Stirling Moss on the 1955 Mille Miglia win and Denis Jenkinson

I was fortunate to meet Sir Stirling at corporate event in the late 1980's and stood talking to him for ten magical minutes. He made me feel so at ease whilst I asked him questions he had probably heard a thousand times before. In his view Fangio was the best followed very closely by Jim Clark.

I read Jenks’ report of the race when I was a kid, about 10 or so, and I wanted to become a writer from that day. I met Moss a couple of times, once coming out of the Farningham public house on the day of the Redex Trophy in 1960 at Brands. I was with my dad on his motorcycle combination and on seeing him, my dad drove into the car park to get a better look. Moss came over to us and talked to my dad about the bike’s chair, which he’d built himself. The bloke with Moss, who hadn’t come over, was looking impatient and Moss said he’d got a couple of races to drive that day and excused himself. I said that we were on our way to watch him. Moss told my dad to present himself at the entrance to the paddock and we’d be shown around. As we approached it, my dad said that Moss might well have forgotten as it was a big race so not to get too upset, but no. There was a very pleasant chap, sitting in a chair reading a newspaper, who stood up at our approach and then showed us around, pointing out various drivers and other famous people, and even introducing us to one or two. Fabulous day. Imagine how I felt, seeing Moss in the #7 Scaglietti-bodied SWB 250 GT Ferrari, resplendent in blue, with a white stripe, drifting it through Clearways and beating the Ferrari Breadvan. No wonder I remain a motor sport fan, into my dotage as well. I told my schoolmates I’d spoken with Moss but they didn’t believe me. I was surprised at how upset I was when I heard of his death. I’m still writing.

Jenks, was is and always be a legend! The man's attention to detail was impeccable!. If you were fortunate to read DSJ's accounts of the Grand Prix, you would know. Sir Stirling Moss was our ultimate hero when we were kids. My brothers and I thought that he was the king of the race track. Both these gentlemen should be remembered forever!!

Let us not forget Fangio who came a not-so-distant second, driving alone (w/o navigator).

I watched a program where a guy was driving the Milla Milla, and he thought he was great driving an old Bentley 4 and half litre. This guy whom I really admire did it at 99.95 mph hour average. What a driver, Brit of course. He could drive anything and win.

RIP Stirling. I remember my mum reading me a short story about your Mille Miglia win when I was barely old enough to understand. Legend.

Sir Stirling...Mom's FAVORITE Driver...l KNOW She Was Among The First To Greet Him! ;-) Godspeed, My Hero...

RiP Sir Stirling ! unbeaten 4 all time !!

Sleep well Mr Moss. RIP. A true gentleman.👍🇬🇧👑🥇🏆

Stirling Moss, The King of the Road!!

We don't forget Fangio but this is about Stirling...

I remember following the race on the wireless. Sterling Moss was fantastic, as always.

best racing ever….!!! massive respect………….

I know there are Cars in Heaven... Enjoy the Ride..

Last of the great British racing drivers. Mansell. Clark. Surtees. Modern drivers wouldn’t have the courage or natural ability to achieve this and stay alive. Hail Moss.

Time for Goodwood to create a new gathering when safe...... The Stirling Festival.

The BBC made a play based on this story, but I don't remember the title

Fangio fue mejor en un F1 pero Stirling mas completo (en Sports quedaba casi siempre delante de él) y en rallys ganaba y llego a quedar 2⁰ en Montecarlo. Creo que Stirling Moss ha sido el mejor conductor de la historia.

Had the pleasure a couple of times driving the 300SL gullwing on the public roads I think Stirling reconnoitred the Mille Miglia in - a long time ago, a real brute of a car with a gearbox like a truck 😉also a tendency for the tail end to come round on you and put you in hospital at best !

He is the Attenborough of Motorsport.