Stirling Moss is a national treasure. Arguably, the world's
greatest all-round racing driver, he was a hero to several
generations of schoolboys and countless enthusiasts throughout the
world. He is still held in the highest esteem and is mobbed
whenever he attends events. He was one of the first of the
jet-setters, living a glamorous life of high octane motor sport and
beautiful women. He only had to be seen with a fabulous female
twice and all the papers would be reporting they were engaged. If
he sneezed, the Press wrote about it. He was the Beckham of his
era. Above all, he was a dedicated sportsman and probably the first
to make motor racing his sole profession. He had to make a living
out of it. He went rallying in the winter, not just for the fun of
it, but to make some money during the racing off-season. Throughout
his career he created his personal scrapbooks, several volumes per
year, and he kept a diary. This book dips into his personal records
and is spiced throughout with treasures to delight and fascinate.
These are supplemented by period comments and many of his
anecdotes. Moss has a fund of stories and is refreshingly non-PC!
In spite of being adored and respected by the public for more than
50 years, Stirling remains the modest man he always was. Long-term
friends and former colleagues have shared their fond memories with
Philip Porter for this book. The year 1955 was a truly remarkable
one for Stirling Moss. Yet to really establish himself at the
highest levels after gamely persevering with uncompetitive British
machinery, he finished the year second only to the great Fangio in
the World Championship and a household name, a mega-star. If there
had been a world championship for sports cars, he would have won it
by a handsome margin for he recorded some extraordinary victories
in possibly his greatest year. In 1955, Moss won his first Grand
Prix, won the uniquely gruelling Targa Florio, won the classic
Tourist Trophy for the third time and, most amazing of all,
brilliantly won the Mille Miglia, the sensationally dangerous 1,000
race around the roads of Italy, reaching over 170mph! This book is
a light-hearted look at the fun, the excitement, the lifestyle, the
challenges, the tragedies, and the victories.
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