<VV> celebrity owned Corvairs

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The Corvair Elvis bought Priscilla as a high school graduation present was a 
'63 Monza coupe, red on red.  There's a famous picture of her posing in the 
driver's seat seemingly unable to get her big hair in the car.  I wrote several 
years ago to the Tennessee DMV (back in the days when they'd release info. to 
the general public) and they reported that the car had not been registered for 
several years.  I'd guess it had been long since junked.  After Priscilla 
tired of it, I understand it was driven into the ground by Elvis's peeps--that 
"mafia" contingent of hangers-on that were the habitues of Graceland.  

Some time ago a Corvair appeared on eBay purported to have belonged to Sheryl 
Crow.  It was an early convertible--a '64, I think.

Rudy Giuliani was said to have owned a late convertible.

Disgraced (adultery) former West Virginia governor, Bob Wise, had a late 
convertible.

Bob Lutz's first car was a '62 Monza. 

There was a contemporary car enthusiast magazine article about a famous race 
car driver and his brand-new '62 Monza with Spyder equipment.  I think that 
was a convertible.  His name escapes me but I'm sure any one of a number of you 
can provide it.

And speaking of celebrity cars (but not Corvairs) back when I lived in 
Pittsburgh I saw Mr. Rodgers at the gas station one day (Pittsburgh was, afterall, 
his "neighborhood").  He was driving a Chevy Celebrity!  I always got a kick 
outta that!

Bill Stanley