Stirling Moss

Author: Robert Edwards
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780752865621
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss raced professionally over 500 times until his near fatal crash in 1962. At the end of his racing career, he was the most famous Briton - no footballer, jockey, boxer or pop star has approached the national adulation Moss received. In this book Robert Edwards recounts the life of this extraordinary man, whose tally of wins was proportionately higher than any other driver's, ever, by a wide margin. During his colourful racing career Stirling Moss was incredibly gifted and competitive, and has talked in detail to Robert Edwards about his eventful life, from the bullying at school which helped forge his competitive spirit to the crash that almost ended his life.

Stirling Moss

Author: Stirling Moss
Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781910505069
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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. He takes us from his childhood to the height of his fame as 'Mr Motor Racing' and then to the sudden end of his career with that crash at Goodwood in 1962. Along the way we dwell on his finest moments as well as the setbacks, and delight in the sheer variety of machinery - almost 100 different cars - in which he competed during his rollercoaster racing life. 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. - The 1955 Mercedes season and its twin highlights – winning the Mille Miglia and the British Grand Prix. - His longing to win in British cars was rewarded with two fine F1 seasons at Vanwall (1957–58), with whom he came very close to winning the F1 World Championship, and sports car successes with Aston Martin. - Rear-engined Cooper and Lotus F1 cars with Rob Walker (1958–62), including two celebrated Monaco GP wins. - Two-seater variety: the amazing range of sports cars he drove included Jaguars (XK120, C-type and D-type), Maseratis (150S to 450S), Ferraris (250 GT SWB and Testa Rossa) and Porsches (550 Spyder to RS61), plus Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, Osca, Healey 100S, Cooper ‘Bobtail' and more. - Ever busy and versatile: rallying with Sunbeams, trialling a Harford special, Bonneville record-breaking with MG EX181, saloon car racing in a humble Standard Ten – and even a kart race. - Published to mark the 60th anniversary of Moss's famous win in the 1955 Mille Miglia road race in a Mercedes 300SLR. Foreword by 2014 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

Stirling Moss

Author: Philip Porter
Publisher: Porter Press
ISBN: 9781907085338
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Volume 1 of this all inclusive biography of the legendary Striling Moss covers his early life and career. Starting as a youth with incredible skill, young Stirling Moss quickly caught the eye when racing the 500cc cars invented just after the WWII. He soon ventured abroad and was laughed at for his tiny car – until he beat them. He became the British Champion at 21, something most drivers achieve in their 30's, 40's, or even 50's. Patriotically, Moss insisted on driving British cars, even when outmatched by more powerful, foreign vehicles. He often won. Admirable patriotism nearly ruined his promising career until he was forced to compromise, and quickly revived his career; showing he could beat the very best at the highest levels. In the final year covered by Vol 1, he won his first Grand Prix and such sports car classics as the Tourist Trophy, the Targa Florio, all amazing achievements, but Moss winning the Mille Miglia has gone down as one of the greatest feats in all sport.

Ciao, Stirling

Author: Valerie Pirie
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 178590499X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
When Valerie Pirie interviewed for her first real secretarial job after college, she did not expect to end up working for Stirling Moss. Regarded as the greatest driver who was never crowned world champion, he would become not only her new boss but also a lifelong friend. Here, in this playful and moving memoir, she opens up about the man behind the steering wheel. With a joie de vivre and unparalleled pluck, Pirie details the highs and lows of her many years working – and occasionally living – at very close quarters with a true pioneer of Formula One, recounting anecdotes from the track, the office and nights out in the West End of London with one of the best-known names in motor racing. Whether at Goodwood, Le Mans or the Nürburgring, Pirie was often there beside Moss to witness the wins, losses and technical malfunctions – and, of course, his career-ending crash in 1962. If she wasn’t at his bedside in the hospital, managing his never-ending building works or – on one occasion – transporting his spare dentures to France, Pirie was accompanying Moss wherever he needed her most. Never ‘just’ colleagues, the pair were true companions, and this book brings to light the story of their enduring friendship from the classic post-war era of motor racing through to today.

