Stirling Moss: If it had wheels he'd race it
Fame was forged by celebrated victories at the Nürburgring, Aintree, Monaco and elsewhere, not least the Mille Miglia, but Stirling had an extraordinary repertoire before, during and after his prime
Lytchett Minster, 1947
Moss in action during one of his very first competitive events, driving his father Alfred’s Frazer-Nash BMW in the Poole Speed Trials, just a few days short of his 18th birthday. Motor Sport’s period report mentioned him only in passing
London, 1965
Moss and Erik Carlsson shake hands over the bonnet of a Saab 96, after the former had agreed to co-drive for his rally superstar brother-in-law on the East African Safari later that year. They would retire from the event after a crash
Oulton Park, 1981
Moss made a full-time return to racing in a TWR-prepared Audi 80, contesting the British Saloon Car Championship in 1980 and ’81. He was never fully comfortable on slick tyres, however, and looked back on the venture as a mistake
Prescott, 1948
Moss had hoped to make his hillclimb debut at Shelsley Walsh earlier in the year, but the 500cc F3 class was oversubscribed and he had to wait until Prescott, on May 9. Driving his Cooper MkII-JAP, he finished fourth in a field of 12
Blackbushe Airport, 1952
Moss emerges from a Silver City cargo plane in a Jaguar XK120 that he’d been loaned for personal use. He also entered it for the 1952 Daily Express Rally, a 1000-mile event that took crews around the UK
Bonneville Salt Flats, 1957
On August 23, Moss set a new international land-speed record in class F (1100-1500cc), setting a benchmark of 245mph in MG’s EX181. The car was powered by a supercharged version of the MGA twin-cam engine.