SIC-900-024-258 James Dean and the Porsche 356 Speedster by Lee Raskin SIC900024258

'James Dean and the Porsche 356 Speedster: Love at First Sight-Rediscovering James Dean's First Race Car' - Limited Edition, Signed By Lee Raskin!

James Dean owned two legendary Porsche cars during his meteoric rise to fame. The second—his freshly purchased 550 Spyder—became infamous as the car he was driving when he died on September 30, 1955. But before the Spyder, there was his first love: a 1955 Porsche Speedster. Dean raced the Speedster throughout Southern California’s burgeoning sports car scene, helping elevate Porsche’s reputation among American enthusiasts.

For decades, the fates of both cars have been clouded by myth and speculation. The crashed Spyder is widely believed to be lost forever. But now, after years of dogged detective work, author and James Dean historian Lee Raskin has uncovered the incredible truth: the actor’s long-missing Speedster has finally been found.

In James Dean and the Porsche 356 Speedster, Raskin chronicles Dean’s full history with the car—from race results and personal anecdotes to the Speedster’s winding journey through collectors’ hands—culminating in its remarkable rediscovery and restoration.