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The Porsche Boxster S 550 Spyder is a modern mid-engined sports car that pays tribute to the 550; the Spyder name was effectively resurrected with the RS Spyder Le Mans Prototype. James Dean's 550 [ edit ]
Rudolf Karl "Rolf" Wütherich (German: [ˈvyːtaʁɪç] ⓘ; August 5, 1927 – July 22, 1981) was a Luftwaffe mechanic and pilot, and later an automotive engineer and racer. . He was the passenger in James Dean's Porsche at the time of Dean's death in a car crash in 19
Hollywood actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.He had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when he was involved in a car crash at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (US 466, now State Route 46 [SR 46]) and SR 41.
On Sept. 30, 1955, Dean — described by The Times as "one of Hollywood's brightest new motion-picture stars" — sped through rural Kern County in a silver Porsche 550 Spyder nicknamed Little ...
James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, when his Porsche Spyder collided with a pickup truck on Highway 46 East. It has long been the key missing piece in years of upgrades to widen the highway that ...
Rare Part From James Dean's 'Cursed' Porsche 550 Spyder Sold For $382,000 Pier Angeli married Vic Damone in 1954, to James Dean's dismay. "Being ready for marriage was probably something she was ...
James Dean Memorial, Cholame. On September 30, 1955, actor James Dean died in a car crash when Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed made a left turn without seeing Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder approaching at the junction of State Highways 41 and 46. Dean was the driver of the car that slammed into the car driven by Turnupseed.
The treacherous traffic crossing at the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 46 has seen scores of deadly collisions over the decades.