Memphis Commercial Appeal
May 8 2009
Beneath the glitz and glamor of rock and roll there were often rural roots, and beneath the King of Rock and Roll there was sometimes a tractor.
Graceland will remind Elvis Presley fans of Elvis’ roots today when it unveils the newly restored John Deere 4010 tractor Elvis purchased in 1966 when he bought the Circle G Ranch as a weekend getaway in DeSoto County.
After Elvis sold the ranch, he moved the tractor to Graceland to help maintain the grounds. It had fallen into disrepair until Graceland contacted John Deere about restoring it.
The restoration was done at Northwest Mississippi Community College with guidance from John Deere and will be on view beginning at 10 a.m. today in the Elvis Presley Automobile Museum at Graceland. The project eventually will include sales of die-cast metal replicas of the green tractor.
Stand-alone admission to the museum is $10.
— Michael Lollar
Source: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/may/08/brief-elvis-circle-g-tractor-set-go-display/
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