HOT ROD (magazine)

In the March 2011 issue of the publication "HOT ROD" (not Peterson's Hot Rod Magazine), they have published two pages of old James Dean photos racing in his #23 Speedster. While I scanned the two pages, the files are much too large (8 megs) to post here. I know that Walmart sells this magazine, in SW Florida at least.

Good photos. I'm trying to figure out what he has smeared all over the front of his speedster.

Probably the back of another car - he was a pretty aggressive driver and that little speedstah accumulated it's share of bumps, dents, and scrapes. Of course, it fared much better than his 550...

angela

Is this on-line?

Ernie, you cheap bastard. ;-)
I'll send you my copy when I'm finished.

Did a bit of browsing and came across this... takes a bit of time to load..

http://porsche356registry.org/356talk/1/James-Dean-Pictures-23815.html

I found the March 2011 issue on the newstand. Very cool retro magazine. For a nostalgic old dork like me it is just great, I'm subscribing.

Terry, I believe the junk on the front of the Speedster may be masking tape based on these to old photos. I actually wish he'd not got interested in the Spyder...but it sure looks like his interest is piqued in the one photo. This old movie is interesting.


http://vimeo.com/10349294

At 1:44, that may be Dean in the white flash (Speedster) and at 3:45 there's a nice red Speedster flashing by. Gotta use your imagination a bit.

Sorry about the failed attempt to post a photo of Dean and the Speedster. I do not know what I did wrong. I'll try once more and if this doesn't work, I'll surrender. If you're interested, and I fail, the picture does exist in my photo section (I think...at least it did when I started typing this).

Ok John, step awaaaaay from the computer.

Actors are interesting people. I don't know (and can't imagine) what skills are necessary to portray the emotions of some imaginary character on the screen. But in the real world, several of them have done quite well in motorsports. To name a few:

James Dean
Paul Newman - SCCA national champion
Craig T. Nelson - IMSA
Steve McQueen
James Garner
Dave Garroway - Jaguar SS-100 - am I dating myself here?
Guy Lombardo - Unlimited hydroplanes
One of the Smothers Brothers - the straight faced one - an entertainer though, not an actor.

I'm sure I missed a few, probably from daytime soaps, but I wouldn't know'em if I saw 'em.

Nelson's a 4 handicap on the golf course as well.