Young ace Stirling Moss becomes the first Briton to win Mille Miglia (thousand miles) race.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 521.31
- Media URN:
- 30717
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 05/05/1955
- Sound:
- sound
- hd format:
- HD at Filmfinity
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:01:36:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:50:58:00 / 01:52:34:00
- Canister:
- 55/36
Unknown user says
"Alfred Neaubauer" should read Alfred Neubauer.
"No 658 in his Mercedes" - it's a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR.
"Mercedes No 722" - that's another Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, (this one now considered one of the world's most historic vehicles).
"Stirling Moss in his Mercedes driving past camera" - beside him in the car is his legendary co-driver Denis Jenkinson.
"No 705 in his Ferrari" - it's a Ferrari 118 LM.
"Moss's new car being prepared to come down ramp from front of plane (Mercedes sports car)" - it's a Mercedes-Benz 220A.