Elvis Presley’s Luxury Jets Go under the Hammer

Elvis Presley’s pair of personal jets, one complete with gilded wash basin and plush sleeping quarters, will go under the hammer in a sealed-bid auction for a piece of mile-high rock and roll memorabilia, Julien’s Auctions said on Friday.

Jets “Lisa Marie” and “Hound Dog II” were designed and decorated by the King of Rock and Roll himself. The jets, which will be offered together to bidders, are expected to fetch between $10 and $15 million US dollars. The jets are no longer airworthy, but have been on display for visitors at Graceland – Presley’s Memphis, Tennessee estate – for the past three decades. Presley bought the Convair 880 jet from Delta Air Lines in 1975, two years before his death at age 42, for $250,000. He named it “Lisa Marie” after his daughter.[[Full story]]