by Stirling Moss & Philip Porter
ISBN: 978-0-9550068-8-3978-0-9550098-9-0Price £34.95 (Standard Ed.)£75.00 (De Luxe Ed.)Author(s) Philip Porter &Stirling MossPublisher Porter Press InternationalPublication 31 August 2007 Category Motoring & MotorsportBiographySpecifications HB, 160 Pages, colour,350x300mm (14x12in)Illustrations Over 500 colour & mono
Description:The Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929 - 1954 tells the story of the formative years of one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.
It’s all in this book! Moss’s meteoric rise through the junior ranks with the little F3 500s, the big break with a borrowed XK120, the highs and lows with HWM when he took on the best in their more powerful Ferraris and shook the big names, the great drives and successes with Jaguar in the TT and at Le Mans, missing a Monte Carlo Rally win at the first attempt by mere seconds, the frustrating years when he put patriotism first and soldiered on with inadequate machinery and, finally, 1954 - the year when it all came right on the international stage.
This work is the third in the Stirling Moss Scrapbook series. Previous books have tackled high profile years in the racing driver’s life (1955, 1961). Yet this book breaks the mould! It delves deeply into the Moss family archives and Moss’s meticulously-kept pressscrapbooks, to recreate the story of his childhood and early career – those years before he achieved the very heights of international fame.
In doing so, the reader receives a privileged insight into Sir Stirling’s early family life and his tenacious pursuit of racing success. In particular, the personal interviews the author, Philip Porter, conducted with Moss bring to life the very real hurdles he faced in achieving his goals and we relive, through his eyes, the exhilaration of winning and crushing disappointment of defeat.
The Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929 – 1954 is fascinating, intriguing and packed full of period atmosphere. Sir Stirling quite simply describes it as, “brilliant”.
Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929 – 1954 is launched at the Goodwood Revival, August 31, 2007. The standard edition, large format (300x350mm/12x14in) hardback book retails at £34.95. A limited edition, leather-bound de luxe edition, signed by the author and SirStirling, is available, direct from Porter Press, for £75.00. For more information or to purchase your copy, please contact Porter Press International, tel: +44 (0)1584 781588, fax: +44 (0)1584 781630, sales@porterpress.co.uk
Key Points:• Beautifully designed and presented large format, landscape book.• Entirely based on Sir Stirling’s own scrapbook collection, written memoirs and personalinterviews.• Unique insight into motor racing in the ’40s and ’50s.• Packed with stunning period material, most never seen before.• Relive the races and the wins that created the legend, through Moss’s own eyes.• Follow Moss as he tackles the world’s most gruelling circuits in iconic racing cars(Jaguars, Maseratis, Coopers, BRMs, HWMs …)• All the landmark races including Monaco Grand Prix, Le Mans 24-Hours, Mille Miglia,Monte Carlo Rally, Sebring 12-Hours, German Grand Prix, Goodwood 9-Hours, TouristTrophy …• Moss’ myths exploded by new research!• De Luxe edition: As standard, with leather-bound slipcase & cover, limited to 1000numbered copies worldwide, signed by Sir Stirling & Philip Porter.
