Wikipedia to the rescue:The famous car Replica Concord watches customizer George Barris bought the wreck for $2,500, only to have it slip off its trailer and break a mechanic’s leg. Soon afterwards, Barris sold the engine and drive-train, respectively, to physicians Troy McHenry and William Eschrid. While racing against each other, the former would be killed instantly when his vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a tree, while the latter would be seriously injured when his vehicle rolled over while going into a curve. Barris later sold two tires, which malfunctioned as well. The tires, which were unharmed in Dean’s accident, blew up simultaneously causing the buyer’s automobile to go off the road. Subsequently, two young would-be thieves were injured while attempting to steal parts from the car. When one tried to steal the steering wheel from the Porsche, his arm was ripped Replica Concord watches open on a piece of jagged metal.
Well, sort of.When James Dean got the part of troubled son Cal in East of Eden, he celebrated by treating himself to a red race-prepared MG TD, which he later swapped for a Porsche 356 Speedster (perhaps not unlike this one) which he entered a number of races with, snagging podium spots at Palm Springs in 1955, Bakersfield later that year and finally placed fourth in Santa Monica before returning to the silver screen. When he had finished shooting Giant (and thus no longer contractually barred from racing), he had traded his 356 (not sure why you wouldn’t wanna keep that one) for one of the 90 Porsche 550 Spyders. Some crafty bartering come to think of it.His Spyder was altered by legendary “kustomizer” George Barris (of Batmobile fame). It was given the number 130, a tartan seating and the nickname “Little Bastard”. It would be the last car Dean got to drive. On his way to a race at Salinas, California, Dean crashed head on into a Ford Tudor and was pronounced dead at the Paso Robles War Memorial hospital.For years to come, fairly dubious rumors about a supposed curse of the Spyder and its spare parts Replica Concord watches spread like wild fire.
