Who Do You Think You Are? Stirling Moss?! 

Well, yes, I am actually, old boy. Racing legend at Skurrays in Swindon

 

One of the greatest drivers of all time made a flying visit to Swindon last week.

 

Racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, who came second in the F1 World Championship four times in the dangerous days of the 1950s - and who survived being in a coma for 4 weeks after a major crash in 1962 - visited Skurrays in West Swindon.

 

 

Moss, 84, made his appearance at the dealership as an ambassador for Safe & Sound, a car warranty business.

 

First truly professional driver

 

In a career that spanned 16 years, Moss won 212 of the 529 races he entered, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix for the likes of Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall & Lotus.

 

He also won arguably the toughest and fastest race of all time, the 1955 Mille Miglia, which he triumphed in a Mercedes after covering 922 miles non-stop over normal Italian roads from Rome to Brescia - including cobbled streets - at an average speed of 98mph. The event was stopped in 1957 for being too dangerous after multiple driver and spectator deaths.

 

 

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And for those who think driving over the Magic Roundabout is dangerous!

 

Stirling Moss wins 1956 Italian GP at 135mph (and no seat belt!)

 

 

Stirling Moss wins Mille Miglia 1955

 

 

Stirling Moss - Racing Legend