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A pink fiberglass elephant wearing black wayfarer sunglasses stands at University Motors on Charlotte Pike in West Nashville, continuing a landmark tradition begun in the 1980s when Roy McPherson of the former McPherson Motors erected the original 12-foot elephant (a classic FAST Corporation design) on the same property. When University Motors took over the site, it commissioned a new elephant because customers kept asking for it; the current statue has stood for roughly 18 years and become known locally as 'the pink elephant on Charlotte Pike.'
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Pink elephant on Charlotte Pike
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Approximate location · 36.145° N, 86.880° W
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A pink elephant statue outside a car dealership. Admission, hours and access terms are not documented in the sources reviewed; check locally before visiting.
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University Motors, Charlotte Pike, West Nashville, Tennessee.
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