“Unraveling the Enigma: Could James Dean’s Iconic Car Hold Dark Secrets of a Cursed Legacy?”
Barris passed away just a month after Shawn Reilly came forward with his tip about the Porsche’s potential whereabouts, making the task of establishing legal ownership that much more difficult. Pictured here is Barris in 1999.
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Eschrich Family Has Not Approached The Museum
Despite the body of the car still missing, the location of Little Bastard’s engine is known. The Spyder’s 4-Cam engine and original California Owner’s Registration are still in the hands of the late Dr. Eschrich’s family.
They have not approached Volo Museum with any claims of ownership, however, even though attorney Lee Raskin, the author of James Dean: On the Road to Salinas, believes they own the entire vehicle because they have the original registration.
A Road Construction Worker Grabbed A Piece Of The Wreckage
Although Little Bastard’s whereabouts are still a mystery, one man has a belt-buckle sized piece of the aluminum body. Harry Camby was an 18-year-old road construction worker at the time of Deans’ death. He and his work crew stopped into a restaurant near the wreck site just hours after the fatal crash. Everyone was talking about it, and a waitress revealed that the totaled car was next door in a service garage.
Camby snuck in and grabbed some pieces, which were later verified by George Barris. The chunk here has an estimated sale price of $5,000 for anyone brave enough to own a piece of Little Bastard.
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