Elvis tour bus to Tupelo
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'We're going to get them cleaned up then put them on display', said Kinard, who owns the Fans Forever Memorial Wall in Elvis Presley Heights. Kinard and his wife, Linda, inherited the vehicles from the Professional Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Oregon. When the museum's founder, Bruce Buseman, died in 2004, the Kinards were the museum's only legal board members.
'We'd never met Mr. Buseman in person', Kinard said. 'We talked to him over the phone several times'.
After some legal wrangling, a judge ruled that the bus and the car belonged to the Kinards.
The Kinards' priority was to get the bus and car to Tupelo. They worked with Larry Michaels with Celebrity Coaches to transport the vehicles. Celebrity Coaches will oversee the rehabilitation of the bus.
The goal is to have the Presley vehicles on display by June 1 in time for the 2009 Elvis Presley Festival. Kinard said if work isn't complete by then, it'll be done in time for the anniversary of Presley's death in August.
'We're trying to give people another reason to come to Tupelo', Kinard said.
'We're just trying to help the city stimulate tourism'.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
Never before have we seen an Elvis Presley concert from the 1950's with sound. Until Now! The DVD Contains recently discovered unreleased film of Elvis performing 6 songs, including Heartbreak Hotel and Don't Be Cruel, live in Tupelo Mississippi 1956. Included we see a live performance of the elusive Long Tall Sally seen here for the first time ever. + Plus Bonus DVD Audio.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.
