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.