James Dean & Little Bastard - Collision Course Part 2
Astonishing Legends
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The Curse of a Spider
Portia historian lee raskin says James dean's car was declared a total loss after the accident. The insurance company paid dean's dad winton, fair market value for it before selling it through a junk yard to william f shrich. Eshrich wanted to transplant that into his own track car, which was not a portia, but a lotus mark nine. Doctor eshridge did have the engine from james deane's little bastard in his lotus. But he also loaned the transaxle and rear swing arms from the car to doctor mc henry to use in his own five 50. Little bastard had gone out on the track since 13 races
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