The pink Cadillac Elvis bought for his mother (even though she didn’t want it and even though she couldn’t drive).
Branding wasn’t invented yesterday. The pink Cadillac was part of his “brand”. It was a famous car at the time – and he knowingly winked at his audience by changing the lyrics to “Baby Let’s Play House” (“You may have a pink Cadillac …”).
It’s like Buddy Holly engraving his leather guitar sleeve with lyrics to one of his songs. Self-referential pose, signalling: “I am here, I am me, I am different from everyone else, yes you know me and I know you know me and the grownups don’t get the joke, they don’t even get that it IS a joke, so fuck them.”
I love that this fluffy pink cupcake of a car is being tailed by the ’73 Blackhawk, one of the meanest-looking most sneeringly macho car in the joint.
Elvis’ Cars
1971 Stutz Blackhawk
1956 Cadillac Eldorado
1973 Stutz Blackhawk
1975 Ferrari Dino
Enjoying the car porn immensely! The pink Cadillac is my fave.
The Car Porn is strong with Elvis!
The pink Cadillac is just so fabulous. and I love that he bought it for a woman who couldn’t drive.
Look at those random rounded darts on the front grille. I don’t think they serve a purpose. They just look fly!