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Elon Musk Signed Photograph - PSA GEM MINT 10

Musk signs a photo from the Tesla Cybertruck's shocking debut

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Musk signs a photo from the Tesla Cybertruck's shocking debut

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Elon Musk at the infamous unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck, signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as "GEM MT 10."

Forbes reported on the event: "The Cybertruck that rolled onstage late Thursday to a packed hall filled with Tesla fans in suburban Los Angeles is definitely a new spin on the top-selling vehicles in the U.S. that Musk said 'have been the same for 100 years'…Tesla decided that a very polarizing design, clad in cold-rolled stainless steel, was the right approach. 'It doesn’t look like anything else,' Musk said as several members of the Tesla design team scrambled out of the vehicle, dressed in black leather and looking like extras in a Mad Max film. Inspiration for the vehicle’s spare design was to create a mix between a truck and a stealth fighter jet, apparently. 'We were able to make the skin out of ultra-hard stainless steel. Really hard."

Franz von Holzhaussen, Tesla’s chief designer, demonstrated how tough that exterior was by hitting the front driver door with a sledgehammer that appeared to do no damage. The vehicle also has glass that Musk said was similarly super-strong, though a demonstration to prove that didn’t go as well. Von Holzhaussen severely damaged both front and rear passenger windows when he threw a hard steel ball at them. 'We’ll fix it in post,' Musk quipped, after cursing at the mishap.'

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Hollywood
  • Dates: #697 - Ended August 14, 2024