Dennis Wilson owned 2 cobras

Gi8avett · #1 (**permalink**) 02-07-2005, 11:27 AM

I was watching the biography channel while back and they had Dennis Wilson the drummer for The Beach Boys and it was bio about him. So i'm watching it and all of his friends and realtives were giving there views of dennis wilson and everyone was saying he was A real car guy. So they showed a video clip of him driving a yellow shelby cobra and also a blue cobra that he both owned.

Anyways justed wanted to post this. Also he bought a Ferrari from Sam Cooke also.

Ford of France · #2 (**permalink**) 02-07-2005, 11:37 AM

I think the Ferrari he owned was 250 GT California Spyder. Maybe Nedsel could help out on the Cobra CSX. In my analysis of the Registry, I don't remember seeing his name on the 289 side, despite ownership by many celebs of the SB car. Perhaps, a 427 car.

BS12756 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-17-2005, 02:30 PM

He was also the mechanic in the movie Two Lane Blacktop with James taylor the driver of the 55 chevy.

John McMahon · #4 (**permalink**) 02-17-2005, 04:55 PM

Yeah, but I owned a Fiero!

G.R. · #5 (**permalink**) 02-17-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by John McMahon

Yeah, but I owned a Fiero!

SO? That makes you a track driver today?

TerrysSPF · #6 (**permalink**) 02-17-2005, 08:11 PM

Dennis Wilson used to live down the street from us. Never saw him drive a car, but I saw him in the passanger side of a mini-van once. I don't think he drove.........heck, he could barely walk and talk. Drugs took their toll over the years. I always felt sorry for him, actually. Supposedly a heck of a nice guy.
He spent a lot of time in his pool and had quite a few wild parties.
I was never invited, though....................he wasn't much of a neighbor.

Perhaps I should have screamed by in the Cobra! Maybe he was just a little shy and that may have been the ice breaker he was looking for!