Tag Archives: Stirling Moss

The “Mona Lisa” of cars – a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé – has been auctioned by RM Sotheby’s for a record amount. One of two Coupés ever built, it was the sister car to Stirling Moss’s iconic Mille Miglia-record-breaking, open-cockpit 300 SLR. Both 300 SLR Coupés had remained at …

A 1956 Ferrari 290 MM raced by many of motor racing legends has sold for £17.2 million ($22m) at RM Sotheby’s Petersen Automotive Museum Sale in Los Angeles. The remarkably rare Scuderia Ferrari Works racer eventually sold after an extended bidding contest between three collectors. Campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari for …

A must-see exhibition has opened at the Design Museum in London to mark the 70th anniversary of Ferrari. Some £140 million worth of cars from the Prancing Horse feature in “Ferrari: Under the Skin” including a racing car driven by F1 legend Stirling Moss. Rare exhibits from private collections include original …

Get set for the first episode of The Classic Car Show – Channel 5, 7pm, February 5. Motoring journalist and ex-Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson is teaming up with model and petrolhead Jodie Kidd for a new series which taps into the multi-billion pound classic car scene. Over 13 one-hour …

Special film celebrates legendary Jaguar test driver Norman Dewis, who’s just been honoured with an OBE, aged 94. Sir Jackie Stewart and Sir Stirling Moss are among his motor racing peers paying tribute in the video. “Norman Dewis is one of the real characters, not just of the British motor …

Goodwood Revival rejoices in the car that personified grand prix racing in the 1950s – the Maserati 250F Sixty years after Juan Manuel Fangio scored an historic first-time-out win for the Maserati 250F, the Goodwood Revival has been celebrating the iconic car. A stunning display of the 2.5-litre 250Fs was …