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Here is the chronology of the #10 046 Porsche transaxle from the ex-JD 550-055 Spyder. This transaxle was lent to Dr. Troy McHenry by Dr. Wm....
Most of the above story...I'm thinking it came from MotoRacing News...is embellished. The POTUS was a 1955 Lotus Mk IX rolling chassis... that...
Yes, Bill Hickman was a Warner Bros. stunt driver and was accompanying JD by driving the Ford Country Squire towing the two-axle trailer with...
Ryan...Yes, a mystery...but a Fact / Fiction Mystery is more like it...Vroom, Vrooom!
Ryan...actually it is meant to be a Fact-Fiction Mystery. George Barris took most of the facts about his cobbled-up Porsche Spyder to his grave...
Photo was taken by Jim Fleming at the Pebble Beach Road Races, April 22, 1956. Source James Dean On The Road To Salinas, 2015.
James Dean's authentic signature is on that T-shirt!!
HealeyKid...you can't always believe what you read -- without fact checking the source. See: www.racingsportscars.com Ken Miles driver:...
[ATTACH] My personal and legal opinion about Donald Turnupseed and his souped-up 1950 Ford Custom....His attorney told DT to keep his thoughts to...
Dr. Wm. Eschrich purchased the wrecked James Dean 550 Spyder from the All Auto Parts, a Burbank salvage yard in November, 1955. He took the...
Also photo of the original and heavily damage Porsche 550 at the Cholame Garage following the accident on 9-30-55. The Turnupseed 1950 Ford is...
From the 5th Annual Kar-Kapades that was held at the Monterey Fairground, February 1959...co-promoted by George Barris with James Dean's Last...
George Barris concocted most of the myths and curses that are associated with the James Dean Porsche 550 Spyder, named, "Little Bastard." Barris...
Interesting posts on the James Dean / Donald Turnupseed crash. Yes, Don Turnupseed had a 1950 hot rod Ford Coupe...that was modified with a...
Pomona 10/20-21/56....Not W.R. (Walt) Turner's 550 Porsche....you got mixed up with Troy McHenry 550..who lost his steering and fatally crashed...
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