May 12, 2015 few triumphs have inspired drivers like sir stirling moss victory at the 1955 mille miglia. Philip porter has written about 30 motoring books, twice winning the montagu trophy for best motoring book of the year. Sir stirling moss 1955 mille miglia victory in the. In june 2005, while appearing at the goodwood festival of speed, moss signed the bonnet of his 1955 mille miglia winning mercedesbenz 300 slr which was to be its last year of public appearances it made over numerous years, before retiring to the newly built mercedesbenz. Book mille miglia, and hand signed photo by stirling moss.
The new, official book of the 2015 mille miglia opens with a focus on the memorable victory in the 1955 event by stirling moss and denis jenkinson in a. Hulton deutschcorbis via getty images in that way he was very like ayrton senna and a lot of the greats. Sir stirling moss 1955 mille miglia victory in the mercedes. Oct 28, 2016 partner petrolicious takes a look back at the story of sir stirling moss recordbreaking victory at the 1955 mille miglia race in the mercedesbenz 300 slr. Then just 25 years old, driver moss and codriver denis jenkinson roared through 992 miles of italian countryside in just 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 48 seconds. Sir stirling moss recalls the famous mille miglia of when he and denis jenkinson did just that. Mar 31, 2015 this past week i was sent an article that was published in the may 1997 issue of motor sport about denis jenkinsons ride at mille miglia in 1955 with stirling moss in a mercedesbenz 300slr when moss set the record time for that event. A 25yearold driver on a meteoric rise to racing success. Moss had done well in a works ctype the previous year, running with norman dewis. Few words are as evocative for classic car enthusiasts as mille miglia. Stirling moss book the definitive biography, volume 1. Stirling moss wasnt just one of the best formula 1 drivers that england has ever produced, but possibly its greatest allround driver.
Sir stirling moss and his cars coming to lime rock hemmings. While he was best known for his storied grand prix career, sir stirling was a consumate allrounder. My racing life ben cussons, chairman of the royal automobile club motoring committee, said, the club were honoured to host both the media launch and an exclusive event for its members on. Pages filled with tables show the details of the cars and their final ranking. When i was at the mercedesbenz museum i was thrilled to get a chance to see the car that stirling moss drove to the record victory at mille miglia in 1955. Since its inception in 1927 the mille miglia has been ranked as the best known openroad race in the world. At home in any type of car he partnered with journalist denis jenkinson to win the historic mille miglia in 1955.
Moss had done well in a works ctype the previous year, running with norman dewis as his passenger, even though they failed to finish. Hes great ambassador for the sport and the uk, hamilton said of moss. We are pleased to offer a very limited edition and exclusive book by sir stirling moss, celebrating the mille miglia winning 722 mercedesbenz 300 slr driven by stirling moss and navigator denis jenkinson in 1955. This unique book based on denis jenkinsons mille miglia report in motorsport magazine, including many photographs of this legendary race with further written material by doug nye. An inductee into the international motorsports hall of fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of competition and has been described as the greatest driver never to win the world championship. Moss was born to racing with both parents involved in motorsports. Stirling moss and the mille miglia still exceptional. The same can be said for stirling moss on the other side of the pond. Stirling mossian wooldridge mille miglia page 1 tv. Stirling moss celebrates winning the mille miglia in 1955. Stirling with his works ctype xkc011 at scrutineering in brescia for the 1953 mille miglia, the cars race number 542 indicating a scheduled starttime of 5. Mille miglia, the very words roll off the tongue and bring visions of sleek sports cars driven at fantastic speeds through small villages and along country roads, forcing their way past swarms of wasps, the countless fiats that left the starting ramp hours before. The story of the 1955 mille miglia is now legend, but there is much more to know about stirling.
Scuderia ferrari pays tribute to sir stirling craufurd moss, one of our most formidable rivals on track, from 1950 to 1962 and undoubtedly one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. This is a book that all motor racing enthusiasts will treasure. Starting in 1948, he made his name in little 500cc coopers, moving towards stardom in hwm, era and cooper f2 cars, then his own f1 maserati 250f. Sixty years ago today, stirling moss and denis jenkinson won the mille miglia. Nigel mansell james hunt the great race british grand prix monaco grand prix michael schumacher stirling formula one le mans. In this very personal book, stirling moss guides the reader through his motor racing life with a fascinating, insightful and often amusing commentary to an unrivalled collection of over 300 photographs, many of which will be unfamiliar to even his most ardent fans.
