
Last photograph of James Dean taken hours before his death. | | Since James Dean's death in 1955, the Porsche 550 Spyder has become infamous as the car that killed him.
While filming Rebel Without A Cause, James Dean had upgraded from the 356 to the 550 Spyder and decided that he wanted to make it uniquely his. Dean called upon George Barris, of movie car fame, to customize the Porsche. He gave it tartan seats, two red stripes over the rear wheels and plastered the number ‘130' on its doors, hood and engine cover. |