What an impressive story! Roman, you are a great story teller and even though I generally watch RCR for the funny commentary about various cars I find that you have a knack for giving insight into mysteries of the past.

@trinidadapodaca7027

2 жыл бұрын

couldnt find anything on james for a while so this is a good reward

It's 4am... Time to watch

@THEBACONATOR20

7 жыл бұрын

Exage304 5am checking in

@troopmasta7

7 жыл бұрын

Exage304 7:05am here....no regrets

@THEBACONATOR20

7 жыл бұрын

troopmasta7 one of my favorite channels I really want it to support it any way I can.

@faisal3398

7 жыл бұрын

Exage304; 2pm isn't that bad

@Exage304

7 жыл бұрын

Just finished and wanted to say: Roman, great job! These are awesome no matter the length. Keep up the great work.

the "little bastard" would make a good barn find on forza. also this was a great story

@wildmikefilms

4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that would be amazing

@nevagibup

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I dont think you want to see alex die would ya?

@theenzoferrari458

3 жыл бұрын

And it'll curse your console and probably catch it on fire or crash the game.

@dehoedisc7247

3 жыл бұрын

FFFF off

@singlepeg8331

3 жыл бұрын

Its been 4 years, what the fuck

I will give you a mic or set up your compression better.. If you are going to talk for this long you deserve to be heard.

@redduck680

3 жыл бұрын

Never thought I’d see zeos here. Pleasantly surprised

@ZReviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@redduck680 he reviewed my car a few years back. Good luck finding it

@redduck680

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZReviews You have sent me on a journey that I must complete. Also, stop making my wallet hurt. I bought the monolith m570s a few months back on sale, and now I’m thinking about selling them and buying gl2000s.

@EEEEEEEE

2 жыл бұрын

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

@primmslimm7185

2 жыл бұрын

@@EEEEEEEE E

Roman, you should do the curse of peak race car drivers. Senna, McRae, Earnhardt, etc.

@thevictimcard7065

7 жыл бұрын

Sean K yes pls

@smokecrackhailsatan

7 жыл бұрын

No curse there. Peak race car drivers, the most dominant in their sport, drive just that much more insane than the regular drivers, so they die at a higher rate. It's almost like everyone else is already running at the ragged edge, and pushing it just a little farther isn't good for lifespan?

@catfish552

7 жыл бұрын

Wot, people in a high-risk sport that can easily be fatal sometimes die? Incredible.

@ferdinandstrat

7 жыл бұрын

Anything for Aerton.

@williwonti

7 жыл бұрын

Racers, pilots, astronauts and professional adrenaline junkies often drive their commute in a very cautious manner it is true. But race car drivers usually push it on the track. The track is just usually safe enough not to kill them these days.

That "39 chevy" is over ten years off. And the ten years between 39 and 49 were probably the most rapidly changing decade in auto history.

@kjmerkel69

7 жыл бұрын

And that ad for the Country Squire was 5 years off, too. It was an interesting story to tell, sure, but it had, in the words of Chris Harris, some "continuity nightmares" for photographic citations.

@i_dodge_trees

4 жыл бұрын

Copyright is a bitch

@edwardallan197

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch. I posted similar before seeing yours!

@trinidadapodaca7027

2 жыл бұрын

those fast backs were cool til 53 chevys and 51 plymonths the merc was the best to fix up

driven that 46-41 Exchange 100 times. love stopping by His Chrome Mem

James Dean died on a stretch of highway near my house actually. the stretch has a high mortality rate and is nicknamed death alley

@GeorgeMaj15

7 жыл бұрын

and there it is! 18:40. I'm from Paso Robles

@georgeharleydavidsonrider156

4 жыл бұрын

George I did not know that.

@joeambrose3260

3 жыл бұрын

Please post proof pronto, pics preferred

@rolux4853

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeambrose3260 hello sir, may I ask if you have very strong trust issues? Is it so unlikely that people live near a highway?

