Elvis’ 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood
Jada Toys
The Batmobile, Ecto-1, Elvis’ Pink Cadillac...wait, what? What I have I gotten into now? Technically, I’ve already taken the bait from Jada Toys’ Hollywood Rides line. So what’s the harm in expanding my pop culture wheels with one of the most iconic rides in rock and roll? 
I respect the King. Ive been to Graceland. I’ve seen the 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood in all it’s glory. Ride eternal, shiny and chrome indeed! It’s quite a sight to behold. (As is the entire building devoted to his cars and recreational vehicles!) And it’s shrunk down counterpart here is no different...just in an affordable, 1:24 scale!
The driver and passenger side doors open, and you can pop the hood to get a good look at the engine. Like the Jada Ecto-1, it’s spacious enough inside to fit some micro figures like Minimates. “Hey, there goes Elvis! Yo, King!!”
Also included is a miniature Elvis figurine. Totally classic Americana with the white jacket. While the box advertises a “die-cast” metal, that’s only about 70% true. While the legs and torso are all metal, his head, arms, and microphone are a flexible plastic. It’s probably for the best. It is fairly detailed for a tiny figure, which may have been hard to produced any other way.
I found this set at Target for about $20. Jada is really aping the competition with heir cheap yet highly detailed autos. Hot Wheels is getting left in the dust here. They also have Elvis’ purple 1956 Eldorado available with an alternate figurine. I dig ‘em. You can take ‘em or leave ‘em. Just don’t you step on my blue suede shoes.
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