Does anyone remember the name of an old Elvis movie in which he is a boxer who goes off to train in hillbilly country? of course he meets a chick but also makes a barnfind an old model T I think it was a tudor sedan he ends up getting it running and paints it tomato soup red
The name of the movie is Kid Galahad,filmed in 1962.The Model T Ford was a 1926 Fordor sedan.
Does anyone know where the car is today ?
Elvis drove one of our club member's T when we were touring in Tupelo, MS in the Fall of 2010.
Elvis Lives!!!!!
LONG LIVE THE KING!
(AP Wire April. 28, Branson Mo)
Elvis fans can decide to either rejoice or be very angry. Yes, what you're heard is true, folks: The death of Elvis, as it occurred in August of 1977, was an elaborately detailed hoax perpetrated by the King of Rock and Roll for the purposes of a secluded and peaceful retirement—and wildly inflating the price of all things Elvis. His home, the world famous Graceland, is host to over 140,000 visitors each year and the revenues generated by that institution as well as other merchandise had made Elvis one of the wealthiest departed of all time. Well, that's all over now. Yesterday evening, at the Wayne Newton Theater in Branson, Missouri, a portly and graying Elvis Presley decided to return from the grave. He interrupted the last few minutes of Newton's act and asked (asked, mind you!) to sing the closing song. A thoroughly stunned Newton wordlessly passed the microphone to Presley, who, after briefly conferring with musical director, Hank Stamos, performed his traditional show-closer of "Can't Help Falling in Love" and, also in keeping with tradition, left the building. His parting words to the wildly appreciative audience, "Let's play it cool and keep it quiet and we'll do this again some time. Adios."
Had Buddy Holly not met such an untimely demise, who would be the "King of Rock and Roll" today?
Bob, did he leave in a Model T?
Elvis has left the Touring.
Steve,
Elvis was a car guy and he owned some fairly exotic stuff; several Stutz Blackhawks, an Avanti, a Ferrari, a De Tomaso Pantera, a Rolls Royce Phantom V and a number of others, but he bought more Cadillacs than just about anybody—and gave something like fifty of them away to friends and even strangers. But rumor has it that there was this one favorite, a 1972 Caddy custom stationwagon that he just couldn't seem to part with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBxDddbxbPA
If anyone has a chance to see " Kid Galahad " again , have a good look at the radiator and the fenders. If the car was meant to be a 1926 they have somehow or other mated a low radiator and earlier fenders to the later body. It is quiet obvious in the footage after the car was restored and painted that bright orange - red colour. Regards, John