@joeambrose3260

3 жыл бұрын

@@rolux4853 I do sir. In fact, I highly doubt Ro Lux is your actual name

you should do the 90s motorbike speed wars next, that should be a nice short one, i cant wait to eventually hear the ford vs ferarri at lemans

@waterdogxx7871

7 жыл бұрын

antsolja he basically already did in his Hayabusa video

@truantray

7 жыл бұрын

antsolja AJ Baime did Ford Ferrari in his book, Go like hell.

I think if you take essential parts from a car that was destroyed in a fatal accident, you're asking for trouble.

@stevew278

4 жыл бұрын

What would you consider an essential part?

@jpm408

4 жыл бұрын

Taking any part even a nut from a car where someone died would transfer the energy if the deadly crash accident into your vehicle. Deans porsche became a coffin. To sell the crashed vehicle for monetary gain would be disrespectful to the deceased and curse the buyers.

@kamikaze01239

4 жыл бұрын

Steve w Tires, ect.

@JoeyBlazegalov

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@manuelkong10

3 жыл бұрын

Totally Agree Panzer Man

Don't try to shorten these. Honest, I can listen to you talk about this kind of stuff for hours.

Hey Roman great job. I believe if you begin with an interest in something and it becomes a passion then you can never get enough. The 37 plus minutes flew by and I was tuned in 100% from start to fin.... All in all Thank You Roman and RCR.

@colettegunning4666

Жыл бұрын

L

The "used 1939 Chevy" stock photo at 6:12 is a 1951 Chevy.

I was named after James Dean. No I'm serious, I was.

@BlueCollarExCalifornian

7 жыл бұрын

There's a story behind that too. You see when my mom was pregnant with me my dad was high on something and he thought he was the reincarnation of James Dean. That is how I got my name. My bad was born 5 years after James Dean died. It means nothing but my dad was kind of a rebel too and he has lots of James Dean paraphernalia .

@ussindianapolis9137

5 жыл бұрын

Lol lair

@jamesberlo4298

5 жыл бұрын

Dont worry I believe you!

@wilhelmofcharlotte772

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and I was named after Bryan Adams (my middle name anyway).

@ConsciousRobot

5 жыл бұрын

I was named after Michael Jackson. I hated my parents for that

Something interesting is that the famous actor Sir Alec Guinness warned him "Next Thursday you will be dead if you get in that car".

Dean wasn’t dumb for wanting to be part of the racing fraternity. It’s a brother/sisterhood unlike anything, including the army. Like just a few weeks ago we lost a marshal who was overseeing a race at brands hatch. I’m an American and I felt the pain like it happened at my home track

@coliimusic

7 ай бұрын

Yeah regardless of background, participation in the motorsport community is kind of its own reward with the solidarity it provides between fans, officials, and teams alike

The Porsche is basically the devil z

@FidelCastro128

6 жыл бұрын

Plenty of expensive super car crashes on KZread! Entitled drivers need driving lessons..

@sabyasachiroy7482

3 жыл бұрын

Of real life

"Winton eventually quit the farming business to become a dental technician."... If only that was the case nowadays.

You should kickstart a fund of rare collectors cars and maintain the cars along with researching their stories. I'd totally invest.

@skrackensdal

7 жыл бұрын

an RCR museum?

@IOUaUsername

7 жыл бұрын

I think one of the Jalopnik guys already has this. A bunch of seriously odd kit cars from 70's and stuff like that.

@inspectorchicken

7 жыл бұрын

IOUaUsername I'm thinking more of a community thing here, not a personal thing :)

@rolux4853

3 жыл бұрын

@@inspectorchicken sorry for asking three years later, but how do you think this would work? Is it your intend, that the cars belong to everyone who invested in them, to a certain degree? Basically like the shareholders of a company, just for a single car in this case? If that’s what you had in mind, I highly doubt it is possible..

@inspectorchicken

3 жыл бұрын

@@rolux4853 I'd do this exactly like a real estate or gold fund. You own a share of that fund and the share represents the cars value inside that fund minus the running and managing cost.

George Barris was a notorious liar, routinely taking credit for other customizers and painters work. His brother Sam was a skilled builder, but George was mostly just a self-promoter, creating gimmicky cars for TV. Barris just created the "curse" story to create buzz and raise the value.

