Italian Grand Prix, Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection, Revs Institute. [81] In 1959 he was the subject of the TV programme This Is Your Life. Moss won the first race of the season in a rear-engined F1 car, which became the common design by 1961. Stirling Moss (né le 17 septembre 1929 à West Kensington, un quartier de Londres, dans le borough de Hammersmith et Fulham) est Since then it has covered just over 500 km and remains in virtually new condition. The streamlined, supercharged car's speed for the flying kilometer was 245.64 mph, which was the average of two runs in opposite directions. The Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss sports an exciting, pronounced arrow-shaped form and is characterised by an elongated bonnet and a compact, muscular rear. Complete Formula One World Championship results, Complete British Saloon Car Championship results. The Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss edition is a tribute to the late Stirling Moss, who is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers to ever have existed. [35], Moss was as gifted in sports cars as in Grand Prix cars. He remained the English driver with the most Formula One victories until 1991 when Nigel Mansell overtook him after competing in more races. Their daughter Allison was born in 1967. 722" in which he won the Mille Miglia nearly 50 years earlier. [5], In April 1960, Moss was found guilty of dangerous driving. [40], In the 1960 Formula One season, Moss won the Monaco Grand Prix in Rob Walker's Coventry-Climax-powered Lotus 18. [57][58], In 1980 he made a comeback to regular competition, in the British Saloon Car Championship with the works-backed GTi Engineering Audi team. As there is no windscreen, the exterior and interior flow smoothly into one. A Boot Full of Right Arms, Cassell Australia, 1975. [95], Moss died at his home in Mayfair, London, on 12 April 2020, aged 90, after a long illness. The "722" refers to the victory by Stirling Moss and his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR with the starting number 722 (indicating a start time of 7:22 a.m.) at the Mille Miglia in 1955. [55] The Holden Torana he shared with Jack Brabham in the 1976 Bathurst 1000 was hit from behind on the grid and eventually retired with engine failure. The pair lost time when an oil hose blew off, but despite the wet-weather, they made up the time and took first place. . https://fr.motor1.com/news/174476/mercedes-slr-stirling-moss-vente [24], Moss's first World Championship victory was in the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, a race he was also the first British driver to win. Moss died in London on 12 April 2020, aged 90, following a long illness. † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. His father was an amateur racing driver who had come 16th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500. The SLR Stirling Moss comes with the 5.5-liter supercharged V8 from the 722 SLR, which makes 650 hp. [87], Moss was a Mercedes-Benz Brand Ambassador, having kept a close relationship with the brand, and remained an enthusiast and collector of the brand, which includes the Mercedes-Benz W113, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss among others. [11] He competed in as many as 62 races in a single year and drove 84 different makes of car over the course of his racing career. [73], In December 2008, McLaren-Mercedes unveiled their final model of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. [13][43] He recovered, but retired from professional racing after a private test session in a Lotus 19 the following year, when he lapped a few tenths of a second slower than before. Moss's loss in the championship could also be attributed to an error in communication between his pit crew and the driver at one race. MT4 with American Bill Lloyd. Built to commemorate the 300 SLR that was campaigned by Moss in the 1955 Mille Miglia, the SLR Stirling Moss is an open-top speedster with slick bodywork and immense power. [96][34], (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Changing drivers every three hours, they covered a total of 2,579.16 miles (4,150.76 km). It also made reference to the amnesia Moss suffered from as a result of head injuries sustained in the crash at Goodwood in 1962. [70], In the New Year Honours 2000 List, Moss was made a Knight Bachelor for services to motor racing. [12] He preferred to race British cars, stating, "Better to lose honourably in a British car than win in a foreign one". At Monza that year, he raced in the "Eldorado" Maserati in the Race of Two Worlds, the first single-seater car in Europe to be sponsored by a non-racing brand—the Eldorado Ice Cream Company. 