Modifications to this rare 1961 Elva Mk VI has led its owner to believe it was used in Elvis Presley's campy classic, 'Viva Las Vegas.' 'My car had the same modifications, so the two would look alike. You can see them in the movie and on my car.'
Modifications to his rare 1961 Elva Mk VI have led Tom Thinesen to believe it was used in the King’s campy classic
Tom Thinesen with his 1961 Elva Mk VI, at his home in Sunnyvale, Calif. Mr. Thinesen believes this car appeared in the Elvis Presley movie ‘Viva Las Vegas.’Tom Thinesen, 75, a retired electronics engineer living in Sunnyvale, Calif., on his 1961 Elva Mk VI, as told to A.J. Baime. I have been racing vintage cars for about 40 years. Back in 2007, I went looking for a mid-engine car [a vehicle with the engine behind the driver, ahead of the rear axle]. I found this Elva in an ad in a British publication. So I called, and it turned out the car wasn’t in Britain. It was in Illinois. A friend and I were about to drive across the country to a race in Connecticut, so we stopped along the way.
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