@ronindebeatrice

7 жыл бұрын

Barris was a known huckster. Jay Leno mentions his shenanigans on occasion.

@JRC99

4 жыл бұрын

For example, he claimed to have built the original General Lee for Warner Brothers. Something that has been proven false repeatedly.

@tomlusty7289

2 жыл бұрын

Barris said the car disappeared because he could not prove that he bought it in the first place ! The car he displayed was not Dean's car !

@perrylankford4269

2 жыл бұрын

I met George Barris at Darryl Starbirds 50th anniversary car show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.. He definitely could tell a story...

@johngrepo9976

2 жыл бұрын

Sam Barris had all the talent, George was a good promoter and photographer.

This was very facinating! Loved this video. Favorite work that been posed on the channel this year. More car stories and history!

I can't believe that I am sitting here and watching 37 minute long documentary about a man I couldn't care less about, but here we are.

@crestonb5432

7 жыл бұрын

Dufffaaa93 I want one on JJ Armes

@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth7576

7 жыл бұрын

Dufffaaa93 d i s r e s p e c t

@gaydes1012

5 жыл бұрын

STOP YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW SERVE YOUR SENTENCE OR PAY WITH YOUR LIFE

@trinidadapodaca7027

2 жыл бұрын

well tell u wat , surscibe and u dont have to watch what u dont want duh

@jasonchristopher2977

Жыл бұрын

Dean was that eras brad pitt. Imagine if brad died like Paul walker. Or Paul walker is a good example. but being a car guy we all know that tires have date codes for reasons and they lose their bond after a few years. You never use old tires. Case in point, Paul Walker. Tires would be like the big wheel hard plastic tires. Not much traction. and when only a index card size patch is in contact with road at any time, it better be a great tire.

Just got from work, it was a long day, and here you go with this story. thank you very much. That was needed.

its crazy, because here in cali, at the jack ranch cafe, they have a memorial for james dean there. every year on the 30th of September they hold a get together to talk about james dean. guys show up in replica 550 spyders and take you up the road where the accident happened. they also point out on the drive the position of the sun and all this other information. super erie to drive that road on that day and at that time.

Some dumb scrapper probably collected the car. It was melted down, and now the curse exists in your refrigerator, Cadillac Catera, cell phone, and various other wares.

@fishinthesea5374

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that

Man... This is such beautiful work, writing, and narration. Thank you guys for having become such a well-rounded multidisciplinary automotive channel. Came for TRACK DAY BRO, stayed for James Dean Bio. Also, shorter?! Are you serious? Dude, this is bliss!

I do not stay up in early hours of then morning to listen to most people but Roman's voice has some magic I couldn't feel the time pass me by.

When the story couldn't possibly get any weirder, The Roman throw's us a Private investigator with two prosthetic arms.....Keep these docs coming, I feel like im reading Vonnegut with all these crazy characters.

I've driven past that crash site a ton of times driving up from LA to Monterey to go racing on Laguna Seca.

@loudlawnmower

7 жыл бұрын

chbrules that's kind of spooky

@chbrules

7 жыл бұрын

A little bit. I did slightly crash on track into a tire wall when it was rainy. THE CURSE IS REAL O_O

@ledzeppelin27

7 жыл бұрын

how fun is taking the corkscrew on Seca?

@chbrules

7 жыл бұрын

TBH, after the first couple times, it's overrated. It's one of the easiest turns on the track too. However, it is like a little roller coaster drop each time, so it is fun.

@pgtmr2713

7 жыл бұрын

ledzeppelin27 My favorite corner... in video games

Wow, keep them coming please! Length doesn't bother me, I could listen to this for hours as well written and narrated as these are. Love automotive history and the way you bring it out in these videos is great! Would like to hear you do a piece on the legend of Carroll Shelby, as long as that would be though I'm not sure you would want to.

Absolutely LOVE these long-form story videos....please don't stop them!

This is along the lines of "Eastern Airlines fight 401". Parts used from a tragedy that came back to haunt others. Good coverage.

keep up with these.. good content here.

James Dean and Steve McQueen have a timeless cool about them.

