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California. A camera. An unemployed friend who loves road trips and a 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder. We drove the hell out of it. Here's five things we learned. Hint: You will be jealous. More »
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California's infamous State Route 46, otherwise known as "Blood Alley," is slated for its first safety updates in over a decade. After an extended funding battle, Caltrans will break ground on improvements today. Rest in peace, little bastard. More »
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What if James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder had missed that Ford Custom at the intersection of State Routes 46 and 41? According to South Africa's Allan Gray Investments, Things Would Have Been Different. More »
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Last month when bored, we decided to determine the cars some random celebrities drive. This month, we're bored again and wondering what cars these 21 dead celebrities would drive if they were alive today. More »
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When we think of the Porsche 550 Spyder, the first thing that comes to mind is James Dean. We suggest you stop thinking about it if you enjoy your health. More »
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Our boy Big Rick Stuart of KFOG who we used to listen to on Live 105 back when we the were the young Bay Area collegiate type hipped us to the fact that today, in fact, is the anniversary of archetypical actor/gearhead James Dean's fatal run-in with Donald Turnipseed's Ford near tiny Cholame, California. If you're planning on being lonely and single like us tonight, skip playing that Silver Jews CD for the umpteenth time while drowning your sorrows in buttermilk and go out and rent Giant instead. Check out Dean's last performance as wildcat oilman Jett Rink, get googly over Liz Taylor's mad hotness, and scope the gorgeous Lincoln Capri droptop Dean's rollin' in at the end. If nothing else, the man was the ultimate example of Neil Young's dictum, "It's better to burn out than to fade away," Cobain be damned. More »
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The car that put Cholame, California on the map, a Porsche 550 Spyder often described as cursed, was largely believed to have been stolen after its carcass was stripped for parts by noted customizer George Barris, an old friend of James Dean, who famously perished in the car after smacking into Donald Turnipseed's Ford at a highway intersection. The Volo Auto Museum is offering a million dollars to anyone willing to sell them the car, provided that Barris can authentically identify the remains. If they can pull this off, we're betting the museum is demolished by a freak tornado the day after the car goes on display. More »
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