Aircraft
Elvis's Derelict Jet Finally Finds Way Out of Desert
After baking in the New Mexico desert for nearly 40 years, one of Elvis Presley's former JetStars has a new owner with big plans.
A Lockheed JetStar once owned by Elvis Presley
Despite sitting untouched in the New Mexico desert for nearly four decades, a Lockheed JetStar may finally be getting its chance to shine again after its sale in early January. (Photo: Mecum Auctions)

A Lockheed JetStar formerly owned by the late Elvis Presley and left to bake in the New Mexico sun for nearly four decades after his death was sold last week in a Florida auction. Lacking its engines and some cockpit instruments, but with its cabin still furnished as Presley had desired, the 1962-vintage aircraft sold for $286,000, including the seller’s commission and other fees.

The buyer, an internet personality named Jimmy Webb, said he plans to refurbish the aircraft. His hobby of finding derelict aircraft and restoring them has become a YouTube series, and Webb intends to fully document the process undertaken on this aircraft.