@jamescampione8531

2 жыл бұрын

Iread

The Roman -- I *love* these Stories! I think you're doing a fabulous job of putting the material together, and your passion in the delivery makes it impossible to hit pause -- it's infectious. Don't worry about these getting too long, as long as you're having a blast making them. Cheers!

Good job Roman! I found this video very informative, keep it up! I appreciate how you weave together your visuals to truly tell a story.

The photo you are showing as Donald Turnupseed is that of Donald Dooley, a student at Shandon High who witnessed the accident. Donald Gene Turnupseed died in 1995, not 1981.

@larrysmith6797

6 жыл бұрын

That's OK. A lot of his Porsche 550 images are of 550 replicas.

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

F. Scott Fitzhemingway ....Rolf Wütherich died in 1981, maybe that was the mixup.

Smokey Yunick would be a good feature for one of these.

Loved this Roman! I've driven passed that fateful spot many times crossing the lower central valley of California, usually on my way to or from Vegas. I'm just a stones throw from Paso and Cal Poly. Thanks for doing the research and taking the time!

All of these stories have been amazing so far and I've looked forward to each one you've made!

J.J. Armes never got to work with Wheels and The Legman

more roman we need more of these stories!!!!

These RCR stories are quickly becoming my favorite thing about RCR. Not to say I don't still love the car reviews, but I'm a big history buff so getting some auto history in an interesting format is just legendary.

By far the best presentation on James Dean .

This videos are brilliant btw. Keep them up!

@henrykincaid6821

7 жыл бұрын

Even the most made-up stories usually have some basis in fact; the car appears to have had multiple chunks taken out of it over the years and so in all likely hood was probably broken down for parts and salvage over perhaps a couple of decades or so. Shame really

@curbozerboomer1773

2 жыл бұрын

@@henrykincaid6821 It certainly is apparent,from studying the crash site photos, that the vehicle was really seriously trashed in that collision...those photos of the car that Barris put on display, show a vehicle that had somehow been modified, to look a little less smashed up!...a couple of longer-ranged 'witnesses to the crash, said they thought Rolfe had been the driver, but they were wrong...Accident witnesses are frequently inconsistent when describing what they think they have seen.

I'm gonna buy a Porsche and paint it like the little bastard. let's see what happens

@ShiftnoteProductions

4 жыл бұрын

please dont

@wildmikefilms

4 жыл бұрын

Please do

@jet5995

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh only that real car was cursed...

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

leo hernández There is no fucking thing as a curse...please use some logic, it will take you farther in life than believing in voodoo shit.

@guywithphone9222

3 жыл бұрын

@@blueberrycobbler but Ron burgundy said to beware of voodoo

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I've heard of this car and tid bits of lore, but now I feel like I know so much more. Sharing knowledge is great... but it's better when it's well done. Please don't worry about keeping them short. Cheers.

If you're ever in Illinois, the Volo Auto Museum is worth a quick visit. There's four buildings of cool and interesting cars and one building of tabloid level schlock. And supposedly the antique mall is haunted.

these auto history videos are great. Entertaining and we get to learn. Some of the other new experiments are not nearly as interesting

@trinidadapodaca7027

2 жыл бұрын

well ive been introducing lot of music videos here but when hiting beach boy stuff like 409 and shut down i couldn't find anything on cars

@trinidadapodaca7027

2 жыл бұрын

so thanks for this

why does the Roman always sound like he's speaking into a cup when he records?

@fishinthesea5374

3 жыл бұрын

Poor quality duh

I love these vids, especially if they're long. I actually watch as much as I listen, and they're great in the hour I have to relax before going to work. Keep it up, Roman.

Thank you, Roman. I really enjoy your RCR stories. Keep them coming!

6:00 am TIME TO GO TO WORK!!! And listen to the roman

James Dean will live on as James Franco.

@PD-we8vf

4 жыл бұрын

Xtoxin loli-necronomicon both butt darts.

@jonesy2111

3 жыл бұрын

Franco isn't a pimple on Dean's ass

Thank you, Roman! Your stories are great listening and I especially love the story of James Dean and the cursed Porsche. Little did I know about the rumor of his car hiding in my county. Keep it up!

