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post Sep 30 2019, 01:10 PM
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Today, back in 1955, James Dean remodeled his car. Not good for the upcoming star and Porsche owner...RIP Jimmy
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post Sep 30 2019, 01:19 PM
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post Sep 30 2019, 02:29 PM
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RIP JD

Headed to Rennsport IV alone in my 930 I got forced off the road into the dirt shoulder by an oncoming pickup truck intent on passing traffic. To my left was the old highway intersection where JD was hit...
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post Sep 30 2019, 05:18 PM
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post Sep 30 2019, 05:52 PM
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Fourteen years ago a few of us met on the "50th" date (09.30.55) at the location of Competition Motors/ Hollywood Cali. Vine St. N + La Mirada St. A few weeks before this construction crew arrived, the 1 story mechanics garage and lot were still there (up to 2005) . This was the departure site... the day of his Last Ride.
Cars: 1970 9146 Chuck Null, Black 550 Beck Spyder Dave/TRE motorsports, 1979 930 yours truly
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post Sep 30 2019, 06:25 PM
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These shots recently came up for auction, they were held by one of the lawyers involved.


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post Sep 30 2019, 06:46 PM
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Prefer to remember both him and the car in this state.

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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 30 2019, 04:46 PM) *

Prefer to remember both him and the car in this state.

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I bought a whole role of those once, it was like wallpaper.


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post Sep 30 2019, 07:15 PM
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Ha Ha! I have this same photo around. It was actually a page out of a vintage Life magazine if I recall. I scanned it and made a screen saver. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Now where the hell did I put the original?

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post Oct 1 2019, 07:22 AM
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Poor little bastards
Never had a chance. Driver saftey in a 550
Non existent ...914 not much better i assume

Now a days the car would be trailered. To willow but back then they drove it up flat out and tuned and fiddled with the car as they went (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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post Oct 1 2019, 11:50 AM
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Funnily enough I drove right by the Y at CA-46/CA-41 at just past midnight on the 30th while on the way back home from San Diego.
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post Oct 1 2019, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(thelogo @ Oct 1 2019, 09:22 AM) *

Poor little bastards
Never had a chance. Driver saftey in a 550
Non existent ...914 not much better i assume

Now a days the car would be trailered. To willow but back then they drove it up flat out and tuned and fiddled with the car as they went (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

914 is MUCH better actually, so long as you are wearing your seat belt. The 914s have that big roll bar built into the wings. The 550 had nothing to protect the driver if it went shiny side down.

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post Oct 1 2019, 12:32 PM
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Somewhere in my collection of (actual paper) photos I have a picture of myself, Rich Johnson, and Glenn Stazak at that place
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post Oct 1 2019, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE(thelogo @ Oct 1 2019, 09:22 AM) *

Poor little bastards
Never had a chance. Driver saftey in a 550
Non existent ...914 not much better i assume

Now a days the car would be trailered. To willow but back then they drove it up flat out and tuned and fiddled with the car as they went (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

914 is MUCH better actually, so long as you are wearing your seat belt. The 914s have that big roll bar built into the wings. The 550 had nothing to protect the driver if it went shiny side down.

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I wear the belt but the tension is worn out
So not couting on much there


(Rebels dont drive Volvo s
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post Oct 1 2019, 05:18 PM
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If he didn't die in the car, the cigarettes would have killed him. I have never seen a picture of him that he didn't have a cigarette in his mouth or in his fingers. I might have to watch "Giant" or "A Rebel without a Cause" tonight. By the way, this is STILL one of the most dangerous intersections in the central coast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)


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post Oct 1 2019, 06:08 PM
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QUOTE(Carl La Fong @ Oct 1 2019, 04:18 PM) *

If he didn't die in the car, the cigarettes would have killed him. I have never seen a picture of him that he didn't have a cigarette in his mouth or in his fingers. I might have to watch "Giant" or "A Rebel without a Cause" tonight. By the way, this is STILL one of the most dangerous intersections in the central coast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)


I'm just glad they've been working on widening the highways over the last several years, it was brutal being stuck behind slow semis for 99% of the way between 101 and I-5.
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Damn...20 yrs ago I and some friends drove up to memorial. We left at 6am, returning home at 9pm...what a blast

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You can tell which one was mine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

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QUOTE(thelogo @ Oct 1 2019, 06:22 AM) *

Poor little bastards
Never had a chance. Driver saftey in a 550
Non existent ...914 not much better i assume

Now a days the car would be trailered. To willow but back then they drove it up flat out and tuned and fiddled with the car as they went (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)


I was reading up on Mr. Dean's ameteur race career , in which his filming career took up most of his time. He traded in his 356 with some cash and got into the 550. In order to make enough break-in miles on the engine he ran it on Mullholland Dr. , and took it off the trailer somewhere before the incident; as he was trying to rack up more break in miles. Earlier that day a CHP officer that stopped him and passenger Rolf Wütherich , scolded him for driving too fast and stated: Keep that up and you'll kill yourself...
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post Oct 1 2019, 08:26 PM
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I don't know about you, but I've had an incident where someone completely pulled out in front of my 914 without seeing it.

I think one needs to drive a Porsche (sports car) defensively, almost with the same mindset as you would drive a motorcycle.
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