Legendary Race Cars

Author: Basem Wasef
Publisher: MotorBooks International
ISBN: 1616730455
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.

Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961

Author: Stirling Moss
Publisher: Porter Press
ISBN: 9780955006821
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The year 1961 heralded a new era for motor racing with the introduction of Formula One. It was a double challenge for Stirling Moss, who was still recovering from the accident that had almost killed him the year before. Yet, a rested and refreshed Moss relished the challenge. In this season of change, he drove Lotuses, Ferraris, Coopers, and Porsches, and found time to court a succession of glamorous women, much to the delight of the world's press!

The Boy

Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471198464
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
'Captures the bold, engaging spirit of one of Britain’s best-loved sporting heroes' Sunday Times 'A fascinating read and sure to be the definitive account of his life' Mark Knopfler SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the death of Stirling Moss on 12 April 2020 at the age of 90 made headlines, almost 60 years after he retired from Formula One. In The Boy, Richard Williams assesses what made him such an iconic figure. Told in 60 brief chapters, Williams builds a fascinating and revealing portrait of a driver who was a hero to millions. As the long years of war began to recede, sport in Britain was getting moving again and there was a need for heroes. Denis Compton and Stanley Matthews were in their pomp, playing to packed houses. But Stirling Moss was a fresh face, just 17 years old when he first emerged in 1947. Too young to have served and been scarred by the war, he was soon revealed to possess not only an unearthly degree of skill but the qualities of courage and resolution noted in the generation that fought in the air and on land and sea. Their youth had been stolen; his was new and unspoiled. The Boy explains how and why he came to occupy such a unique place in the esteem and the affections of the nation. Why him, rather than some of his contemporaries, such as Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, who shared a role in the rise of Britain as a power in international motor racing? Moss may never have been world champion, but he created a remarkable and enduring legacy, and Williams brilliantly shows just how he did it.

Lap of Honour

Author: Tim Hain
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
ISBN: 9781785315558
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A journey back to the golden age of motor racing, through the lens of a revived 1960s photographer. Tim Hain's evocative pictures and stories span 56 years and offer a true "fan's eye view." He encounters many track legends, notably Sir Stirling Moss, who is photographed in 33 cars, with input on each and a colorful foreword by "The Maestro."

Lotus 18

Author: Ian Wagstaff
Publisher: Porter Press
ISBN: 9781907085031
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
This is the full biography of Stirling Moss’ Lotus 18, chassis number 912. It is the car that drove him to two famous Grand Prix victories, first in Monaco and later at the Nurburgring. You’ll get the full story on both of these incredible victories. The accounts include Moss’ own recollections of the win, and what it was like racing against the likes of Rob Walker. Moss also retells his experience in the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, a victory that would mark his last World Championship Formula 1 victory. 912’s entire 1961 season, including seven other World Championship F1 races, is cover in immaculate detail, and is presented with over 300 period photographs (many of which have never been published), and a full portfolio of studio photography of this amazing Lotus 18.

Stirling Moss - Rally Driver

Author: Vic Quayle
Publisher: Herridge & Sons, Ltde.
ISBN: 9781906133931
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Accounts of all Stirling Moss's rallies: 1950 Daily Express 1,000 Mile Motor Rally, 1952 Monte Carlo Rally, 1952 Lyon-charbonnières Rally, 1952 Alpine Rally, 1952 Daily Express Rally, 1952 Fifteen Countries in Five Days, 1953 Monte Carlo Rally 1953 Alpine Rally, 1954 Monte Carlo Rally, 1954 International Alpine Trial, 1954 Great American Mountain Rally, 1955 Mille Miglia, 1956 Tour de France Automobile, 1957 Tour de France Automobile, 1965 East African Safari Rally, 1974 UDT World Cup Rally, 1989 2nd Pirelli Classic Marathon, 1990 3rd Pirelli Classic Marathon, 1991 4th Pirelli Classic Marathon, 1992 Targa Tasmania, 1992 5th Mitsubishi Classic Marathon Book jacket.