"the Little Bastard"
by Michael Boss
Cover: FATE Magazine, October 2007
Gouache on Rag Board
12.25" X 8.5"
From the collection of Danny Jackson, Hill City, Kansas
The painting is loosely based on Robert Norris' FATE Magazine article entitled ’ÄúThe Curse of the Little Bastard’Äù.¬Ý Actor James Dean died in his brand new 1955 Porsche Spyder.¬Ý Legendary car designer George Barris purchased the wreck and began parting out the car.¬Ý Soon, strange accidents and deaths followed.¬Ý Barris, being a bit spooked, stored the Porsche.
At the urging of the California Highway Patrol, Barris restored the car and it traveled countrywide as a safety exhibit.¬Ý In 1960, the Spyder was crated and being trucked from Florida to California.¬Ý Somewhere in between, the car mysteriously disappeared and has not been seen since.¬Ý The Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois is offering a million dollar reward for the return of the original Little Bastard!