money, importance of to 132, 142, 156–7, 213–14, 221, 231
mother and see Moss (née Craufurd), Aileen
motorcycle dispatch rider 13–14
name 10–11
national service 77–80
Nassau, Bahamas and 127, 128–9, 133, 134, 134, 135–41, 144, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 203, 235, 261, 262
OBE 157, 201, 203, 211, 229
patriotism 59, 79–80, 278, 284–5
perfect lap 243
posture, racing 97–8
promotional stunts 82
property empire 212, 213–16, 273–4
races see individual race and venue name
rallying 6, 20, 40, 56, 82, 100–2, 106
religious beliefs 230–1
retirement from racing 247, 262–3, 270, 274
retirement from public life 286
schooldays 12–14, 70
seawater forced into septum 165
seven as lucky number 46–7
shy nature 70
smoking 82
speed records and 171–3
sponsorships 81–2
Stirling Moss Ltd 106, 119, 214, 269
superstitions 46–7
taxation in UK and 106, 132, 133, 137, 214, 278–9
teams see individual team name
This Is Your Life 7, 40, 157, 205–11
UK Independence Party and 276, 277–8
Union des Pilotes Professionels Internationaux (UPPI) and 184–5, 245–6, 247
versatility 100–3
water-skiing 95, 134, 135, 153, 157, 165, 231
weather, driving in bad 243
white helmet 15–17, 52, 98
wife, first 83, 127, 128, 144, 152, 152, 153–8, 165, 169, 191, 203, 209, 210, 217, 224, 226, 227, 229, 275
wife, second 1, 3, 276, 290, 288, 288, 290
women, attitudes towards 40–1, 67–71, 100, 277, 285
world championship Grand Prix, wins first 112
Moss, Lady Susie (wife) 1, 3, 276, 290, 288, 288, 290
Motor 9
Motor Sport 21, 22, 27, 65, 88, 93, 116, 132, 169, 185, 199
Müller, Don 23–4, 26, 211
Murray, David 60
Musso, Luigi 94, 144, 149, 150–1, 165, 166, 168, 187, 191, 192, 193, 246
Nahum, Baron 70
NASCAR series 271
Nassau, Bahamas 127, 128–9, 133, 134, 134, 135–41, 144, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 203, 235, 261, 262
Nassau Development Board 137
Nassau Speed Week 136, 138, 140–1, 235
Nassau Trophy 139–41
Nelson, Ed 119
Nenette 82
Neubauer, Alfred 26, 95, 106, 108, 110, 112, 113, 124, 125, 193, 198, 281
Newcastle Journal 75
News Chronicle 190
News of the World 132
New Zealand Grand Prix 157, 203–4
Nockolds, Harold 132
Noot, Judy 155
North American Racing Team 177
Norton engine 32–3, 47, 159, 161
Nürburgring, Germany 33, 74, 105, 148, 156, 168, 197, 213, 226, 234, 239, 243, 244, 247, 281
Nuttall, Caroline 275
Nuvolari, Tazio 23, 26, 30, 32, 97, 99, 146, 184
Nye, Doug 14, 214
Oakes, Greta 138
Oakes, Sir Harry 137
Oakes, Nancy 137
Oakes, Sir Sydney 136–7
Oldsmobile 101
Oliver, Eric 116
Olympic Games (1956) 151
Onassis, Aristotle 232
Orsi, Adolfo 184, 189
Orsi, Omer 90–1, 92–3, 94, 107, 131, 133, 162
OSCA (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili) 2, 29, 89, 184, 225, 272, 274
Owen, Alfred 63, 130
Panhard 121
Panini, Umberto 183, 189
Parravano, Tony 131, 133, 151
Pau Grand Prix 225
Pérez, Faustino 178, 180
Périgueux, Circuit de 37
Péron, Juan Domingo 90–1, 110, 191
Pescara, Circuito di 1–2, 16, 93–4, 116, 117, 118, 168, 169, 194, 248, 264
Pescara Grand Prix (1957) 1–4, 168–9, 264
Petersens, Fredrik af 178
Pirie, Valerie 213, 215, 216
Poore, Dennis 73
Porsche 23, 47, 89, 139, 165, 178–9, 181, 227, 237, 242, 271, 272, 274
Porsche, Ferdinand 23
Portago, Alfonso de 119, 138, 139, 144, 149, 168, 176, 246
Portuguese Grand Prix (1958) 196, 196, 197–9, 203
(1959) 222
(1960) 236
Prince of Wales 275
Prix de Paris 36
Project 99 250
Purdy, Ken 154, 243, 248
Race of Two Worlds (1957) 184–5, 245–6
(1958) 183, 184, 185–6
Railton 20, 39, 171
Rainbow, Frank 50, 116
Rathmann, Jim 187
Raymond, Robert: Stirling Moss 76
Redex Trophy 70
Reid, Pat 8
Renault 4CV 117
Twizy 128
Reventlow, Lance 235, 251
Richard Seaman Trophy 33
Richmond, Duke of 289–90
Riley 142
Robinson, Tony 74, 85, 259, 260
Roche, Toto 226
Rodriguez, Pedro 180, 181, 261
Rodriguez, Ricardo 261
Rolls-Royce 12, 24, 264
Rolt, Tony 20, 33, 219, 250, 251
Rome Grand Prix 36, 92
Rootes Group 82, 100–1, 102
