Stirling Moss - How About a Lift, Old Boy? BBC2 24/12/1992
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- In 1955, Stirling Moss won the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile dash through Italy. This summer, 300 vintage cars took part in a rally over the original route, and Moss drove the race-winning
Mercedes. His navigator, sports-writer Ian Wooldridge.
I feel so fortunate to have had 10 minutes chatting with Sir Stirling at a corporate event in 1989. As a child in the 50's he was my hero watching him on a b/w tv with Raymond Baxter comentating at races all over the UK. Fangio in his opinion was the best driver ever, closely followed by Jim Clark. A true ambassador for Motor Sport. RIP Stirling.
Sir Stirling is a true gentleman
had the pleasure of seeing 722 many times at the festival of speed with Stirling ,various guests and one rare time the year before he died Dennis Jenkinson sadly no camera at the time
I did 3 Mille Miglia events back in the late 90's as support for clients driving an OSCA MT4 I'd prepared and I have to give credit to the Italian Police who always cleared the traffic in time and waved me through the towns and villages while at high speed in my truck, as soon as they saw the huge red support vehicle sticker on the front of my vehicle and heard the blast from my horns they went into action clearing the way! of course the crowds went mad at the sight of this mad horn blaring 7 1/2 tonne truck doing 70+ mph through small village high streets and with free Miglia merchandise being hurled out of the windows as we flew through but due to the incredible efficiency of those cops it always went very very well, happy days indeed
Boy, Stirling can drive like hell whilst at the same time navigating far better than Ian Wooldridge the so-called navigator.
Wonderful. I met Stirling a few times at events and we chatted. A true legend. Thanks for uploading.
Amazing, I thought this was lost forever!!
Thank you thank you thank you!! I always dubbed him as Stirling "Bloody Shiteing" Moss thanks to this documentary!
Thanks for posting this. I was the editor but I've lost my copy. The producer was Mike Begg, a pal of Ian Wooldridge. Quite a character and enthusiastic imbiber. I never met Stilrling Moss, but we had some good times on this programme, and many others they made together.
That's great. I'm glad it brought back some memories 😊
What a man!
I’ve watched this vid quite a few times over the last 5 or so views as it came up on my feed. Brilliant & v funny, but makes me realise how crap camera quality was back then! Cheers.
One of the greatest ambassadors for motorsport that there ever was.
Goodness me. This is the first time I've seen this since Christmas '92, almost 30 years ago. I was revising for my A-level mocks then. Only seems like yesterday.
The string backed gloves bring it all back
I still have this on VHS but it ran out of tape with ten minutes to go...at last I know how it finished! Excellent film of one of the greatest racers of all time enjoying himself in one of the most iconic of all of his racing cars, the 1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR...rest in peace Sir Stirling Moss.
I couldn't find it on TH-cam and I knew I still had it on tape. It's a shame I recorded it LP to fill a tape up and glad you have now seen the ending 😊
Exceptional....thank you.
I went to Brescia in 2001. And when the cars started the same exact submarine conditions prevailed. I remember dashing between doorframes on alleys just a bit wider as the racecars trying to avoid their fast noses. Another beautiful thing to see were the roses given to the soaked navigators by spectators at slow corners. The sights, sounds and scents were, obviously, unforgettable. Thankyou 🌻:)
32:06 😅
Wow. I thought I’d seen everything the net could offer on Moss & 722. Great. Thanks for uploading.
Great upload; thank you so much .Watched the original
Nice to see this finally on You Tube. I have it on VHS too.
I wonder if anybody has a copy of Ian Wooldridge's documentary on the Confederate Air Force from 1980?
Thanks for posting this. There's another one from 1997 where Sir Stirling visits Monte Carlo for the Grimaldi 700th anniversary. Edited.
@AndrewSmith Here it is: th-cam.com/video/oOTkz9VkHRI/w-d-xo.html
Things reach the sublime at 34:22 when Pavarotti and La Boheme kick in...
Wonderful to see Stirling Moss in action...but REALLY enjoyed the narration, mere mortals could only dream to have a vocabulary and the ability to use it, like the late Ian Wooldridge !
Yes, but he was a dreadful navigator!
Racing cars of that vintage _really_ don't like to go slow. Tall gears, wild camshafts, and finicky carburetors, you know. Thing sounded like a bucket full of bolts most of the time, but when we saw Stirling get it into its stride everything came good. Very cool.
Checkout those colours @ 24:47 you can tell it's the early 90's .Been looking for this Programme for years had it on VHS once great stuff.
From min. 25: A winner at work!. Telling the co-driver in very short terms how that works. haha
When men were men and cars were cars. "Great video!"
Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1992
You've made my day.watched this when it first aired and recorded it on VHS. Lost it during a house move and searched everywhere for it. Don't know how you managed it but I'm so grateful to you for this. It's even better quality. hAPPY DAYS!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!! 2020
The term "navigator" here is being used in the loosest possible sense of the word. Stirling, despite occasional profane expulsions, clearly has the patience of a Saint!
The date- I would be guessing, around 1970- & Im getting a part at Monterey Honda, & in rides Sir Stirling upon a Honda astride a red/ white Honda 90 Passport, loafers, jeans, T-shirt & a leather leashed timing watch about his neck. Coming in for a simple part, from Laguna Seca 4 miles away. No helmet, no gloves, determinedly relaxed.
Bloody hell, what Sir Stirling just did is just gun the car throughout the course, then stop near the timing line and wait until the time *they're supposed to be there!*
I'd hate to be a bumbling navigator for one of the great drivers. He should never have been filming in the first place, and he should have been completely prepared. What a plum.
Thank you for this video of one of my childhood heroes, although I prefer his more elegant Jaguar D Type ride. Mercedes will never match that Jag for combined refinement as well as power.
The D-type wasn't really refined, and couldn't hold a candle to the C Type. The D-type was designed for only one thing, the straight at Mulsanne...
Replaced clutch in middle of race?
One of the car's very few weak points....a single plate clutch.
Stirling calls everyone old boy including women😂😂😂