{"id":71878,"date":"2021-05-18T12:57:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=71878"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:30:16","slug":"major-part-of-james-deans-infamous-porsche-550-spyder-heads-to-auction-bring-a-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/major-part-of-james-deans-infamous-porsche-550-spyder-heads-to-auction-bring-a-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Part of James Dean’s Infamous Porsche 550 Spyder Heads to Auction – Bring A Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — More than 65 years after the infamous crash, a major component of the James Dean Porsche 550 Spyder\u00a0will be offered at auction, Don Ahearn, Owner, announced today. This will be the first time ever a confirmed part of the Porsche 550 Spyder will be offered for sale. The online auction is being held by Bring A Trailer, the largest enthusiast based online auction site for unique automobiles, parts and Automobilia. Bring A Trailer is based in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\n

\"Major<\/em><\/p>\n

Found in rural Massachusetts, the original and complete transaxle assembly has seen the light of day after being stored in a wooden crate and hidden from public view for over 30 years. An East Coast Porsche collector\u00a0unveiled\u00a0this discovery last September from the car that many Porsche enthusiasts consider to be the most famous of the marque.<\/p>\n

This assembly may be the only documented and provable part of the James Dean Spyder known to still exist,\u00a0and\u00a0it is\u00a0certainly the only part anyone may be able to see publicly. It is one of\u00a0three permanently traceable components of a 550 Spyder.\u00a0These\u00a0include;\u00a0the chassis,\u00a0the\u00a0engine, and\u00a0the gearbox\/transaxle. This\u00a0transaxle\u00a0is stamped with the\u00a0correct\u00a0factory serial number #10046.<\/p>\n

The history of James Dean and his 550 Spyder has been well written elsewhere so\u00a0there is\u00a0no need to repeat it here in detail.<\/p>\n

The original body\/chassis #550-055 was reported stolen in 1960 while returning from a highway safety exhibit,\u00a0never to be seen again. There have been rumors in past years of the whereabouts of the lost wreck though\u00a0none have been substantiated. The original engine #P90059 is reported to still be in California,\u00a0though it has\u00a0not\u00a0been seen nor verified in decades. This gearbox assembly could be the only verifiable part of the famous car that will ever be available to be seen by fans of James Dean.<\/p>\n

Now removed from the wooden crate, the transaxle is mounted in a display stand\u00a0custom fabricated by expert metal shaper\u00a0Steve Hogue.\u00a0It displays the assembly exactly as it was in the original 550 Spyder.<\/p>\n

The online auction will end on Saturday May 29, 2021 at 2:05 ET.<\/p>\n

Questions and\u00a0inquiries\u00a0should be directed to Marvin Waters, Auction agent for the owner swiftmotoring@gmail.com<\/a> or James Dean Historian, Lee Raskin lmr356@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n

View photos and documentation https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y2chp6td<\/a><\/p>\n

View the auction https:\/\/bringatrailer.com\/listing\/gearbox\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — More than 65 years after the infamous crash, a major component of the James Dean Porsche 550 Spyder will be offered at auction, Don Ahearn, Owner, announced today. This will be the first time ever a confirmed part of the Porsche 550 Spyder will be offered for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8535,"featured_media":63990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,12804,71,1,10,16119,901,134,103],"tags":[16118,14345,14346],"class_list":["post-71878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auction-news","category-ap","category-automotive-news","category-business-news","category-california-news","category-car-auction","category-collectibles","category-general-editorial-news","category-san-francisco-news","tag-bring-a-trailer","tag-james-dean","tag-porsche-550-spyder","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":6232,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8535"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}