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Wearing the number 130, actor James Dean’s 1955 550 Spyder was nicknamed Little Bastard. Dean had been working on a second career as a race car driver since 1954 and had campaigned several cars by the time he acquired his Porsche 550 Spyder from Hollywood’s Competition Motors in September of 1955. Dean was scheduled to compete at the Salinas Road Races on October 1st and 2nd and a decision was made to drive the Porsche from Los Angeles to Salinas to properly break it in and allow Dean to familiarize himself with the car. Riding with Dean in the passenger seat of the 550 Spyder was Porsche field engineer and mechanic Rolf Wütherich who had prepared the car for competition. On their way to Salinas on September 30, 1955, the Porsche collided with a Ford sedan at the junction of California State Routes 41 and 46 near Cholame. James Dean, aged 24, lost his life. Rolf Wütherich, badly injured, survived. Multi-color print on a SILVER 100% cotton shirt. Free shipping within the continental United States! PLEASE see my other items for YOUTH / KID’s sizes.