Along Came A Spyder

This was in an article called "T-Rack Talks: I listen and gather intel," by Frank Michadeit in the OC Register on January 12, 2007. It's an excerpt about James Dean's infamous Porsche Sypder.

For those who don't know who John Crean is, he was the founder for Fleetwood RV's (Recreational Vehicles).

"As you'd figure, my favorite story about John Crean, who died yesterday, involves a Porsche. Some might say the Porsche. As related to me by his longtime Stan Tkaczyk, it goes like this: By the mid-'50s, Crean decides he's done with racing. But one day, the Porsche dealer in Hollywood calls to say he's just taken delivery of a very special new Porsche, a street-legal race car. Because Crean is a preferred customer, he's holding it for him. Thanks, but not interested, Crean says. A week goes by, and the dealer calls again. He's got a guy who wants to buy the car, but will give Crean one more chance. I'm out of racing, Crean says; sell it to him. The buyer was James Dean. The car was the silver Spyder he named The Little Bastard and drove into immortality."