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James Dean just before his fatal car accident at a gas station in 1955
The 24 years old James Dean planned to head to an auto rally in Salinas, California on September 30, 1955. He loved the speed, the adrenaline and the feeling of freedom. He had participated in several races before: the Palm Springs Road Races, the Minter Field Bakersfield race, and the Santa Barbara Road Races. He was planning to tow the car this time but changed his mind at the last minute. It was a bad decision. He took his last drive in his Porsche 550 Spyder nicknamed “Little Bastard” on that day when he suffered a head-on collision with a Ford Tudor on Highway 466. The other driver and his passenger survived, but Dean was killed instantly.