Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955

  • Based on Stirling Moss's own private scrapbooks
  •  A delightful behind-the-scenes look at fifties motor racing
  •  The social scene and the jet-set lifestyle
  •  The year of many of Moss's greatest triumphs
  •  Wins in the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio and the T.T.
  •  Stirling's very first Grand Prix win and on home turf
  •  The crumpet - the glamorous stars, the TV personalities…
  •  Stirling's anecdotes and 'no punches pulled' comments
  •  Stunning period photographs, cuttings from around the globe
  •  Material to fascinate and intrigue
  •  Above all, the fun and the flavour
  • 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.
    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 mile race around the roads of Italy, reaching over 170mph!
    This book is a light-hearted look at the fun, the excitement, the lifestyle, the racing, the people, the challenges, the tragedies, the victories, the crumpet…

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