Jet engine from the Lisa-Marie on ebay: With a starting price of only US$175,000 (reserve not met), this must be the perfect talking piece for anyone's lounge room! The listing says:
"THIS IS ONE OF FOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC CJ 805-3A JET ENGINES THAT WAS REMOVED FROM ELVIS PRESLEY'S AIRPLANE, THE "LISA MARIE", A CONVAIR 880-22. THE ORIGINAL TAIL ID NUMBER WAS N8809E. WHEN MR. PRESLEY ACQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT, THE TAIL ID NUMBER WAS CHANGED TO N880EP ON 05/02/75.
THIS ENGINE WAS ON THE "LISA MARIE" THROUGHOUT MR. PRESLEY'S OWNERSHIP. THE PAPER TRAIL WILL SHOW THIS. FOR SOME TIME, THE AIRCRAFT SET ON THE TARMAC AT THE MEMPHIS AIRPORT AND WAS EVENTUALLY SOLD FOR TAXES. A HOLDING COMPANY PURCHASED I T AND LEASED IT TO
GRACELAND WHERE IT IS ON DISPLAY TODAY WITH THE ENGINES REMOVED.
ONE ENGINE WAS DONATED TO A MEMPHIS AVIATION TECH SCHOOL. ONE ENGINE IS ON DISPLAY AT
GRACELAND AND THE OTHER TWO ARE IN THE MOJAVE DESERT. AROUND 1995 A DALLAS AVIATION TECH SCHOOL, DALFORT TRAINING TECH SCHOOL, OPERATED BY B. E. EUBANKS TRADED A CONTINENTAL TO520 ENGINE TO THE MEMPHIS TECH SCHOOL FOR THE GE CJ 805-3A. AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE SHERMAN DEMOCRAT, SHERMAN,TEXAS ON 06/17/96.
IN 2002, THE TECH SCHOOL WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND MR. EUBANKS SOLD THE ENGINE TO ME. I HAVE TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF SELLING PARTS OFF THE ENGINE FOR SOUVENIRS BUT DUE TO NUMEROUS HEALTH PROBLEMS, I FEEL IT IS TIME TO SELL IT. THE ENGINE IS IN A CLIMATE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE FULL DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS ARTIFACT." Happy bidding! (News, Source: ebay/Sanja Meegin)