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[16], For the 1961 Formula One season, run under new 1.5-litre rules, Enzo Ferrari fielded the "sharknose" Ferrari 156 with an all-new V6 engine. Sir Stirling Moss was the first British driver to win a home grand prix. This SLR Stirling Moss was completed in 2009 and was delivered to its first and only owner, a Mercedes-Benz enthusiast in Germany. [25] Leading a 1–2–3–4 finish for Mercedes, it was the first time he beat Fangio, his teammate and arch rival, who was also his friend and mentor. Their son Elliot was born in 1980. The SLR Stirling Moss is a wildly restyled version of the SLR that completely did away with both the roof and the windshield. Il s'agit d'un modèle de type roadster, voire speedster. Moss had shouted advice to Hawthorn to steer downhill, against traffic, to bump-start the car. [62] In 2004, as part of its promotion for the new SLR, Mercedes-Benz reunited Moss with the 300 SLR "No. 300 SLR est une voiture de course engagée par Mercedes-Benz dans les épreuves « sport » de la saison 1955. [63] On 9 June 2011 during qualifying for the Le Mans Legends race, Moss announced on Radio Le Mans that he had finally retired from racing, saying that he had scared himself that afternoon. [47] Moss, Johnson, Bert Hadley and Jack Fairman averaged 100.31 mph (161.43 km/h) to take four World records and five International Class C records, and covered a total of 16,851.73 mi (27,120.23 km). The final 25 cars are known as the McLaren Edition. [84], For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase "Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?" Les meilleures offres pour CMC MERCEDES 300 SLR STIRLING MOSS 1/18 ALLUVIONATA sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spécificités des produits neufs et d'occasion Pleins d'articles en … One reporter who rode with Moss that day noted that the 75-year-old driver was "so good . La SLR Stirling Moss est une édition limitée de 75 véhicules. [6] Moss received his first car, an Austin 7, from his father at the age of nine, and drove it on the fields around Long White Cloud. [56] He also shared a Volkswagen Golf GTI with Denny Hulme in the 1979 Benson & Hedges 500 at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand. The accident put him in a coma for a month, and for six months the left side of his body was partially paralysed. A new version of the SLR was introduced in 2006, called the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition. [41] Seriously injured in an accident at the Burnenville curve during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, he missed the next three races but recovered sufficiently to win the final one of the season, the United States Grand Prix at Riverside, California. [44][45], At the Autodrome de Montlhéry, a steeply banked oval track near Paris, Moss and Leslie Johnson took turns at the wheel of the latter's Jaguar XK120 to average 107.46 mph (172.94 km/h) for 24 hours, including stops for fuel and tyres. Producción [46], Revisiting Montlhéry, Moss was one of a four-driver team, led by Johnson, who drove a factory-owned Jaguar XK120 fixed-head coupé for 7 days and nights at the French track. The Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss is one of the rarest road cars ever made, not to mention one of the most expensive considering you don't even get a … [66] Brian Lister invited Moss to drive for Lister on three separate occasions, at Goodwood in 1954, Silverstone in 1958 and at Sebring in 1959,[67] and to celebrate these races, 10 special edition lightweight Lister Knobbly cars are being built. [59] For the 1980 season Moss was the team's number two driver to team co-owner Richard Lloyd. The event lasted three hours and Moss beat Fangio, who started from pole position, by a little over 3 minutes. Moss was one of the Cooper Car Company's first customers, using winnings from competing in horse-riding events to pay the deposit on a Cooper 500 racing car in 1948. "[26] The same year, Moss also won the RAC Tourist Trophy,[27] the Targa Florio (sharing the drive with Peter Collins)[28] and the Mille Miglia. [5] He concealed the bullying from his parents and used it as "motivation to succeed". The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss Edition entered production between June and December of 2009. (episode with Anita Ekberg). [24] Een Fantastisch Ritje in een Mercedes Benz SLR Mclaren Stirling moss @ Noordwijk! that even old and crippled [he was] still better than nearly everyone else". This race was won in the Mercedes-Benz factory prepared 300 SLR, which was numbered #722, reflecting the time in the morning Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson left the start. He played Evelyn Tremble's (Peter Sellers) driver. He purchased his own car at age 15 after he obtained a driving licence. [33], Moss's sporting attitude cost him the 1958 Formula One World Championship. [32] Also in 1957 he won on the longest circuit ever to hold a World Championship Grand Prix, the 25 km (16 mi) Pescara Circuit, where he again demonstrated his mastery of long-distance