Great work Roman. Awesome video, I learned so much about James Dean. I am sure this series is a TON of work, but please keep it up.

After disappearing, the car was restored by a man named... James Dean. The former engine was replaced by an L30 Straight six with triple Weber carbs and twin turbos, bored out to 3.1 liters. The newly named "Devil Bastard" made over 600hp, and it still races on the Wa- California highways to this day. Its only rival is a black Porsche 911 Turbo, known to California street racers only as "Blackbird."

@byronjames9279

2 жыл бұрын

What a load of bollocks man!

This was so good. Don't worry about that length. Every minute was good.

Roman, this was awesome. Thank you for putting this out there. I didn't mind the length at all. Good stuff, Keep it up!!

James Dean died in a Porsche. Ryan Dunn (famous Jackass star) died in a Porsche. Paul Walker died in a Porsche. Conspiracy much???

@kylesiebert2770

6 жыл бұрын

Cesar Cantu I think Porsche is cursed

@henrysu5741

5 жыл бұрын

Rear engine RWD is just too much for the majority of people

@redpantiesnight9423

4 жыл бұрын

@@henrysu5741 you're an idiot....its porsches have a tendency to blow up

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

Cesar Cantu It’s called a coincidence, other people die in Porsches and Chevys, Fords, Toyotas...and so on. The low intellect in this comment section is disturbing.

@cesarcantu9001

4 жыл бұрын

blueberrycobbler you commented on something old. This was way over your head and wasn’t meant to be taken seriously.

People complaining about the pronunciation of Porsche and I am sitting here laughing at Paso Roe Bless.

@beatlebabe1969

7 жыл бұрын

Frank Smith same lmao

These documentaries are fantastic. I wouldn't worry about the length, it's the content that matters. You truly have a gift.

Gather 'round the KZread campfire and watch The Roman weave a tail of legend and mystery...I really really enjoy these videos.

Dude! I have a tattoo of the little bastard on my arm.

@AE86ofMtAkina

7 жыл бұрын

Breaking News: Man's arm ripped off during horrific accident

@stephendeben1590

7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Wiley good luck

That curse is now on you...due to the way you say Porsche. Come on man!

@Mamo878

7 жыл бұрын

No shit. Makes you wonder about anything and everything he says if he cannot even get that basic fact correct.

@Dead_ham

6 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck cares. Jesus Christ.....

@flumpaustin1994

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dead_ham He probably doesn't care either!

I can't thank you enough for this. As a Dean enthusiast, and a beginning car enthusiast with my first car, I really appreciate this story.

I think these might be my favorite videos produced by this channel, honestly. I love the variety of pictures that go with it too.

Is it jus me or does James Franco look a lot like James Dean?

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

eMAN No, he doesn’t it...not at all.🙄

I seriously think you should pronounce it "Porch" just to really annoy the purists. They probably say Jag-u-wire too.

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

Felonius Gru ..It shouldn’t be about making fun of “purists”, it’s all about saying the FAMILY NAME correctly. You pronounce it with a “ah” sound at the end because it’s being respectful to Mr. Ferdinand Porsche and his family.

This is awesome! I hope you continue doing more stories like these.

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!! I love how indepth your guys are. i am obsessed with the 50-60's so i really enjoyed that one.. thanks a million!

dude, thats how you say porsche, not your fault most of your country men seem to say porsch-ya

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Sims That’s not how you say it, the “ah” sound at the end is the correct way to say it. It’s a family name, I think Ferdinand Porsche knew how to pronounce his own fucking name.🙄

Sexual abuse in Hollywood is a major problem. It wouldn't surprise me if he was abused

I love these stories, and this one was so entertaining! I don't mind them being long, I listen to them while I'm driving. Thanks for another super entertaining tale and I can't wait for the next one!

This kind of content is pure gold. Please keep them coming!

Anyone else here from TikTok? Lmao

@blueberrycobbler

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Rodriguez NO..

ahhhhh dude get a new mic

@user-os8sq3uh4n

6 жыл бұрын

whale9418 yeah it's the bad kind of low fi

@TheOzthewiz

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-os8sq3uh4n more like NO fi

(Another fine example of six degrees of separation for me)! Turns out, the race track was the airport/strip ha… Thank YOU Scott Michaels!

