James Dean Porsche Posters

What brand name parts did James Dean use on his original Porsche 550 Spyder?

I have seen the poster of him on a Champion spark plug poster, what other brand name parts did Dean use??

First, in response to the previous answerer, while James may have had other Porsches, the car he is most famous for is the "Li'l Bastard" 550 Spyder. Most famous as it was the car he raced, and the car he died in.

The Champion Spark plug poster came about long after the when the company licensed his image for advertising purposes. He may have used them in his 550, but odds are that he used whatever his mechanic preferred. There is very little documentation on his car, but from the pieces that I've read about (mostly race entry forms and some surviving log books), it seems that it was mostly stock and outfitted with the Porsche OEM parts since the 550 was sold as a customer racecar to begin with.

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