When the editor asked me to write about my greatest moment, i needed to pause and think. Stirling moss and the two wins that made him a legend part 2. Stirling moss and the two wins that made him a legend. First page of jenks article in motor sport a small note. In 1955, mercedes made another attempt at winning the mm, this time with careful preparation and a more powerful car, the mercedesbenz 300 slr which was based on the formula one car mercedesbenz w196, entirely different from their sports cars carrying the 300 sl name. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With moss in the mille miglia motor sport magazine. The 300 slr will be displayed from the collection of the mercedesbenz factory, as will a second car, a w196 grand prix car of the same type that juan manuel fangio and sir stirling used to finish onetwo in the formula 1 championship standings, also in 1955. In 1955 moss won italys thousandmile mille miglia road race.
Like so many young boys in the fifties, he was philips absolute hero. Stirling moss relives his mille miglia record, unbeaten for. Its the story of sir stirling mosss recordcrushing win of italys great race the mille miglia in the mercedesbenz 300 slr. We are pleased to offer a very limited edition and exclusive book by sir stirling moss, celebrating the mille miglia winning 722 mercedesbenz 300 slr driven. Aug 14, 2014 stirling moss wasnt just one of the best formula 1 drivers that england has ever produced, but possibly its greatest allround driver. On may 1st motorracing history was made, for stirling moss won the 1,000mile mile miglia, the first time in twentytwo years that this has been achieved by a british driver, and i had the very great privilege of sitting beside him throughout this epic drive. Below is a great documentary about his life, presented by the everwatchable sir patrick stewart. Stirling moss the definitive biography, volume 1 porter press. Welcome to the website of the legendary british motor racing driver sir stirling moss obe, widely recognised as the greatest allround racing driver in the history of motorsport. Isnt it the ultimate dream for any classic car fan to participate in the mille miglia once in his lifetime. Jun 28, 2015 ride on board with sir stirling moss in his mille miglia winning mercedes the iconic 722 mercedesbenz 300slr takes to the hill with the legendary pilot at the wheel. Blessed with a car that was the class of the field, you probably know that sir stirling moss and. May 15, 2015 in this very personal book, stirling moss guides the reader through his motor racing life with a fascinating, insightful and often amusing commentary to an unrivalled collection of over 300 photographs, many of which will be unfamiliar to even his most ardent fans. Sep 17, 2019 hes great ambassador for the sport and the uk, hamilton said of moss.
Driving through small romantic villages and historic cities like ferarra and pisa. Racing legend sir stirling moss died at the age of 90 in the early hours of easter morning. Crowds seemingly oblivious of any danger watching the true heirs of the great citytocity races that were run at the beginning of. A photo book showing photos and names of all the contestants and their cars. May 12, 2015 in the end, both inexperienced drivers and cars that had become simply too fast for the roads conspired to end the event after the 1957 contest. Take the time to learn more about a great racing hero and our fellow porsche admirer. The book is signed by stirling moss and philip porter. Stirling moss relives his mille miglia record, unbeaten. Sir stirling moss, the 1955 winner, says that much of the competition would be off the road by the first few milesby todays standards, almost anyone could turn up and drive in the mille miglia. Stirling moss and denis jenkinson in the 300 slr at the 1955 mille miglia. Stirling mosss retrospective on the 1955 mille miglia saga. A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term. The stunning number of beautiful classic cars, icons from the history of car racing. A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, that enthusiasm was largely fired by stirling moss.
This unique book based on denis jenkinsons mille miglia report in motorsport magazine, including many photographs of this legendary race with further written. A passion for motor sport first edition by denis jenkinson, john blunsden, stirling moss isbn. Jenks recounting of his 1955 mille miglia record ride. Moss and jenkinson were the favourites to win, although they had no knowledge of the local roads despite this being mosss fifth attempt at the mille miglia. The epic 1,000 mile race from brescia to rome was originally held from 19271957, and not only became the ultimate test of skill for wellheeled gentlemen driving the worlds finest grand touring sports cars, but was also the proving ground for many marques. Apr 03, 2015 stirling moss and denis jenkinson in the 300 slr at the 1955 mille miglia. Ride on board with sir stirling moss in his mille miglia. Stirling moss greatest victory wasnt supposed to happen.
Sir stirling moss and his cars coming to lime rock. The story, or better the stories, of that legendary race live again in this book, which tells the tales of the classic bresciana, first of all through hundreds of pictures, most of them never previously published. His longing to win in british cars was rewarded with two fine f1 seasons at vanwall 1957a 58, with whom he came very close to winning the f1 world championship, and. On board a mercedesbenz 300slr, the british pair covered. Britains greatest motor racing hero, stirling moss, relives his epic drive on the 1955 mille miglia.
