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 ...

“Nervous and chain-smoking before hopping into the Porsche 356 Super Speedster he had owned a mere two weeks, soon-to-be movie legend James Dean surprised himself and the Palm Springs Road Races ...

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.