I drove past the spot that JD died many times in my commute to the SLO area from N Cal. Pretty remote area. here's a little site I found:
https://californiathroughmylens.com/james-dean-crash-site

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT