Robert Edwards - Stirling Moss - The authorised biography - 2001

Stirling Moss (London, 17 September 1929 – there, 12 April 2020[1]) was a racing driver from the United Kingdom. His active racing career lasted from 1948 to 1962. Although Moss competed in several classes, his greatest successes came in Formula 1. Between 1955 and 1958 Moss finished in second place in the World Championship four times in a row. Moss is therefore also regarded as the best racing driver who never became World Champion in Formula 1.

Moss began his career in Formula 500 (a predecessor to Formula 3). In 1950 he won the RAC Tourist Trophy in a Jaguar XK120. He won the Mille Miglia in 1955 with a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Spider. It would be until 1955 before Moss could record his first Formula 1 victory to his name. He won the British Grand Prix that year at Aintree in a Mercedes-Benz W196 Monoposto. Two years later, the home Grand Prix was won again. This time in a British car: the Vanwall designed by Tony Vandervell. Moss had a fondness for British racing cars.

On April 23, 1962, Moss had an accident in a Lotus during the Glover Trophy at the Goodwood Circuit. He was in a coma for a month, and the left side of his body was partially paralyzed for six months. The following year, he decided to stop racing.
Walton was the only journalist invited to attend the project 111 meetings at Lotus back in 1994, and Jeremy's close involvement, combined with his obvious enthusiasm for the Elise project, is reflected by the openness of all involved, revealing the real stories behind the car.

LOTUS ELISE is a stunning 208-page full-color publication, and its large 12x12 inch hardcover format contains over 500 drawings and photographs, most of which have not been seen outside of Lotus before.