racing. Mercedes-Benz C-Class. [29], In 1955 Moss won Italy's thousand-mile Mille Miglia road race, an achievement Doug Nye described as the "most iconic single day's drive in motor racing history. The cartoon, drawn by Willie Rushton, showed him continually crashing, having his driving licence revoked and finally "hosting television programmes on subjects he knows nothing about". SLRMOSS.COM is currently being developed as a showcase for the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss road car that was produced in 2009. !Top TOP ! Introduced in December 2008, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss is a breathtaking interpretation of the 300 SLR legend. [17] He went on to win the race six more times, in 1951 (Jaguar C-Type), 1955 (Mercedes-Benz 300SLR), 1958 and 1959 (Aston Martin DBR1), and 1960 and 1961 (Ferrari 250 GT). As a homage to the 300 SLR, this SLR Stirling Moss is fittingly finished in metallic silver with a red leather interior. In March 1958, Moss was a guest challenger on the TV panel show What's My Line? Moss drove a different car each day: a Mercedes-Benz W196 (an open-wheel variant), the Lotus 18 in which he had won the 1961 Monaco GP, and an Aston Martin DBR1. The exclusive SLR Stirling Moss is limited to 75 units. He bought a Maserati 250F, and although the car's unreliability prevented his scoring high points in the 1954 Drivers' Championship he qualified alongside the Mercedes front runners several times and performed well in the races. [19], In 1954, he became the first non-American to win the 12 Hours of Sebring, sharing the Cunningham team's 1.5-liter O.S.C.A. Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. The organizers are planning to display the iconic Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 8 to 11 July. The SLR Stirling Moss sports an exciting, pronounced arrow-shaped form and is characterised by an elongated bonnet and a compact, muscular rear. After the win, he spent the night and the following day driving his girlfriend to Cologne, stopping for breakfast in Munich and lunch in Stuttgart. In 1963, motorsport author and commentator Ken Purdy published a biographical book entitled All But My Life about Moss (first published by William Kimber & Co, London), based on material gathered through interviews with Moss. [9] He disliked school and did not attain a good academic performance. Without a windshield, this roadster can still hit a rip-your-face-off top speed of 217 mph. Brian Lister invited Moss to drive for Lister on three separate occasions, at Goodwood in 1954, Silverstone in 1958 and at Sebringin 1959, and to celebrate these races, 10 special edition lightweight Lister Knobbly cars are bei… And while the regular SLR… [50][51], Moss also narrated the popular children's series Roary the Racing Car, which stars Peter Kay. Moss's quick thinking, and his defence of Hawthorn before the stewards, preserved Hawthorn's 6 points for finishing second behind Moss. [94] As a result of this illness and a subsequent lengthy recovery period, Moss announced his retirement from public life in January 2018. British motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has died at the age of 90 following a long illness. They were married from 1980 until his death in 2020. British Grand Prix Aintree, George Phillips Photograph Collection, Revs Institute. Having seen him do well in a relatively uncompetitive car, and wanting to see how he would perform in a better one, Neubauer suggested Moss buy a Maserati for the 1954 season. 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". At Haileybury, he was subjected to antisemitic bullying because of his Jewish roots. [5] His grandfather was Jewish, from a family that changed their surname from Moses to Moss. [16], In 1958, Moss's forward-thinking attitude made waves in the racing world. [5] Aileen Moss had also been involved in motorsport, entering prewar hillclimbs at the wheel of a Singer Nine. [20], In 1953 Mercedes-Benz racing boss Alfred Neubauer had spoken to Moss's manager, Ken Gregory, about the possibility of Moss's joining the Mercedes Grand Prix team. When rival Mike Hawthorn was threatened with a penalty after the Portuguese Grand Prix, Moss defended him. The car is built to the exact specification of the 1958 model, is the only magnesium-bodied car in the world, and is the only car that was ever endorsed by Moss. Green, Evan. Maybach S650 Cabriolet ; Maybach 57 . "[30] He was paired with motor racing journalist Denis Jenkinson, who prepared pace note for Moss, and the two completed the race in ten hours and seven minutes. [78] ! [65] The car is built to the exact specification of the 1958 model, is the only magnesium-bodied car in the world, and is the only car that was ever endorsed by Moss. