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In Reply to: Killed when his Porsche Spyder hit a Ford sedan
One great mystery is Deans Spyder disappeared shortly after these pictures were taken, and has never resurfaced
Speculation is that the wreck was bulldozed and buried at the orders of the Chief of Police to dissuade souvenir hunters, another theory is it was stolen by a fan
Eric
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gware,I have often travelled CA HWY 46 from I5 to the coast on my way from LA to Pebble Beach/Monterey- this is roughly the same route Dean was taking from L.A. to Laguna Seca- where every August you can see vintage races- and Porsche 550s still appear.
The interesting thing about 46 is that Deans' ghost must be be present as it is probably the fastest public road in the West- (here I'm glad the web is anonymous) as I've gone "over 120" for long stretches on that road- and it's a pretty narrow one with the odd big truck. This is the only place in the world where I exceeded the rating on a tyre and burned it- this was on my old Mercedes 6.3 L.
So- a thrilling spot altogether!
If you travel along 46, about halfway to the coast, there is a little collection of buildings on the North side with a monument to Dean- a kind of granite obelisk with a plaque. I've only ever seen this monument as a blur, but legend has it that Dean's Porsche is buried under that monument.
About 10 years ago, I was at a metal fabricator's in Los Angeles that had made a completely new body for a 550 Spyder, and a person there said that this body, while not for Dean's car was for someone who knew the real location of Dean's- and that it exists. The stuff of legends!
Not far beyond is the place where the 1950 Ford turned across Dean's path. I'm told this was originally in a "Y" into 46 and today it has been made a 90 degree intersection- for safety.
I'm sure you-ve seen Dean's famous ironic saftey annoncement only a short time before his death, somthing about not speeding..
By the way, the driver of the other car, who has a strange name I can never remember like "Fusspockets", I think still lives in San Jose, Ca. Yes, I know the way!
Strange how the glamourous deaths of the glamourous are so pervasive and pop up again and again.
Cheers,
Bambi B
- a safe and sane driver-now
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