May 12, 2015 sir stirling moss s performance at the 1955 mille miglia had all the makings of a legend. On may motorracing history was made, for won the and i had the very great privilege of sitting beside him throughout this drive. Lister cars announced the build and sale of the lister knobbly stirling moss at the royal automobile club in london in june 2016. This well illustrated book is part of the four book series of stirling moss scrapbooks and is the third in the series in terms of chronological order. At the 1955 mille miglia, stirling moss was supposed to set a fast pace, simply to goad the competition into making errors. Jenks recounting of his 1955 mille miglia record ride with moss. A leather limited edition of the book is also available as are the other three standard volumes, all of which are signed. This past week i was sent an article that was published in the may 1997 issue of motor sport about denis jenkinsons ride at mille miglia in 1955 with stirling moss in a mercedesbenz 300slr when moss set the record time for that event.
But the mille miglia as moss and jenkinson knew all too well as they went about writing a road book as detailed as possible. This race was won by mercedesbenz factory driver stirling moss with the aid of his. His father alfred moss raced at brooklands and when his studies took him to america he raced at indianapolis. The text has been written by leonardo acerbi, who also wrote mille miglia story 19271957. Moss was relying entirely on jenkinsons pace notes now used ubiquitously in modern rallying that they had spent months compiling. Moss on his way to winning the italian mille miglia race in 1955 his most famous ever drive. Stirling moss drove this mercedesbenz slr to victory in the 1955 mille miglia moss was part. Moss passed away on easter sunday at his mayfair, london home at the age of 90, with his wife susie, the lady moss, by his side. Stirling moss and navigator denis jenkinson in their mercedesbenz 300 slr, mille miglia km road race, italy.
Sir stirling craufurd moss, obe 17 september 1929 12 april 2020 was a british formula one racing driver. Apr 21, 2018 stirling with his works ctype xkc011 at scrutineering in brescia for the 1953 mille miglia, the cars race number 542 indicating a scheduled starttime of 5. One of the original jetsetters at the peak of his racing career, such is the continued demand for sir stirlings services, that he still globetrots around the. Stirling moss and the 1953 jaguar ctype drive results. Recently we popped by the royal automobile club for the anniversary of sir stirling moss obe winning the 1955 mille miglia which also coincided with the launch of sir stirlings new book stirling moss.
Sir stirling mosss performance at the 1955 mille miglia had all the makings of a legend. This is why sir stirling moss mille miglia record is unbeaten. We are now able to offer a very limited number of the stirling moss 722 books not available anywhere else, with the full approval of sir stirling moss. In the end, both inexperienced drivers and cars that had become simply too fast for the roads conspired to end the event after the 1957 contest. Moss smiled and replied sir stirling moss, actually. A historic race win for mercedesbenz posted on may 20, 2011 by steve mckelvie when i was at the mercedesbenz museum i was thrilled to get a chance to see the car that stirling moss drove to the record victory at mille miglia in 1955. Ride on board with sir stirling moss in his mille miglia winning mercedes the iconic 722 mercedesbenz 300slr takes to the hill with the legendary pilot at the wheel. There have been so many days that i like to remember and each had its own challenge and therefore its own pleasure. Sir stirling moss, one of britains greatest ever racing drivers, has died at the age of 90. The book brings together a series of portraits in alphabetical order that make up the fragments of this historic sports and cultural mosaic that was the mille miglia, once again told by leonardo acerbi from his deep knowledge of the bresciabased race. Here, moss tells the story of his victory in his own words. And a handsigned photo by sirling moss, the winner of the 1955 mille miglia. Apr 12, 2020 scuderia ferrari pays tribute to sir stirling craufurd moss, one of our most formidable rivals on track, from 1950 to 1962 and undoubtedly one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.
On may 1st motorracing history was made, for stirling moss won the 1,000mile mile miglia, the first time in twentytwo years that this has been achieved by a british driver, and i. The winners of 2015 were juan tonconogy and guillermo berisso in a bright blue bugatti t40, made in 1927. Numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time. Few triumphs have inspired drivers like sir stirling moss victory at the 1955 mille miglia. But let us go back to the beginning, for this win was not a fluke on the spur of the moment, it was the result of weeks, even months. The 1955 mercedes season and its twin highlights a winning the mille miglia and the british grand prix. Stirling moss is the most searched hot trends keyword south africa in the map shown below interest by region and time. This is why sir stirling moss mille miglia record is. Stirling moss, known as the uncrowned champion after his stellar career in the golden age of grand prix racing, has died at the age of 90 after a long illness. This well illustrated book is part of the four book series of stirling moss scrapbooks and is the last in terms of chronological order. Then just 25 years old, driver moss and codriver denis jenkinson roared through 992 miles of italian. In 1955, stirling moss won the worlds most famous road race, the mille miglia, completing the near mile distance in a barely believable 10 hours seven minutes and 48 seconds, at. Sir stirling moss talks about formula one, that mille miglia race, the accident that sent him into a coma and how he wants to be remembered.
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