If James Dean was still alive then what car would he drive?

Honestly, I'd bet on something like a Porsche Boxter S. Mr. Dean loved his convertibles, and in fact died in one of the spiritual ancestors of the Boxter, the Porsche 550 Spyder. Beautiful, isn't it? read more

James Dean would be about 85 years old if he were still alive. Most 85 year olds no longer drive due to the effects of aging. But presumably he'd drive something easy to operate and park. Likely a new car with self-parking and lane assist. read more

At 5: 45 PM on this day in 1955, 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection. The driver of the other car, 23-year-old California Polytechnic State University student Donald Turnupseed, was dazed but mostly uninjured; Dean’s passenger, German Porsche mechanic Rolf Wütherich was badly injured but survived. read more