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werthie

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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2021, 08:44:18 PM »
here's a few pictures of Carol Connors standing next to my Cobra at the Petersen Museum in January of 2018

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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2021, 07:48:57 AM »
Here is a pic I scanned from my fantastic book; "Rockin' Down the Highway" by Paul Grushkin.

"Hey Little Cobra" went to #4 on Billboard's pop singles chart. Carol's brother Marshall is listed as co-writer. Carol was interviewed for the book and goes on to say - "My brother really wasn't much involved, but I wrote it because Carroll asked me to write it. I'd smashed my ex-boyfriend's car in the front - it was a Bristol - and he wanted to see if they could put a Cobra front on a Bristol back. Carroll told me, "If you write a song about my car and it goes to the Top Ten we'll work something out - you'll go to Le Mans," which I did. Then I got a Cobra from Carroll. Actually, I had three of them. Each would be worth half a million dollars today, but I don't own them any more."

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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2021, 08:17:42 AM »
Wait a minute, she's not a real blonde??
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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2021, 08:52:05 AM »
Wait a minute, she's not a real blonde??

"Collars and cuffs"?  :o
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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2021, 10:02:32 PM »
Anyone know for sure why she changed her name to Carol?   To sound the same as Carroll?

I still can't imagine CS giving her a Cobra. Maybe the use of one for a month or so...or more like a three day "lost weekend" with the man himself? :-X 
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Re: Daddy bought me a Cobra!
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2021, 09:12:23 AM »
 Sounds like a little UNDER COVER work was going on back in the day... ;D