A part from James Dean's iconic Porsche has found itself a new home ... In September 1955, Dean died after he collided with another vehicle at an intersection in Cholame, California.

30, 1955, fatal head-on collision, where his Porsche Spyder collided with then-Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed’s sedan turning left across the roadway to Highway 41. James Dean died on Sept.

Before shooting “East of Eden,” director Elia Kazan reportedly sent James Dean off to Palm Springs to gain some weight and get some sun.

At the corner of Highway 41 and 46 is a small roadside memorial dedicated to a rising Hollywood star who died ... The James Dean Story. Dean was driving to a racetrack in Salinas in his Porsche ...

Dean had been driving in his Porsche Spyder when he got into a head-on collision on a California highway, causing his ...

James Dean was a bonafide petrol head, who would meet an unfortunate end in one of Porsche's ealiest race cars.