His Grape Cadillac Even Smelled Like Fruit!
This brings us to show stopper number two – his shiny, magenta Caddy. In 1956, Elvis flew to Texas, bought this car in Houston, and cruised back to Memphis. It was initially white, but that was too boring for him. He wanted his car to “pop!” so he ordered painters to shower it with a deep shade of grape.
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Rumors have it that the painters even sprinkled it with grape-cool aid so it would smell the part! The proud and loud singer wanted everyone to recognize (and smell) him as soon as he drove out the gates of Graceland.