Blogs

Moss - Mission Impossible 3, by Philip Porter

(all quotes and illustrations have been taken from the Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1956 - 60) Continuing our occasional series highlighting that Stirling was, above all, a racer. 1958 Nürburgring 1000K...

Bob Blake of Cunningham, by Philip Porter

Bob Blake was a remarkable and delightful man. A life member of the SCCA, in 1936 he started building race cars in Arlington, Virginia for Ted Horn and others. Stationed in England during the war w...

Can You Help with SuperFinds?

We need your help, please! As mentioned in my Welcome, SuperFinds is an extraordinary book, compiled by Michael Kliebenstein. It is truly unique: nearly 900 photographs of historic racers, sports, ...

Swiss Role - A chance meeting that led to the discovery of over 100 classic cars

By Philip Porter In the year 2000, a good friend and member of our International Jaguar XK Club was driving his 150 Drop Head in Switzerland when he had a slight overheating problem. In search of a...

Stirling Moss - Mission Impossible 2, by Philip Porter

Continuing our occasional series highlighting that Stirling was, above all, a racer.  1959 Dutch Grand Prix in Cooper-Climax at Zandvoort The Dutch Grand Prix which took place in 1959 was one of th...

Ron Gaudion, Jaguar Works and Ecurie Ecosse mechanic

Interview by Philip Porter On a trip to Australia in 1996, I visited Ron Gaudion and we have been good friends ever since. Ron worked for Jaguar and then Ecurie Ecosse in the great days and has a f...

Early Years Scrapbook, compiled by Stirling Moss and Philip Porter

The following illustrations are a small sample taken from the Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954, published by Porter Press, compiled by Stirling Moss and Philip Porter Aileen Moss, Stirling’s mo...

The House That Moss Built, written by Philip Porter in 2009

The Personal Organiser House A mark of how extraordinary Stirling’s Mayfair mews was in the '60s is that it has stood the test of time. Like all good design and original thought, it is as fresh and...

The Art of Driving - Stirling Moss in conversation with Philip Porter

PP: “Driving fast obviously consists of many factors, including reading the road, braking, setting-up the car, steering, balancing on the throttle, getting the power down, different lines, experim...

Stirling Moss - Mission Impossible 1 by Philip Porter

The first in a series featuring incredible feats of driving against the odds. 1955 Targa Florio in Mercedes-Benz 300SLR with Peter Collins Having taken the first three places in the Tourist Trophy,...