Of all the cars that have been seen in ghostly forms none has captured the hearts and minds of the nation like that of the one driven by the original greaser himself, James Dean. Dean loved cars and proved it when he acquired a 1955 silver Porsche Spyder. The car became his greatest possession and eventually earned the name �Little Bastard�, a name that Dean found humorous while his friends found a little less than funny. The car became his life but would in fact be the cause of his untimely and painful death. While on route to Selinas, CA for some racing Dean collided head on with another driver. The driver was slightly hurt while Dean�s passenger Rolf Wuetherich was thrown from the car suffering severe but not fatal injuries. Dean was not so lucky. Upon impact it is thought Dean was killed almost instantly.
It was not long after the fatal crash that took the life of one of Hollywood�s leading studs that people began to report seeing Dean and his silver hotrod parading down the street at high speeds. Sightings poured in of the car itself without Dean at the wheel but still cruising at a speed unbearable fast.
The real car itself carried with it what would become known as Dean�s Curse. George Barris acquired the wreckage for salvageable parts. Upon receiving the car in his shop it slipped from it�s harness and broke his leg. One man bought the two good tires from the car and days later they both blew out injuring him in a wreck. Fans who managed to still pieces of the car reported being injured and some even killed. Troy McHenry used the motor in his racing car and William F. Eschrid bought the drive shaft. (both men doctors) and each intended to race with the new parts. In Pomona, CA they readied for a race together and shortly after the start McHenry spun out into a tree killing him instantly. Eschrid, at the exact moment rolled his car and did severe injury to himself in the process. In 1960 after being on display and still causing all manor of events the car was shipped to LA, were it never arrived.