He walks off at the mention of drag racing & speeding:
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He walks off at the mention of drag racing & speeding:
http://xoteria.com/CH2.html
http://xoteria.com/CH2.html
He was definitely a maverick.
On our way to Morro Bay, Dusty, Sharon, me and Alice stopped at a restaurant for lunch that was 100 feet from where a farmer pulled out in front of James Dean who crashed into the farm truck. This was on Highway 58 between Bakersfield and Morro Bay. The restaurant was loaded with James Dean pictures and news paper and magazine coverage of the crash. Pictures of Dean's wrecked car were terrible--you couldn't recognize his car at all.
The farmer was blinded by the sun and admitted that he couldn't see a thing---but pulled onto Hwy 58 anyway, right in front of James Dean's car which t-boned the truck, smashing Dean and his car.
Dean's last line in this clip were prophetic.
An interesting side note to our trip.
On our way to Morro Bay, Dusty, Sharon, me and Alice stopped at a restaurant for lunch that was 100 feet from where a farmer pulled out in front of James Dean who crashed into the farm truck. This was on Highway 58 between Bakersfield and Morro Bay. The restaurant was loaded with James Dean pictures and news paper and magazine coverage of the crash. Pictures of Dean's wrecked car were terrible--you couldn't recognize his car at all.
The farmer was blinded by the sun and admitted that he couldn't see a thing---but pulled onto Hwy 58 anyway, right in front of James Dean's car which t-boned the truck, smashing Dean and his car.
Dean's last line in this clip were prophetic.
An interesting side note to our trip.
More info......
http://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/jamesdean.htm
http://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/jamesdean.htm
Actually it is highway 46 near the town of Cholame, the Jack Ranch Cafe is where you must have eaten, took my wife and a group of SOC'ers there for the 50th anniversary..my wife says it's the most morbid thing she have ever done....
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Vince--I don't believe we were ever on hwy 46 but I'll ask Dusty to chime in here. Also, the picture you posted of a memorial location looks like a desert area---no trees or grass. Seems we were in a treed, grassy area.
Might have been the altitude tghat confused me?
Alice and I still talk about the wonderful time we had at Morro Bay
and the chance to meet the great West Coast contingent. And that was SOME scotch, my friend!
Might have been the altitude tghat confused me?
Alice and I still talk about the wonderful time we had at Morro Bay
and the chance to meet the great West Coast contingent. And that was SOME scotch, my friend!
Jack, it was my pleasure to meet you and your lovely wife Alice, she was a charmer for sure....
If you passed the JD memorial then you were on 46, and although there are areas of rolling hills and some scrub brush, the area were Dean met his maker is more desolate to be sure...
Do yourself a favor, buy a bottle of Oban for those special occasions..
If you passed the JD memorial then you were on 46, and although there are areas of rolling hills and some scrub brush, the area were Dean met his maker is more desolate to be sure...
Do yourself a favor, buy a bottle of Oban for those special occasions..
a bit of correction, it was not a farm truck that hit Dean, and it was not on SR 58. just FYI
"Dean was driving west on U.S. Route 466 (later State Route 46) near Cholame, California when a black-and-white 1950 Ford Custom Tudor coupe, driven from the opposite direction by 23-year-old Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed, attempted to take the fork onto State Route 41 and crossed into Dean's lane without seeing him."
"Dean was driving west on U.S. Route 466 (later State Route 46) near Cholame, California when a black-and-white 1950 Ford Custom Tudor coupe, driven from the opposite direction by 23-year-old Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed, attempted to take the fork onto State Route 41 and crossed into Dean's lane without seeing him."
That is a VERY different story than the restaurant put out.
Great for ignorant tourists from the East I guess.
I hope Dusty will comment on this too.
Great for ignorant tourists from the East I guess.
I hope Dusty will comment on this too.
Jack, perhaps you weren't where it actually took place, but at some wanna be location...on hiway 58, wherever that is...
What Jim D said is basically the true story....
On the 50th anniversary they actually re-enacted the whole thing, with the exception of the actual crash of course...
As it turns out the sun IS in fact a blinding spot on the road...
Deans spyder was silver and the road is almost the same color, especially with the sun in your eyes...
What Jim D said is basically the true story....
On the 50th anniversary they actually re-enacted the whole thing, with the exception of the actual crash of course...
As it turns out the sun IS in fact a blinding spot on the road...
Deans spyder was silver and the road is almost the same color, especially with the sun in your eyes...
Lot's more James Dean talk below. Amazing how such an icon seems to have such confusing and contradictory media coverage. Guess it was a more innocent time.
http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=31541
http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=31541
Vince---very interesting. I will get the exact location of the spot I was at and post it here.
Jack,
Sorry to say we actually were on Hwy 46 at the Jack Ranch Cafe. You are right about their take on the whole accident. I looked it up and it seems there is much conflicting info in the "legend". Oh, well, it was a reasonably good burger and people enjoyed looking at our cars. Besides, it was a good break to get out of the cold.
Happy Trails,
Dusty and LMS
PS
After 70's and 80's weather we are due for a big snow tonight!!!! anybody guess why I want to move back to Arizona???
Sorry to say we actually were on Hwy 46 at the Jack Ranch Cafe. You are right about their take on the whole accident. I looked it up and it seems there is much conflicting info in the "legend". Oh, well, it was a reasonably good burger and people enjoyed looking at our cars. Besides, it was a good break to get out of the cold.
Happy Trails,
Dusty and LMS
PS
After 70's and 80's weather we are due for a big snow tonight!!!! anybody guess why I want to move back to Arizona???
This year is anniversary number 55 if someone wants to organize a run
September 30 1955
September 30 1955
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Dusty, Are you moving to AZ because of the new immigration laws? or is it Sheriff Joe??
Scott, after seeing Gerd's complex near Jerome between Phoenix and Sedona, it was just a matter of time before Dusty pulled the trigger.
So I think it was partly because of the new law, Sheriff Joe, and wanting to be near Gerd....
So I think it was partly because of the new law, Sheriff Joe, and wanting to be near Gerd....
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HEY VINCE IM IN FOR THAT 55 ANNIVERSARY RUN
JIMMY, WILL, BILL, ROBERT, EDDY AND U OTHERS WHAT DO U SAY?
JIMMY, WILL, BILL, ROBERT, EDDY AND U OTHERS WHAT DO U SAY?
I hear that in retaliation for Arizona's new illegal alien laws, that most other states are passing initiatives to make it illegal to interact in any manner with Arizona. They'll probably turn you back at your stateline if you try to leave.