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The magnesium car is built to the exact specification of the 1958 model, and is the only car that was ever endorsed by Moss. Brian Lister invited Moss to drive for Lister on three separate occasions, at Goodwood in 1954, Silverstone in 1958 and at Sebring in 1959, [65] and to celebrate these races, 10 special-edition lightweight Lister Knobbly ...
May 8, 2020 · Ahead of his career-ending crash, in the early 1960s Stirling successfully made the distinctive royal blue Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB (number ‘7’) his own, the perfect road car for racing, and now a perennial, and popular, favourite, competing at the Goodwood Revival.
Dec 7, 2021 · Mercedes-Benz Classic has produced a short film that documents the final drive of the 300 SLR “722” that Moss drove to his record-setting victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia—a farewell tour through London before it goes to its permanent home at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
Apr 12, 2023 · Remember it was in a sports car that he first made his significant mark on the emerging post-war motor sport world, in that astonishing victory in the RAC Tourist Trophy on the Dundrod circuit in Northern Ireland, in a privateer Jaguar XK120, on the eve of his 21st birthday.
Stirling Moss made his motor racing debut at the wheel of his father’s BMW 328 in 1948, soon making the transition to single-seaters and was an early customer of Cooper cars, like many future stars, cutting his teeth in the 500cc Formula Three.
May 9, 2024 · Stirling Moss was a British Formula One Grand Prix racing driver who was considered by many to have been the greatest driver who never won a world championship. Moss won his first event in 1950 in England and went on to win scores of races, including the British Grand Prix (twice) and the Monaco.
Apr 21, 2020 · Sir Stirling Moss was a trailblazer, not just for British motor racing, but in the way he conducted himself and his career. We examine the Moss legacy, and how he continues to hold a special place in motor sport history long after his racing career was cut short. Author.