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss was unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show; a lightweight speedster variant of the SLR as potent in … All SLR Archive News & Media ; SLR McLaren Roadster ; SLR Stirling Moss ; SLS . [17] He finished second in the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally driving a Sunbeam-Talbot 90 with Desmond Scannell and Autocar magazine editor John Cooper as co-drivers. Le pilote de course britannique Sir Stirling Moss s’est éteint ce 12 avril 2020 à l’âge de 90 ans. [49], Away from driving, in 1962 he acted as a colour commentator for ABC's Wide World of Sports for Formula One and NASCAR races. [74], In 2016, in an academic paper that reported a mathematical modelling study that assessed the relative influence of driver and machine, Moss was ranked the 29th best Formula One driver of all time. All SLS Archive News & Media ; SLS AMG Coupe ; SLS AMG GT ; SLS AMG Roadster ; Maybach . Moss was born in London, son of Alfred Moss, a dentist of Bray, Berkshire, and Aileen (née Craufurd). was supposedly the standard question all British policemen asked speeding motorists. [52], Although ostensibly retired from racing since 1962, Moss did make a number of one-off appearances in professional motorsport events in the following two decades. [10], Moss raced from 1948 to 1962, winning 212 of the 529 races he entered, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix. The model was named in honour of Moss, hence, Mercedes McLaren SLR Stirling Moss, which has a top speed of 217 mph (349 km/h) with wind deflectors instead of a windscreen. [80], During his driving career, Moss was one of the most recognised celebrities in Britain, leading to many media appearances. 汽车之家奔驰SLR级 2009款 Stirling Moss车型频道,提供奔驰汽车奔驰SLR级2009款 Stirling Moss最新报价,图片,参数配置信息及保养信息,最新汽车信息尽在汽车之家 [5], In 1962, he crashed his Lotus heavily during the Glover Trophy at Goodwood held on Monday 23 April. Ever. Basically, what … “The SLR Stirling Moss unites the character of the SLR models with the fascination of the SLR of 1955,” said Mercedes. This was the first case in Europe of contemporary sponsorship, with the ice cream maker's colors replacing the ones assigned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). He felt he had not regained his previously instinctive command of the car. A point was given for the fastest lap in each race, and the crew signaled "HAWT REC" meaning Hawthorn had set a record lap. Moss himself asked Fangio repeatedly, and Fangio always replied: "No. Kettlewell, Mike. Another 75 roadsters were built as the SLR Stirling Moss. They are a true speedster with no windshield or roof. [21] He achieved his first Formula One victory when he won the non-Championship Oulton Park International Gold Cup in the Maserati. [5], His first major international race victory came on the eve of his 21st birthday at the wheel of a borrowed Jaguar XK120 in the 1950 RAC Tourist Trophy on the Dundrod circuit in Northern Ireland. The company announced that the cars will be available for both road and race use, and Moss would personally be handing over each car. SLR . [6] He was brought up at Long White Cloud house on the south bank of the River Thames. . The SLR McLaren Stirling Moss was created to as an homage to the 300 SLR that Sir Moss drove to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia road rally. The organizers are planning to display the iconic Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from 8 to 11 July. You were just better than me that day. All C-Class News & Media ; C-Class Sedan ; C-Class Coupe ; C 300 Sedan; C 300 4MATIC Sedan; C 350e Plug-in Hybrid Sedan [89] His first wife was Katie Molson; an heir to the Canadian brewer Molson. Moss relates he himself was once stopped for speeding and asked just that; he reports the traffic officer had some difficulty believing him. To appeal to collectors, the site was designed specifically for widescreen desktop displays. La Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss est un speedster exceptionnel et rare doté d’un V8 5.5 suralimenté de 650 ch. [88], Moss was married three times. When Mercedes revealed the SLR McLaren Stirling Moss back in 2009, they also announced that it would be limited to only 75 units. Elle n'inclut ni toit ni pare-brise et est seulement dotée de deux petits saute-vent pour se protéger des insectes. [42] Moss's Climax-engined Lotus was comparatively underpowered, but he won the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix by 3.6 seconds, beating the Ferraris of Richie Ginther, Wolfgang von Trips, and Phil Hill,[42] and went on to win the partially wet 1961 German Grand Prix. The crew was supposed to signal the time of the lap, so Moss would know what he had to beat. [23] Neubauer, already impressed when Moss had tested a Mercedes-Benz W196 at Hockenheim, promptly signed him for 1955. Ever. Moss read this as "HAWT REG" and thought Hawthorn was making regular laps, so did not try to set a fast lap.
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