" TRIBUTE TO STIRLING MOSS " 1960s PROFILE OF LEGENDARY BRITISH FORMULA 1 RACE CAR DRIVER XD79064

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This 1960s Technicolor educational film by RHR Productions and BP Film in association with the Film Producers Guild presents an interview with Stirling Moss, later Sir Stirling Moss, a British Formula 1 / Grand Prix race car driver. Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (1929 - 2020) was an inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, who won 212 of the 529 races across several different motorsports competitions. Moss is interviewed by BBC commentator Raymond Baxter.
The film opens with a view of the Goodwood racetrack, where Moss had a near-fatal accident in 1962 and ended his race career in 1963. Racecar noises are heard over the speaker as the camera pans around the stands (1:20). BP and Dunlop advertising is visible on the track sides. Moss exits a car that drives through the racetrack gates (2:17). Moss and Baxter, wearing grey suits, sit on opposite couches for the interview (2:57). Baxter asks what attracted Moss to motor racing. Moss shows him black-and-white photos of his first hill climb at Prescott in 1948 (3:32). A photo of Moss’s family (3:52). They talk about other drivers with Moss at the beginning of his career: Peter Collins, Ken Wharton, Mike Hawthorn. A race official waves a black-and-white checked flag at the finish line (4:17). The interview shifts to Moss’s Hersham & Walton Motors (an Aston Martin business) days, when he joined John Heath as a professional driver. A race official holds up a 2-minute sign to the crowd (4:37). Moss drives an HWM at the Daily Express International at Silverstone in 1950. Moss says he thinks the two best cars are Mercedes and Ferrari and talks about past races, including when his car was switched with Juan Manuel Fangio’s, an Argentine driver. Road signs for Glenavy, Belfast, and Notts Corner Aerodrome (7:02). He talks about his experience driving a G-type ERA with a rigid chassis (8:15) and an interview with Leslie Johnson. A Daily Express sign (8:42). Black-and-white footage of Moss racing around a track (9:13). Moss also tried rally car racing on alpine roads (9:33). Moss talks about 1954, when his father bought a Maserati for a Grand Prix cup (10:56), but then also arranged for Moss to drive for Mercedes. Moss says it was his breakout year since it was the first time he had a car that could compete with others. Moss zooms around a track at the 1955 Mille Miglia (12:39) and British Grand Prix, where he narrowly won over Fangio. The queen gives Moss laurels at the end of the race (13:58). Moss wins the 1957 Vanderbilt Cup (14:20). Spectators at the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix (15:20). In 1959, Moss talks about his reputation as a “car breaker” after losing the Moroccan Grand Prix. A BRM (British Racing Motors) racecar flips and two tires come off (17:14). Moss says his greatest race was the 1961 Monte Carlo, because he drove nearly all laps with full acceleration (18:43). Cinzano vermouth advertisements on a racetrack (19:11). Moss talks about his two accidents: at Spa in 160 practicing for the Belgian Grand Prix (22:09), and in the 1962 Glover Trophy. Cameras interview Moss as he walks out of St. Thomas’ Home hospital (23:06). Moss drives off the road in his Goodwood accident, which paralyzed his left side (24:40); bystanders rush to respond. Moss says he gave up racing due to a loss of instinct; he joined the executive committee of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (27:30). Moss drives a scooter into his electric-door opened garage (28:05); his personal assistant Valerie talks on the phone. Moss looks over Ogle car designs (29:00). Moss judges a Miss World competition (29:24). A tour of Moss’s house, including automated curtains and doors (29:53). The film ends with Moss driving out the Goodwood gates. Credits: Production Supervisor: G.W.P. Holding, Script: Ken W. Purdy, Photography: Jo Ambor, Jonah Jones, Peter Lambert, Editing: Michael Barden. Produced by Ronald H. Riley; Directed by Michael Barden.
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[@edwardburek1717]

Magnificent film, about a magnificent personality.

[@marksulloway5669]

Thank you for this. Have Purdy's book about Stirling Moss - All But My Life.

[@olivei2484]

Would that be Ken Purdy who was listed in the credits?

[@marksulloway5669]

@@olivei2484 I assume so.

[@robfurnari1]

Stirling Moss, one of the best of all times.

[@craigyirush3492]

Thanks for uploading.

[@peterthomas2013]

Had the good fortune to meet both of these gentlemen in the early '70s

[@ianbarber311]

Thank you! I hope you have more like this.

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[@ianbarber311]

@@PeriscopeFilm going on 64, prior Service Army, car freak, and other subjects you post. The Willow Run film was great! A bomber an hour...

[@massimilianobelloni5613]

100% pure class

[@lmbcvt]

The epitome of cool and class

[@thomasgoodwin2648]

The GOAT* Certainly the greatest not quite, yet so very close a titled F1 champion. Guess he had to be content with SIR Sterling Moss, awarded back in the day when knighthoods didn't come with every castle tour happy meal yet, so it still meant something. ✌🏁👍

[@leecoleman822]

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