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I found this interesting, hadn't seen it before.
JAMES DEAN'S LITTLE *******
In 1955, James Dean would own a Porsche Spyder, one of only 90 in the world. The vehicle would kill him in a fiery crash, but the "Little *******," as he dubbed it, would live out its name in infamy.
The Porsche was basically an agent of Satan:
• The man who bought "Little *******" after Dean's death, George Barris, would restore it; while mechanics were unloading it, the engine fell out and broke both of an engineer's legs.
• The parts were later sold to Troy McHenry and William Eschrid, two physicians and racing nerds who would face the wrath of "Little *******" during a contest at the Pomona Fairgrounds; both installed parts from the Porsche, and McHenry's vehicle smashed into a tree, killing him instantly; Eschrid's car flipped and he sustained life-threatening injuries.
• Barris, still owning a lion's share of the parts, reluctantly sold two of its tires to a boy; a short time later both tires blew out and the boy would die.
• What was left of "Little *******" was sold to the California Highway Patrol; within two days, the garage hosting the car burnt to the ground and every vehicle within was destroyed, except for "Little *******."
• Auctioned to an exhibit, the Porsche crushed a teen's hip when it fell from the display.
• Through all this, a young man tried to steal the steering wheel and he gashed his arm significantly.
• In 1960, "Little *******" mysteriously disassembled and broke into 11 pieces, rendering it useless for good.
George Barris said he had "bad feelings" about the Porsche Spyder when he first saw it.
JAMES DEAN'S LITTLE *******
In 1955, James Dean would own a Porsche Spyder, one of only 90 in the world. The vehicle would kill him in a fiery crash, but the "Little *******," as he dubbed it, would live out its name in infamy.
The Porsche was basically an agent of Satan:
• The man who bought "Little *******" after Dean's death, George Barris, would restore it; while mechanics were unloading it, the engine fell out and broke both of an engineer's legs.
• The parts were later sold to Troy McHenry and William Eschrid, two physicians and racing nerds who would face the wrath of "Little *******" during a contest at the Pomona Fairgrounds; both installed parts from the Porsche, and McHenry's vehicle smashed into a tree, killing him instantly; Eschrid's car flipped and he sustained life-threatening injuries.
• Barris, still owning a lion's share of the parts, reluctantly sold two of its tires to a boy; a short time later both tires blew out and the boy would die.
• What was left of "Little *******" was sold to the California Highway Patrol; within two days, the garage hosting the car burnt to the ground and every vehicle within was destroyed, except for "Little *******."
• Auctioned to an exhibit, the Porsche crushed a teen's hip when it fell from the display.
• Through all this, a young man tried to steal the steering wheel and he gashed his arm significantly.
• In 1960, "Little *******" mysteriously disassembled and broke into 11 pieces, rendering it useless for good.
George Barris said he had "bad feelings" about the Porsche Spyder when he first saw it.