Very well written. Thank you for such a fine production!

19:15 Guys named Donald T. ruining everything.

@joygrace7924

7 жыл бұрын

I ask a Republican all the time: "Can missiles slaughter millions on U.S. soil? You voted to find out."

Hmm, it's one thing to pronounce the name of the car company incorrectly, but you should get it right when you're talking about the man. See every doc about Andrew Carnegie for examples.

@Mamo878

7 жыл бұрын

Porsche is a Two-Syllable Word™ The car company and the man, Ferdinand Porsche, are both pronounced the same way. Duh.

@JasonFromCT

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I know. I was trying to be constructive in my criticism. It's one thing to say "hey my pronunciation of a car company is wrong, but that's how we say it in , so deal with it", it's another thing to talk about a specific individual, and pronounce their name wrong.

@Mamo878

7 жыл бұрын

+Jason Gotcha. _You_ get it. It still amazes me that so many do not. It's such a simple thing to pronounce an easily pronounceable name correctly. Yet so many don't. I suppose it's just sheer ignorance. We can educate though and will continue to do so.

Roman, I love these videos!!! I would actually be kinda sad if they were made any shorter. Keep up the brilliant work! Can't wait for the next story!

I really liked this story. I don't know how hard it is for you to do these, but I'm going to try and listen regardless of the length of the video. Keep up the good work!

I love these videos. It's so refreshing to see you two take your chennel in new, unexpected, and endlessly interesting ways.

Thank you so much for this. I was hooked and couldn't stop listening.

Now 4 years later I would suggest a research topic: The Blue Train race involving the Bentley boys. Wolfe Barnato subsequently commissioned a 'Corsica' style coachwork on new Bentley, celebrating that event that caught global media attention. That unique car is well-known in collector car communities.

Another great one Roman. Keep them coming. They are informative and enjoyable.

I love these stories. keep it up! absolutely facinating stuff.

Thanks for making this video, your story telling ability kept me interested for the entire video. :)

The information you presented about George Barris is spot on. I should know, i was lucky to work for Dean Jefferies.

This is much better than the "stream-of-consciousness" stuff. Car reviews (real ones) and car stories.

very well made! I really like how you did this. Thanks for this much appreciated.

What a great piece. Please don't worry too much about the length of the stories you want to tell. In no way did this feel like a rant or ramble. It is always important to edit, cut and, make your points concise but, I suggest keep following the stories while not sacrificing the depth or your insights for arbitrary time constraints. To date, I have yet to watched one of your long form video essays and thought, "this is too long" The opposite. Like Thomas Keller said, paraphrasing here, " I always want someone to take the last bite of a dish and want just one more" These new long stories leave me with that feeling of wanting a bit more, which is perfect. I think this feeling I experience, is a good sign, that you don't need to worry about their length. That said, I have at least a couple run on sentences in this comment so, take what I say with a grain of salt. Cheers!

awesome information-laden video, I love the length and breadth of it.

Competition Motors is now an Armenian cultural complex, and the Hollywood Ranch Market is now an El Pollo Loco XD Thanks for these awesome history lessons, Roman!

I like the stories. I don't think you should worry about the length as long as the content is good. This one was excellent.

it makes me sad that these don't get as many views. I'm always looking forward to these stories. Keep it up Roman!

This is damn good. Heard about James Dean as a 1950s idol. I love history so this story had my full attention. Great research. Thanks.

Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for putting this together.

I grew up in Fairmount, where Dean is from. For those interested, they have a car show in his honor every September. The same weekend, Gas City also has a car show (about 10 minutes north), and Jonesboro (right next to Gas City) has a motorcycle show. It makes for a great weekend for automotive enthusiasts. Marion occasionally tries to do something to ride the coattails of Fairmount/Gas City/Jonesboro, claiming the "he was born in Marion" line- but let's face it- nearly everyone born in Grant County was "born" in Marion- that's where the hospital is. Otherwise, Marion is a wasteland full of meth, run-down houses, and rot.