Perhaps one of the biggest car-related mysteries have to be James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder. The sixtieth anniversary of James Dean’s death will happen on 30 September 2015, and it appears that the notorious Porsche 550 Spyder, nicknamed Little Bastard, may have been located.
Do check out this excellent writeup by Chris here, if you haven’t already. But for this article, it appears that there are leads to as where the car may have disappeared to, according to ABC7 Chicago.
The Volo Auto Museum has offered a reward of $1 million for James Dean’s wreck back in 2005, and after the airing of “Brad Meltzer’s Lost History” in winter 2014, someone contacted the museum in spring with an interesting tale.
“He said he was 6 years old at the time, and was present as his father and some other men put the wreckage behind a false wall in a building in Whatcom County, Washington,” said Brian Grams, director of the Volo Auto Museum.
The man came forward and mentioned that her overheard some conversations that added weight to his claims and passed a polygraph test.
According to Grams, the man has declined to reveal where the wreck is being kept until he has signed a deal for a portion of the reward. At the moment, the museum is trying to prove the wreck’s ownership before granting any rewards. Despite that, communications are ongoing.
“This guy’s story is awesome, and our most believable lead to date,” Grams said. “It’s kind of like Al Capone’s vault. If it is in there, it continues the legend of this car’s notorious history.”
Does this mean that, after nearly 60 years, the case of the missing Little Bastard may have finally been solved? Stay tuned..
Credit: Jalopnik via ABC7 Chicago
