{"id":493976,"date":"2014-08-01T00:18:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T07:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:03:45","slug":"sir-stirling-moss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sir-stirling-moss\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Stirling Moss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_712346-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-712346-2\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Mike Jiggle\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/INT201408-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-712346-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mike Jiggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is almost safe to say that a Maserati saved the Grand Prix career of a promising young Stirling Moss. Sir Stirling went on to race Maseratis over a seven-year period, and was a factory driver during late 1954 and 1956. Ian Wagstaff sat down with him at his unique town house in Shepherd Street, London, to discuss his experiences with the marque\u2019s single-seaters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Your first competitive Formula One car was a Maserati 250F in 1954. 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