United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2719 times:
I was looking thru some pics and found this pic of 'The Lisa Marie',Elvis' CV880. I was wondering if anyone had any info on how they got it from the airport to Graceland?
I was there in '96 , but didn't get to tour her. I want to go back!
I was also wondering who operated it first. I remember reading that it was bought for only $1 mil in 1975 . Obviously Elvis didn't get to use it but for 2 years.
There's another pic in here of her in MIA in '79 in what looks like storage.
Mls515 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 3069 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2688 times:
I toured it back in '92 or '93. I think they said they ripped the wings off and trucked it in.
DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2678 times:
The wings were reattached with large steel plates "sandwiched" on the top and bottom of the wings.
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If you scroll down to the last 880 shot (just before the pink Caddy) you'll notice that the 880 is wingless, and that there's an engine on a cart. Presumably, this was sometime between the move, and the exhibit opening, so maybe the photographer can recall more exactly...
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2662 times:
Nonrevman From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1289 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2656 times:
It was not far at all from the airport. Both are south of downtown. It seems like it was not even two miles to Graceland.
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2647 times:
The wings were attached w/metal plates? Well,she won't fly again Was this a Northeast jet? Wonder why the reg # is still valid ?
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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2644 times:
N880EP was built for Delta. And yes, unlike HB-ICC at the Swiss Transport Museum, She'll never fly again.....
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United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2640 times:
Delta,that explains the DL stairs in OPNLguy's link. What was DL's reg?
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Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2613 times:
Well, this is stirring up some dead embers.... When I was a teenager, circa mid-sixties, I got a model of a DL CV880 -- this was before I had ever seen a Delta plane -- it's reg was N880??. Can't remember the suffix, but the N880 is for sure.
COboeing777 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 693 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2607 times:
I remember going to MEM on vacation with my family back in 1983 and seeing the Lisa Marie then, so it's been there at least 20 years. I concur with what a few people here have already said about how they got the plane there. I remember seeing on TV or a tape somewhere that they did remove the wings. As to how they put them back on, I do not know. I guess the "metal plate" explanation is feasible. Since it was intended to be a display there really would be no point in reassembling everything by the manuals.
Also, about the plane still being registered, thats not all that unusual. At the A & P school I attended we had a cessna 150 body with no wings and a Bell 222 that had been involved in some sort of accident years ago. It was just a shell with landing gear. I checked the reg #'s of both and they both still show up as registered. Now, if there is any legal reason why, I do not know, anyone else know??
MxCtrlr From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 2485 posts, RR: 40 Reply 12, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 2589 times:
I remember working in Maintenance for Northeastern International Airways at FLL in the mid 80's and Lisa Marie was parked outside our offices all the time. As I recall, someone broke into it one night and stripped out the cockpit instruments but left the interior alone (obviously, not an Elvis fan or one who knew what the airplane represented).
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Corocks From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1199 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2479 times:
In the "boarding area" before you walk out to the planes, they show a video that shows the plane being towed down Elvis P. boulevard. They also had to remove a portion of the tail to clear the street lights. There were thousands of people lined up and down the street when they moved it.
United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7160 posts, RR: 8 Reply 16, posted (10 years 3 months 4 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2440 times:
Thanks for all the insight
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Was this a Northeast jet? Wonder why the reg # is still valid ?
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