A part from James Dean's iconic Porsche has found itself a new home. Late last month, the four-speed transaxle from the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder was sold at auction for $382,000, according to its ...

Giving nicknames and pet names for cars isn't uncommon; we've all done it. However, James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder received the nickname "Little Bastard" from Bill Hickman, who referred to Dean ...

the rising star was killed in a horrendous crash later reenacted in the 1957 documentary The James Dean Story. Dean was driving to a racetrack in Salinas in his Porsche 550 Spider with his ...

Before shooting “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun.

30, 1955, fatal head-on collision, where his Porsche Spyder collided with then-Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed’s sedan turning left across the roadway to Highway 41. James Dean died on Sept.