Not sure what to think of this one, given that our readers are certainly more erudite and generally rise above this form of mumbo jumbo. But we couldn’t resist. So, let’s start at the top, as it were. Zachary Alexander Bagans is an American paranormal investigator, television personality, museum operator, and author. He is the principal host of the Travel Channel series Ghost Adventures.
He has over 1 million followers on X (formerly Twitter). On Facebook, he has approximately 4.3K likes and 13K followers. His Instagram account, @realzakbagans, has 1.168 posts. That’s nothing to laugh at, so . . kudos to him. If you read a bit more about him, you’ll get the gist of what he’s all about. Not for everybody, if this is tongue in cheek, we’re all in. Join us, will you?
The image below give you a teaser, so you can run with this if you’d like. The item that caught our eye was a reference the mention of James Dean Transaxle. Huh? The story behind James Dean’s transaxle is a fascinating and often eerie part of the legend surrounding his fatal car crash and the “curse” of his Porsche 550 Spyder, nicknamed “Little Bastard.”
On September 30, 1955, James Dean was driving his newly acquired Porsche 550 Spyder, “Little Bastard,” on his way to a race in Salinas, California, with his mechanic Rolf Wütherich. He collided almost head-on with a Ford Tudor driven by Donald Turnupseed at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (now SR 46) and SR 41. Dean was killed instantly at the age of 24. This story is legend, and it’s true. But, the car’s Transaxle? After the horrific crash, the Porsche was deemed a total write-off by the insurance company and sent to a salvage yard.
The most compelling part of the story begins here. Rather than being completely scrapped, parts of the “Little Bastard” were salvaged and sold off, and a series of unfortunate events began to plague those who came into contact with them, and the legend lives on.
Dr. William Eschrich: An amateur racer and friend of Dean’s, Eschrich bought the wrecked Porsche from the salvage yard. He kept the engine and installed it into his Lotus IX race car. He later crashed that car at a race, but survived. Eschrich reportedly sold the transaxle and some other suspension and brake parts to another doctor and racer, Troy McHenry. While racing his own Porsche 550 Spyder, which purportedly contained parts from Dean’s car (including the transaxle), McHenry crashed into a tree and was killed instantly in the same 1956 Pomona race where Eschrich crashed. This incident significantly fueled the “curse” legend.
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