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FD-302 (REV. $-8-77) ( ‘@ a . ‘®@ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION cted at the office furnished the following On February 18, 1978 attended the Auction in Atlantic City, NJ, during which time registered a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette with Kruse and representing the car by publicly announcing that it had originally belonged to Elvis Presley and that he was selling same. further announced that he had the original bill of sale w resley's Dame on it that was mounted on a — which he displayed. The bill of sale looked authentic to and he had no reason to believe that the car was not one o s Presley's former automobiles and that he bought the car based on the Elvis Presley bill of sale. nV subsequently bidded $17,500 for the Corvette \ which bid was accepted. He paid Kruse for the car by check which Cleared and received the bill of sale at the time of purchase. a stated that he received n er work other th resle f sale. ad never met prior to the al of the car and has had no contact with him since. kept the Corvette for a year during which he kept it in a arage except for displaying it at a custom car show in Philadelphia, PA, for which he received no money. He trailered the car to and from the show in a covered trailer. When purchased the car it had a three-speed transmission. He does not remember anything concerning the car's radio. He stated that there was nothing irregular about the car and that he made no physical changes to the car whatsoever with the exception of improving it's cleanliness. CT furs a co of above mentioned bill of sale to Specia 7c i indicates that on January 18, 1955, Presiey, udobon Drive, Memphis, TN, purchased a new 1955 red Chevrolet Corvette, VIN VE55S001102 from Don Allen Chevrolet, 1775 Broadway, New York, NY, for $3,864, bill of sales #15208, invoice #SS-203. 4SO;9"7 f * tnvestigation on __ 5/20/81 «_.__West Chester, PA rue o___07B-28890 (NSRA) eee 5/20/81 ‘This Gocument contsins neither recommengstions nor conctusions ef the FBI. tt is the property ef the FBI and is leaned to your agency; & and its contents ere not to Be distributed eutsigog your apency. - : 70