In a sevenyear span between 1955 and 1961 moss finished as. And once we had arrived we formed a ringfort of affection around this bald and diminutive great man and were strangely loth. 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. Sir stirling craufurd moss, obe 17 september 1929 12 april 2020 was a british formula one racing 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. 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. With moss in the mille miglia motor sport magazine. Few triumphs have inspired drivers like sir stirling moss victory at the 1955 mille miglia. 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. Stirling with jenks in the 722 slr jenkinson came armed with a revolutionary set of comprehensive pace notes on a long roll of paper inside an alloy and perspex case. 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. Stirling moss was so good ferrari would have let his car. The mercedesbenz slr stirling moss is a one off limited edition roadster produced to celebrate the mercedesbenz slr 300 from 1955 and one of the most successful divers who raced it, stirling moss. Book mille miglia, and hand signed photo by stirling moss. Very special custom designed polo to commemorate the 20th anniversary amelia island concours delegance and stirling moss as honoree. Sir stirling moss obe is arguably the greatest allround racing driver of all time and a true icon of the motor racing.
Notwithstanding that it was the first major use of carbon fiber in a production car, the extremely limited production run. Then just 25 years old, driver moss and codriver denis jenkinson roared through 992 miles of italian. Youre going to want this kids book about stirling moss for yourself. Ride on board with sir stirling moss in his mille miglia. Today we present you with this 722 book by stirling moss, signed by the legend himself. This is why sir stirling moss mille miglia record is unbeaten. Rare mercedesbenz slr mclaren stirling moss now for sale.
The number on the car was 722, which represented the time he departe. One of the original jetsetters at the peak of his racing career, such is the continued demand for sir stirling s services, that he still globetrots around the. Hes great ambassador for the sport and the uk, hamilton said of moss. Back in june, we told you why you should own a mercedesbenz slr mclaren. Sir stirling craufurd moss is a british former formula one racing driver. In my teens i read a book about prince bira, a siamese racing driver before the war, and i thought that sounded like a. Buy 722 the xxii mille miglia, stirling moss, denis jenkinson and. It charts the journey of mosss famous mercedes 300slr, number 722 which. Mercedes must really like sir stirling moss because no only is the slr. The shirt represents one of stirling s moss famous victories in the 1955 mille miglia driving the mercedes 300 slr. Having sold out over the festive period, we are are pleased to announce the books return make sure to order. Everything else free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
Given that the two men had not practised the race at maximum speed, it would be interesting to see if the hand signals by which jenkinson communicated would be understandable. Youre going to want this kids book about stirling moss. 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. An inductee into the international motorsports hall. Owning this slr stirling moss would be better than having.
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