Rosemeyer, Bernd 23, 31, 171
Royal Automobile Club (RAC) 36, 55, 101, 132, 292
Rubirosa, Porfirio 138
Sabrina 202–3
Saló 28
Salvadori, Roy 126, 165, 246
Sanderson, Ninian 126
San Remo 38
Scannell, Desmond 101
Scarab 235, 251
Scheckter, Jody 265
Schell, Harry 94, 126, 148, 149, 161, 162, 166, 246–7, 269
Scott-Brown, Archie 155, 225
Seaman, Dick 26, 105, 106, 108, 279
seat belts 16–17, 247, 272
Sebring 12-hour race 16, 138, 180 (1950) 89
(1953) 89
(1954) 88, 89, 139, 153, 225, 272
(1957) 176
(1959) 225
(1960) 239
Secombe, Harry 128
Second World War (1939–45) 5, 6–7, 12, 13–14, 19, 20, 21, 23–4, 26, 28, 65, 85, 95, 105, 115, 137
Segrave, Henry 171
Seiler, Don 157–8
Senna, Ayrton 231, 280, 282
Serafini, Dorino 29, 37
Shelby, Carroll 126, 131
Shell-Mex 81
Shelsley Walsh hill climb 24
Shepherd Market, London 1, 214
Shinwell, Manny 79
Silverstone 18, 18, 25, 27, 31–3, 44, 49, 58, 59, 62, 92–3, 112, 128, 130, 147, 148, 152, 155, 160, 161, 162, 197, 221, 251, 254, 260, 281
Simon, André 36
SMART (Stirling Moss Automobile Racing Team) 271
Smith, Godfrey 284
Sommer, Raymond 33
South African Grand Prix 47, 237
Spa-Francorchamps 4, 48–9, 72–3, 92, 111, 126, 225, 235–6, 243, 247
Spanish Grand Prix 63
sports car championship (1955) 124–5
(1959) 221
Sports Illustrated vii, 138
Standard 8 70, 128
10 128
12 35
Vanguard 86
Steering Wheel Club 44, 46, 70, 258
Sterzi, Count Bruno 29
Stevenson, Jill 275
Stirling Moss Ltd 106, 119, 214, 269
Strang, Colin 22, 25
Strudwick, Annie 258
Suixtil 16
Sunbeam Alpine 141
Talbot 101–2
Sunday Chronicle 78
Sunday Express 68, 150
Su
nday Times 284
Swiss Grand Prix 95
Syracuse Grand Prix 157 (1955) 130–1, 162
(1957) 163
(1959) 207
(1961) 242
Tadini, Mario 28–9
Taraschi, Bernardo 37
Targa Florio 156, 248 (1948) 20
(1955) 125, 144
(1958) 156
(1961) 272
Targett-Adams, Duncan 175–6
Targett-Adams, Philip (Phil Manzanera) 175, 178, 180–1
Taruffi, Piero 60, 65, 114, 118, 148
Tasman series 252
Taylor, Henry 246
Thin Wall Special 65, 160–1
This Is Your Life 7, 40, 157, 205–11
Tiger Kitten 22
Times, The 132
Tomaso, Alejandro de 139, 177, 189
Topham, Mirabel 113
Topolski, Feliks 228, 228, 230
Tourist Trophy (1950) 42, 42, 44–5
(1951) 51
(1955) 124–5
(1960) 237–8
(1961) 47
Trinder, Tommy 82
Trintignant, Maurice 93, 154, 165–6, 186, 226, 246, 265
Trips, Wolfgang von 222, 242, 246
Triumph Tigress 127
Trobike 127
Trophée d’Auvergne 226–7
Tulip Rally 56
Turin Grand Prix 64
Turner, Victoria 275
26th of July Movement 177, 178
Ugolini, Nello 146–8, 150, 177, 281
Uhlenhaut, Rudolf 108, 113, 281
UK Independence Party 276, 277–8
Ulmen, Toni 245–6
Ulster Trophy 64, 65
Union des Pilotes Professionels Internationaux (UPPI) 184–5, 245–6, 247
United States Grand Prix (1958) 203
(1959) 222–3
(1960) 236
Ustinov, Peter: The Grand Prix of Gibraltar 7
Vandervell, Tony 65, 130, 147–8, 159–62, 163, 164, 169, 170, 190, 193, 200–1, 218, 264–5, 281
Vanwall 2, 9, 126, 130, 131, 147–9, 154, 159–70, 190, 193–5, 196, 196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 209, 264–5, 266, 271, 289
Varzi, Achille 184
Veguillas, Diego 177
Veritas 245
Vespa scooter 127
Vickers aircraft company 19, 200
Villeneuve, Gilles 265
Villoresi, Luigi 25, 28–9, 36, 38, 73, 95, 112
Vincent engine 22
Vroom, Jan de 140
Wakefield Trophy 38
Walker, Peter 51, 122
Walker, Rob 87, 88, 89, 126, 140–1, 190, 191, 192, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 240, 251, 253, 259, 261
Westbury, Peter 252
Weston, Sally 66, 66, 67–9, 275
Whitehead, Peter 45, 51
Whitmore, Sir John 271
Wide World of Sports 268, 268, 271
Wiki 272
Wimille, Jean-Pierre 20
Winston Churchill Cup 73
Wisdom, Tommy 44, 208
Woodgate, Rex 26, 36, 37
world land speed record 171–2
Wright, Alfred vii
Yeoman Credit 226
Yorke, David 193, 194, 195, 200
Zandvoort, Holland 38, 111, 221, 235, 243
Zanetti, Gino 186, 188
Zink Leader Card Special 187
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