REMEMBERING JAMES DEAN DAYS, FAIRMOUNT, PHOTOS OF 550 SPYDER REPLICAS |
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REMEMBERING JAMES DEAN DAYS, FAIRMOUNT, PHOTOS OF 550 SPYDER REPLICAS |
BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 9-August 04 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 2,497 |
Fairmount Indiana, home of James Dean. The 50th Anniversary,and Remembering James Dean Days is one large event that last a few days,with one of the largest custom rod car shows. It was a great time to be had,with 550 Little Bastards driving around in town. Fairmount is awesome if you are into James Dean, and want to hear Dean stories from real friends of James Dean. The photo below is a 550 spyder relica owned by Vic Bent,and shown driving with a James Dean look alike during the parade.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:16 PM
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550 Sypder driving in the parade with Dean look alike. This James Dean Look alike lives near me in Michigan.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:25 PM
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Vic Bent the owner of this great looking replica, was in California on 9-30-2005 making the James Dean drive to Cholame. I was wondering if any Porsche guys out there saw him with his 550.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:28 PM
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Rear view of the 550.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:44 PM
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This photo shows the Fairmount Historical Museum ,with another 550 replica on display. This 550 is one of six made by a group of engineers that worked for Studebaker. I will show more of this one later,it was many good details. The Museum is a must for James Dean fans,with many real items of Dean, even a note with how much the 550 spyder will cost after selling the 356,and a bike with the balance of 3,600.00 to pay for the spyder.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:51 PM
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This photo show the Fairmount Bank on Main Street,in which photos of James Dean were taken with the bank in the background.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 09:56 PM
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Vic and his 550.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:03 PM
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How many times in life do you see two Little Bastards together? Now only if they were aluminum body ones.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:06 PM
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550 up front.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:10 PM
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The scale of this car is shown with normal people standing around it.
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Dead Air |
Oct 6 2005, 10:12 PM
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:14 PM
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Side view of this little 550.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:21 PM
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Front tip view of the 550.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 6 2005, 10:26 PM
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The detail on this 550 from Ohio is one of six from Studebaker engineers. The detail around the exhaust is awesome!
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Jake Raby |
Oct 6 2005, 11:06 PM
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Long time 550 researcher here....
Here is the most ultimate 550 replica ever created- no doubt... And its getting RAT power.. Here is the coachbuilt aluminum body as it was finished just last week. The customer is from the UK. (IMG:http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/galleries/mighty/October/rear_side%20view.jpg) (IMG:http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/galleries/mighty/October/head%20cowling.jpg) As you can see here this is no old school tube frame as original.. This is a true space frame.. (IMG:http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/111_1192.JPG) The powerplant is retro custom with Silver carbon fiber abound.. just under 2400ccs of 9,000 RPM revvin power.. We are even installing twin plug heads (Thanks to Len) and its getting every trick under the sun including EFI and direct fire ignition.. a healthy dose of CR and a vengeful cam make it even better.. I do a ton of Spyder engines, but this one has beaten them all.. 1200 pounds and 250 HP! It'll be seeing time at SPA, Monaco and Leman including a tour to the classic Leman in 2006! |
nynone4 |
Oct 7 2005, 08:07 AM
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Hammer to fit. Paint to match. Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 20-May 03 From: East Peoria, Illinois Member No.: 713 Region Association: None |
Wow - Vic's car even has the driver's turn signal lense missing like Dean's car. That's attention to detail!
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Jake Raby |
Oct 7 2005, 12:34 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,398 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
But he could have gotten rid of those beck versions of the turn signals and got the originals from dario (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif)
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 7 2005, 07:37 PM
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Hey Jake, great photos of the aluminum 550. Do you have more photos from the side, and front? Please post them if you have more,thank you...Nick |
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 7 2005, 08:25 PM
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A view of Vic's interior.
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BEE DRIVEN |
Oct 7 2005, 08:28 PM
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A view of the seats, and firewall of the interior.
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