When movie star James Dean died in car crash at the age of 24 in 1955, teenagers nationwide burst into tears at the news. Four hundred fan clubs soon sprang up for the “Rebel Without a Cause” star, ...

When legendary Hollywood star James Dean wasn’t acting, he was behind the wheel of something fast. After all, his passion in life wasn’t appearing on the silver screen; it was, and always had been ...

Apart from being nearly a decade older, mid-engine with a flat-four, and made of aluminum instead of steel and fiberglass, the Porsche 550 Spyder is just like an original Lotus Elan in spirit. As ...

OAKDALE, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Porsche collector Don Ahearn unveils the discovery from the car that many Porsche enthusiasts consider to be the most famous of the marque. Sixty-five years after ...

The death of Batmobile creator George Barris has thrown a wrench into the search for another famous car connected to him. A few months after actor James Dean died in a highway accident in 1955, Barris ...

CHOLAME, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – On one of the main roads taken to get from the Central Valley to the Central Coast, 69 years ago on Sept. 30, 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean was killed. The iconic ...

He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 Spyder The actor was laid to rest in his hometown of Fairmount, Ind., where a memorial and museum now honor Dean Known for his ...

Few other celebrities are so permanently and tragically tied to an automaker as James Dean is to Porsche. The actor and passionate racer, for ever the symbol of teenage restlessness, disillusionment ...

Porsche's original Boxster sports car was presaged by the silver 1993 Boxster concept car that carried a strong whiff of the original 1955-56 550 Spyder. You know, the car that actor and cool-guy ...

INDIANAPOLIS — “Jimmy, in my view, always looked like he belonged in a Porsche or, in fact, anything with four wheels.” – Lew Bracker in his book “Jimmy & Me” In June 1954, Lew Bracker was invited by ...

Almost 70 years after he died in a horrific car accident at the age of 24, James Dean remains one of the most famous of all Hollywood actors. Many people won’t have even seen a single film of his, but ...

The transaxle from James Dean’s iconic Porsche 550 has sold for a staggering $382,000 at auction. Listed up for sale through Bring A Trailer a couple of weeks ago, this is the very transaxle that Dean ...