I heard today on the radio that on May 23, 1964, 50 years ago today, that The Rip Chords appeared on American Bandstand and sang "Hey Little Cobra". Did a little searching and ran across this video. Several nice examples of vintage in the rough.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6FmZCT0Zc&feature=kp]HEY LITTLE COBRA - The Rip Chords - YouTube[/ame]
Also ran across an interesting write-up about one of the writers of the song and an encounter with Carroll Shelby. To cut to the chase it said:
"young singer and songwriter Carol Connors, formerly known as Annette Kleinbard …..celebrating the gift of an AC Cobra from its inventor, the racing driver Carroll Shelby, whose jovial challenge – “If you write a song about my car and it goes to number one, I’ll give you one” — had sent her home to write “Hey Little Cobra” for the Rip Chords (she’s holding up the sheet music)."
This picture was included in the blog entry. Obviously a slabside. Interesting paint job to say the least, with the single slender stripe down the middle, and the swoops down the fenders. Here's the link if the picture doesn't turn out.
http://thebluemomentdotcom.files.wor...ol-connors.jpg
