Elvis and the Big Bunny :dance:

 

The picture of Elvis exiting the black jet is very rare. The plane is the famous black DC-9 known as the "Big Bunny" owned by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Elvis leased it and used it to fly into several cities in '73 and '74.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/bigbunny.jpg

 

From 'Insiders'

 

Here’s a clearer pic of the ‘Big Bunny’ B)

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/elvis1959/bigbunny1.jpg

 

 

Thanks for posting that Carole, cool plane :yahoo:

And speaking of planes........ :yahoo:

 

Elvis' Lisa-Marie Convair 880 - #4 in Top Ten list!:

 

In the list of the Top 10 Aircraft of the Rich and Famous, Elvis' Lisa-Marie jet comes in at number 4. Top of the list is Harrison Ford's Cessna Citation Jet - and surely the cutest is Jimmy Buffett's Albatross amphibian aircraft. From the website:

- "Although he owned other aircraft, Elvis bought his own personal jet airliner, a former Delta Air Lines Convair CV.880, in 1975 for the then-substantial sum of $250,000. He named it "Lisa Marie" after his daughter. Presley had the interior of the Convair 880 customized with 28 seats instead of the 110 seats with which the type was usually fitted in airline service. He also had the tail of the now-preserved jet painted with his personal "TCB" logo, which stands for "Takin' Care of Business." By the end of 2005, "Lisa Marie" was one of only nine CV.880s that remained, out of 65 originally built."

 

http://www.aviation.com/firstclass/top10-rich-famous-1.html

 

(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet/SanjaM)

 

The Lisa Marie is certainly a fantastic plane :cheer: