard] 1929-1992
."If there is, in fact, a Heaven and a Hell, all we know for sure is that Hell will be a viciously overcrowded version of Pheonix." Dr Hunter S Thompson 1937-2005
"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?" - Jack Kerouac 1927-1969
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 09:22 PM
Happy Birthday, Elvis...
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Posted 08 January 2010 - 10:00 PM
It's there, several years ago I saw a picture of it taken through the glass. I did a Google images search and couldn't come up with anything other than John's article.
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Posted 09 January 2010 - 12:18 AM
Wonder if there is a Elvis web site where you can ask a question on the track and get a answer form someone that knows for sure would be interesting ! Tried to find one and no luck. Happy birthday to Elvis, who would of been 75 today. Rock on!!
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Posted 22 February 2010 - 12:11 PM
Some years ago on the OWH there was an article, a complete article that gave the post mortem about the track. Mom would know, it's in the archives of OWH somewhere. Another good source of information is John Ford. Touch base with him; if anyone should know he's the man!
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Posted 22 February 2010 - 12:48 PM
I went through Graceland a couple of years ago and in the basement in floor to ceiling exhibits there was an open, smaller Hoffman style box and Dynamic chassis with Globe motors and sportsman style bodies from the mid-'60s era. Looked like they had 5-40 type axles with what appeared to be Buzzco tires.
My impression was that he went slot racing like he went to the movies - rented the whole place for him and his friends. No trace of a Blue King track was seen, but that is not to say they may have been one on the property at one time or another or maybe now, but I would think it is highly unlikey - too big a footprint. The house just wasn't that big, believe it or not.
My impression was that he went slot racing like he went to the movies - rented the whole place for him and his friends. No trace of a Blue King track was seen, but that is not to say they may have been one on the property at one time or another or maybe now, but I would think it is highly unlikey - too big a footprint. The house just wasn't that big, believe it or not.
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Posted 22 February 2010 - 01:54 PM
From http://www.elvis.com...graceland.shtml
"A small 'breezeway' (which is enclosed, not open to the elements) was constructed to connect the main house to the new wing on the south side of the music room. The new wing initially housed a slot car track but was later remodeled to house Elvis' many awards, trophies, and other honours, as well as memorabilia, guitars, jewelry, and stage costumes. It is now known as the Trophy Building and a new entrance with plate-glass double doors was constructed at the northeast corner of the wing to provide better access for visitors."
"A small 'breezeway' (which is enclosed, not open to the elements) was constructed to connect the main house to the new wing on the south side of the music room. The new wing initially housed a slot car track but was later remodeled to house Elvis' many awards, trophies, and other honours, as well as memorabilia, guitars, jewelry, and stage costumes. It is now known as the Trophy Building and a new entrance with plate-glass double doors was constructed at the northeast corner of the wing to provide better access for visitors."
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Posted 22 February 2010 - 02:03 PM
7% of Americans believe that he is still alive. Same proportion as:The King died on the Throne!
-the ones who believe that the moon landings (all of them) were actually filmed in a studio in Arizona.
-the ones who believe that the earth is actually flat otherwise we would fall from it.
-the ones who believe that GWB blew up the WTC towers so that his "oil buddies" could go steal Afghanistan's oil.
-the ones who believe that more glue will make better slot car racing.
-the ones who believe that the Illuminati secret society actually runs the planet.
Go Elvis!
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:25 PM
Philippe,
Is it true or an urban myth that Elvis had one or more of the Steube's build him a slot car?
Is it true or an urban myth that Elvis had one or more of the Steube's build him a slot car?
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Remember, two wrongs don't make a right... but three lefts do! Only you're a block over and a block behind.
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 04:45 PM
I do not know but knowing that the Cal pros descended on Memphis in 1967, and knowing that they visited Elvis's pad, it is highly possible.
Now the question is, if this is true, is the car still alive?
Now the question is, if this is true, is the car still alive?
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:01 PM
-the ones who believe that GWB blew up the WTC towers so that his "oil buddies" could go steal Afghanistan's oil.
Go Elvis!
Only if Afghanistan had any oil to steal....LOL But then again he made the connection between Bin Laden and Saddam and we know the rest of that story.
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 05:20 PM
I do not know but knowing that the Cal pros descended on Memphis in 1967, and knowing that they visited Elvis's pad, it is highly possible.
Now the question is, if this is true, is the car still alive?
Should be easy enough for one with your network of contacts to verify! Let us know what you find out. Inquiring minds want to know!
(Plus it will make for good discussion from those "legend" Cal pros at the next D3 race.)
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 10:39 PM
I wonder what prices Elvis' slot car track or his cars and boxes would bring IF they were sold on E-bay?
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Posted 23 February 2010 - 11:07 PM
Only with his autograph on it. 
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BMW (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
United we stand and divided we fall, the Legends are complete.
I'm racing the best here at BP but Father time is much better then all of us united.
Not a snob in this hobby, after all it will be gone, if we keep on going like we do, and I have nothing to prove so I keep on posting because I have nothing to gain.
It's our duty to remember the past so we can have a future.
Pistol Pete you will always be in my memory.
