Previous owner of Elvis jet says he designed red interior


              This undated photo provided by GWS Auctions, Inc. shows the interior of a private jet once owned by Elvis Presley on a runway in New Mexico.  GWS Auctions Inc. out of California is holding an auction for the plane on May 27, 2017 at an event featuring A-list celebrity memorabilia. The interior was designed by Elvis Presley, with gold-tone, woodwork, inlay and red velvet seats and red shag carpet. However, the plane has no engine and the cockpit has not been restored. (GWS Auctions, Inc. via AP)
This undated photo provided by GWS Auctions, Inc. shows the interior of a private jet once owned by Elvis Presley on a runway in New Mexico. GWS Auctions Inc. out of California is holding an auction for the plane on May 27, 2017 at an event featuring A-list celebrity memorabilia. The interior was designed by Elvis Presley, with gold-tone, woodwork, inlay and red velvet seats and red shag carpet. However, the plane has no engine and the cockpit has not been restored. (GWS Auctions, Inc. via AP)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A previous owner of a private jet also once owned by Elvis Presley is disputing an auction house's claim that the king of rock 'n' roll designed its red velvet interior.

Roy McKay told KOB-TV in Albuquerque (https://goo.gl/GpE3zV) on Tuesday he designed the interior himself after eating at an old restaurant in Roswell, New Mexico. McKay says when he purchased the red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar it has a two-toned gray interior and "kind of looked like a casket."

GWS Auctions Inc. of California is auctioning off the jet after it sat on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years.

The auction house says Elvis designed the interior, which photos show has red velvet seats and red shag carpet.

GWS Auctions says it didn't take McKay's claims seriously.

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Information from: KOB-TV, http://www.kob.com

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