A 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra Glide Bicentennial originally owned by Elvis Presley is being auctioned at the Mecum Auctions event in Indianapolis on May 20.
He bought the 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra-Glide coming up for auction in Palm Springs, California, on Aug. 11 of that year and shipped it to his Graceland home, where he died just over 12 months later on Aug. 16.The 1200cc bike features a custom black and blue paint job ordered by Presley and currently shows just 1,261 miles on its odometer.
It is one of just 750 special Bicentennial models that were built to celebrate the USA's 200th birthday, making it a collectible even without the celebrity connection.But Presley's ownership definitely makes it worth more than the rest. Presley sold it to a Harley-Davidson dealer three months before he died, and it was purchased by a hotel owner in the summer resort town of Wildwood, New Jersey, where it was put on display.It changed hands privately a few more times before ending up at the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo, South Dakota, in 1983, where it was part of the collection until it was auctioned in 2019 for $800,000.
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