Up for auction: the gearbox from James Dean's doomed Porsche 550 Spyder

Evidently, the trans-axel from Dean's nefarious 550 Spyder, seen above mounted in a rack, was removed from the car at some point and is now up for auction.

Bring A Trailer has a lot of photos of the CA registration, builders certificates and part numbers, all verifying that this is indeed the 4 speed that was on board when James Dean passed away. — Read the rest