{"id":8912,"date":"2010-04-11T22:51:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T05:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=8912"},"modified":"2012-09-03T23:23:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T06:23:46","slug":"1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/","title":{"rendered":"1959 Cadillac Elvis Would be Proud to Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F03%2F1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins.JPG&amp;description=1959+Cadillac+Elvis+Would+be+Proud+to+Own\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1959 Cadillac Elvis Would be Proud to Own\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1959 Cadillac Elvis Would be Proud to Own&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-cadillac-elvis-would-be-proud-to-own\/\" data-text=\"1959 Cadillac Elvis Would be Proud to Own\" data-desc=\"Custom 1959 Cadillac from D'Agostino The Grand National Roadster Show is truly the \"Grand-daddy of them all\" when it comes to hot rod and custom car shows. Where else would you find two super-custom 1959 Caddy's?\u00a0 Finished to near perfection, take your pick of the \"Custom Restoration\" '59 Cadillac\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Custom 1959 Cadillac from D&#8217;Agostino<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8913\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom tail fins\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins.JPG\" alt=\"caddy,kustom 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom tail fins\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-tail-fins-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Grand National Roadster Show is truly the &#8220;Grand-daddy of them all&#8221; when it comes to hot rod and custom car shows. Where else would you find two super-custom 1959 Caddy&#8217;s?\u00a0 Finished to near perfection, take your pick of the <a title=\"1959 Cadillac custom restoration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1959-custom-restoration-cadillac\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Custom Restoration&#8221; &#8217;59 Cadillac (story here)<\/a> or this latest 1959 Cadillac custom from D&#8217;Agostino.\u00a0 Put your hands together for &#8220;Elvis II&#8221; built for David E. Walters.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the custom-restoration 1959, this is a true Biarritz. The full name is a mouthful: 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible. Deserving the long name, the Biarritz marked the top of what was already a very expensive ($7401 in 1959) and extremely luxurious ride. With the 3&#215;2, 345 horse Q-code Cad motor standard for the Eldorado, the options separating the Series 62 from the El-do include a host of cosmetic tricks in the grille, taillights and interior, but also include air ride from way back in the 50&#8217;s! What&#8217;s old is new as just about every custom you see these days is on air. Even with it&#8217;s superbo-delux-ness right from the General and limited 1320 production, I&#8217;m glad to see this custom example from D&#8217;Agostino.<\/p>\n<p>Elvis II&#8217;s\u00a0 journey started naturally with D&#8217;Agostino&#8217;s Elvis 1 custom creation, a 1959 Eldorado Seville Cabriolet shown here with the picture from <a title=\"D'Agostino's Kustom Kars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johndagostinokustomkars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.johndagostinokustomkars.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9141\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Elvis 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1.jpg\" alt=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Elvis 1 d'agostino, custom, kustom\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20061216_1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Elvis1-400x255.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elvis 1 had a busy social calendar like the King himself&#8230; Built and shown in 2006, Elvis 1 then spent time on tour in Europe and Australia before landing on the block at the Scottsdale Barrett Jackson auction in January of 2007. After selling for $280,000, the long Cad then spent about 6 months on display at the Peterson Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video from Barrett Jackson showing a little more detail of the car and D&#8217;Agostino.<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><span id=\"vvq-8912-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PZpvhC1W3YU\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/PZpvhC1W3YU\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>After the being sold in Scottsdale, it was then up for sale again in August 2oo8 for RM&#8217;s Monterey Auction. Mr. Walters, already familiar with the car bid, but was outbid by a Paris bidder who as D&#8217;Agostino put it, &#8220;Had to have the car&#8221; to the tune of $320,000.\u00a0 Not discouraged, Walters responded by buying <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two<\/span> Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertibles! A 1957 and 1959, that later became Elvis II.<\/p>\n<p>The car you see here was a low mileage, totally restored, original car with the last owner holding it for 30 years. What a history already!<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8914\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom by D'Agostino\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG\" alt=\"1959 caddy, kustom Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even starting with a fully restored car, creating Elvis II&#8217;s build kicked off with D&#8217;Agostino stripping the car, then chopping the top and windshield 4 inches. He then fabricated custom wide side trim to accentuate the sweeping lines of the already elegant 59. Not satisfied with the original air suspension of the Eldorado, a new air ride system was installed to sit down over the D&#8217;Agostino customized wire wheels with soft bullet center. The front and back bumpers include 208 shining chrome bullets and make for great photo ops!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8916\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom girll\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll.JPG\" alt=\"1959 caddy, kustom Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom girll\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-girll-400x305.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The interior features Swedish white leather and blue calf skin details and a styled brocade blue insert. The carpet is Rolls Royce powder blue lambs wool. In the display, it was tough to take in all the interior details, but I snuck around the ropes and grabbed this photo. Phone in the front and liquor in the rear, right Elvis? (That&#8217;s just bad writing.) The top, not shown in any of these pictures is all white.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8915\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom interior\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror.JPG\" alt=\"1959 caddy, kustom Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-interiror-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just visible in these photos is the custom made tonneau cover. Including all custom chrome trim, it&#8217;s amazing that with the unrestrained opulence shown by Cadillac designers in 1959, modern customizers can still leave their mark.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8917\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom by D'Agostino\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2.JPG\" alt=\"1959 caddy, kustom Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino2-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The paint is a custom mixed House of Kolor creation called &#8220;Ice Blue&#8221; with a gold pearl highlight. Well known painter <a title=\"Custom Painter Art Himsl\" href=\"http:\/\/arthimsl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Art Himsl<\/a> out of California has been laying down custom paint since the 50&#8217;s and did the honors here. I want to see this car outside so the gold pearl can do it&#8217;s thing. That&#8217;s the only bummer about GNRS. It&#8217;d be great to take the best of the best outside for more pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever details I missed, you might catch them in this short video.<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:575px;height:355px;\"><span id=\"vvq-8912-youtube-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZTTKyILNYs8\"><img src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ZTTKyILNYs8\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave you with this smile, matching my own after seeing this car and talking to a friendly John D&#8217;Agostino. These custom gold Cadillac emblems feature Swarovski crystals and even some diamonds and were, you guessed it, custom made.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8918\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Fisheyed 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom by D'Agostino \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3.JPG\" alt=\"1959 caddy, kustom Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino3-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think you&#8217;ll agree, if Elvis were alive, he&#8217;d have a tough time choosing between 1 and 2, but why would he? He&#8217;d probably take both with a, &#8220;Thank you, thank you very much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of thank you&#8217;s, thanks to John D&#8217;Agostino for the info and pictures.\u00a0 Make sure to check out <a title=\"D'Agostino's Kustom Kars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johndagostinokustomkars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">D&#8217;Agostino&#8217;s website<\/a> for more pictures of the cars he&#8217;s built. Among the great ones, this has to be one of his finest.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[8912]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9147\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom by- D'Agostino\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG\" alt=\"1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible Custom by- D'Agostino\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1959-Cadillac-Eldorado-Biarritz-Convertible-Custom-by-DAgostino-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d love to hear your impressions of Elvis II. As an interactive digital magazine, you have a chance to give immediate feedback! 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