elvis' buggy

90volts · Post by **90volts** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:57 am

anyone remember this? i was going through some old photos tonight and came across this pic. i was stationed in millington,tn and took a trip to graceland. forgot all about this thing. this was back in 87 i would guess.

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:09 am

That buggy is still in the auto museum at Graceland. We saw it this summer when we were there on our way to the Texas Manx Club event. It is not a Manx. To see a newer picture, go here - http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album290/P5300075 Tom

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:16 am

The King. This was in the beginning of Live a Little, Love a Little. Great Meyers Manx driving scene but sucky movie.

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:44 pm

I read on the IMDB site that Elvis did all the driving in the opening sequence of Live a Little, Love a Little. One thing I picked up on in the Starsky and Hutch video that was linked here recently was: I think David Soul was actually driving and even more, he was doing a great job. In one scene he powerslides it around what I recall was an off-camber corner. He probably looked like an amateur to experienced off-road racers, but there was nothing lame looking to the sequence to me. My point is that short wheel base buggies like the Manx are just about the perfect design for amateurs to drive like the pros. Its been a while since I tried(I had a full head of hair and was 80 lbs lighter) but I used to be able to slide the rear end of my Manx around a full 180 degrees on dry pavement.