James Dean’s 1949 Mercury Coupe in Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean was the very symbol of the bad boy for the 50′s generation and in his movie, “Rebel Without A Cause,” the car he drove was a 49 Mercury. Customized for the movie, the 49 Mercury was dechromed. When the movie debuted, James Dean was already dead, and the movie inspired a new generation of teens to love this old classic. In fact, the 1949 Mercury is considered by most to be one of the most famous movie cars in all time history.