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Classic & Sports Car, July Issue 2005 - "Book of the Month"

Moss' scrapbooks are remarkable. Unlike many drivers, he diligently saved ephemera or, rather, paid for a cuttings service.

Elements have been sampled in biographies but Jaguar authority Porter has had the inspired idea of making a feature of them. This bold, 160-page landscape book is the first of a series presenting each year of Moss' career and the result is hugely enjoyable. Each spread combines press cuttings, cartoons, magazine covers and photos - complemented by anecdotes from Moss and his friends, recorded by Porter.

From Borranis fitted on Stirling's hot Standard 8 to the false alarm when his girlfriend Sally Tollett went missing in Italy, it's the variety that makes this so absorbing. Be it heat exhaustion in the Argentine GP or relaxing on a Healey speedboat with Louise King and a mystery girl in Nassau, the pages present a vivid study of a superstar in the '50s. Judy Noot, who worked for Moss, '54-'58, and made up the scrapbooks, said: “We had a super working relationship. He's so bloody normal.' Second only to delving into the albums with Moss himself, this is a fascinating insight. We can't wait for the next.

Stirling Moss Scrapbook

1955

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