Competition Motors "the Dean of Palm Springs" Long Sleeve Tee

On March 26, 1955, James Dean drove to victory at Palm Springs, racing his Porsche 1500 Super Speedster. A car sold, serviced and race prepared by Hollywood's legendary Competition Motors.

This new long sleeve tshirt celebrates that weekend with Dean winning both his class and overall, and returning the next day to win his class again. For this lightweight, 100% cotton long sleeve tee, I've painstakingly recreated and assembled graphics and typography from original period sources.

FRONT: The script on the shirt front was painstakingly recreated by hand from a skewed old photograph of the original signage. The “Sales & Service”, “Speed Tuning”, and “Hollywood California” lettering is an exact reproduction from a 1951 Competition Motors ad in Road & Track.

BACK:  The oversized 23F is an exact recreation of the racing number carried by Dean's Speedster when he won at Palm Springs. While the Palm Springs “crest” is my recreation of an embroidered patch design from the venue.

It's original art printed on a soft and lightweight, premium Natural (not white) combed cotton long sleeve tee. Think more Ralph Lauren / Banana Republic – and less neighborhood car show shirt / 80 grit sandpaper.