Vintage shots from days gone by!

It´s not A Cadillac...It´s a 58 or 59 Lincoln.

 

Elvis is sitting in a 1958 or 1959 Lincoln...not a Cadillac..

 

[QThis was a 58 Lincoln hes sitting inUOTE=jimi'shemi291;6858639]The cover of a '59 album RCA cobbled together while Elvis was in the Armored
army division in Germany. This was, of course, to keep Elvis's image and material
in the public eye and ear while he was doing his duty. It was mainly B-sides and
old Sun Sessions numbers that hadn't been on long-play previously.

That said, I have two questions. Anybody know when and where the PHOTO was
actually taken? And secondly, is that one of his OWN Caddys, or is it a car the
publicity guys scared up in Germany, specifically for the album cover?

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she was at my house late 70s early 80s. dang that was a long time ago. old mans memory cant put dates on things anymore

 

I can happily say I have no wife!

 

Like said, it's a 57' Lincoln Premiere Convertible. And the picture was taken at Graceland. Before he was inducted, they done alot of promotional pictures in his uniform there.

 

A few Ford related photos, not necessarily in chronological order.

Henry and Barney:

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The Highland Park Plant:​

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The Rouge Plant:​

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Another from the Rouge Plant:​

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Highland Park Plant, building T's:​

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some photos from WSU archives​

 

A few more Ford related pics.

Rouge Assembly Plant - look at those new flatties!:

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The Millionth Ford with Henry and Edsel:​

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1937 Union strikers and Ford "goons" (isn't that Reuther with the strikers?): ​

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WWII era - B24 Liberators being built at the Ford Willow Run Plant:​

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Edsel Ford with other dignitaries in a Ford-built "GP" (Jeep):​

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photos - WSU archives​

 

It is not a '57 Lincoln Premier. It is a '58 Continental convertible, a different design, dashboard, steering wheel, etc. Note that there was no convertible in '58 for the Lincoln line, just the Continental. He got his draft notice in December 20, 1957. The '58 cars had been out for 2-3 months. The album came out in '58 as well.

 

Insomnia strikes.

 

Two more that back to bed.

 

messin' with the kid's minds...



or just scaring them, thanks Roadkill

 

Released July 24, 1959. Thanks ALL for chewing on that one!
I was thrown because, other than owning a Mark II for just a few
weeks, I didn't think Elvis was much for Lincolns. It is true that
his induction was delayed the early months of '58, and a good
deal of promo work with RCA was squared away. Given all the
clues, plus the actual release date, it seems we can rule out a
'57 or '59 model. Since there was no convertible in the Capri
and Premiere lines, it would seem to be a pretty rare '58 Con-
tinental (just a shade over 3,000 built). I thought the dash
was cool to see; NOW it's nice to know just what the car was!


THANKS, all! Image used under fair-use rationale, thanks to
Wikipedia. Not for any commerical purpose here, just our
rather academic discussion. Pretty DARN academic, too!

 

What have we here? Looks like early '20s, and the radiator looks to my hazy old eyes
like HUDSON. Maybe a limited by Biddle & Smart? Or, is it something else altogether?

 

Now that's scarier than the flyin' monkeys on Wizard of Oz. My oldest daughter still has nightmares about them - and she's 33!

 

Ya have ta like Elvis a little, if for no other reason than: HE WAS A CAR NUT!
Things with wheels seem to figure in almost every Elvis movie, except for the
Westerns. Here's a keen shot from his second movie, "Loving You" (first called
"Running Wild," until he got his first million-selling record). Elvis plays a young
hothead with a fast hotrod, fast fists and a knack for music. Lizbeth Scott plays
the promoter who "discovers" his talent, and there's Skip Young in the middle
as his screen pal. (Korea vet Young was already appearing on TV as Wally Plum-
stead, the trouble-prone buddy of Ricky and David Nelson on "The Adventures
of Ozzie and Harriet. Plumstead was, in fact, Young's real birth name.) The '57
movie also starred screen vet Wendel Corey. So, I guess it would be fair to add
this flick to our unofficial list of hotrods movies of the '50s and '60s???

 

"Kid Galahad," 1962, was among the last of Elvis' attempts at anything like serious
drama. A musical remake of a 1937 boxing flick, it casts Elvis as a young soldier,
fresh out of the army and looking for a stake to buy into a small-town garage in
upstate New York. He gets a paying gig sparring at a boxing camp and falls in love
with the owner's ravishing brunette sister, played respectively by Gig Young and
Joan Blackman (his leading lady a year earlier in "Blue Hawaii," incidentally).
Though not high art, "Kid Galahad" is decent light entertainment, what with ring
action, vintage cars, gangsters, a beautiful locale, music and a fairytale plot that
did little for Elvis' dramatic aspirations!

Though most of Elvis' films lacked a bit in production values, they often sur-
rounded him with quality cast mates! The top pic shows Charles Bronson as a
washed-up boxer, now the owner's corner man. Wrench-head Elvis has just pulled
the dusty tarp off his own "barn find" which, I think was ID'd as a '26 Model T. His
rehabbing of the T becomes rather a humorous subplot as the story unwinds.
Frankly, the car gets so much screen time, I still feel it should have gotten a screen
credit!

Sorry the pix are so hazy and small, but they appear to be digital shots taken from
a TV screening of the movie. Photos THANKS to the Internet Movie CARS Database!

 

Earlier in '62 came "Follow That Dream," which could probably
be best categorized as a musical comedy. When the Kwimper
family's ride breaks down along a Florida beach, they improvise
by becoming, well, squatters. Above, Tobe (Elvis) puts his back
into a task while his dim-witted adopted relatives make the
situation more absurd by shifting over for a gander! Arthur
O'Connell is Elvis' pap in this light romp. Anybody recognize
the touring car from this angle? Photo THANKS to Elvis-Col-
lectors!

 

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Looks like a Winton.

 

The neighborhood around the plant sure looks idyllic, nice and neat row homes. It seems the artist may gave taken some “artistic liberty”. Sure doesn’t look anything like that now.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>

 

Pretty sure that's Wanda Jackson with Gene.

She's still out there rocking today.

Really good documentary about her called "The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice" or something along those lines.

Saw her in concert at a little club three or four years ago and she was still bringing it.

- RBR

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Here in the UK we also had men and women working round the clock for the war effort. The only difference was they never knew when at any time they may be blown to pieces by the bombing.

 

May God bless and keep them, for like the fighting men in the battle, they were on it, in it, and under it, and still kept building the guns ships and planes to get the job done.

 

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Succinctly said, Chris! I remember the pix of St. Peters on fire, though the firefighters managed to put that out. But I especially remember a painting, simply titled "The Falling Wall," which depicts two CD or firefighters cowering a bit, in the knowledge that a burning building wall is caving over on them faster than a human being could possibly get out of the way.

Even Leslie Howard went straight "home" after finishing "Gone With the Wind" to join the RAF. He died defending his country. Those were desperate, yet heroic times in Britain in the face of the best that the Luftwaffe could throw at the isles.

Indeed.

 

Kansas City, MO, 1953