This if the latest book from the Great Cars series from Porter Press.  Lotus 18 – is the autobiography of Stirling Moss’s ‘912’ the famous Lotus 18 in which Stirling Moss achieved two of his most famous Grand Prix victories.

The story details Stirling Moss’s fight to win against all the odds. The first World Championship race of the 1½-litre Formula 1 era introduced for 1961 was the Monaco Grand Prix and Ferrari’s powerful new ‘shark-nose’ cars were expected to dominate it, but Moss used all his craft and guile to take a celebrated win in his Lotus 18. Although Ferrari did prove to be the dominant force that season, Moss scored a second success in this same car, chassis number 912, at the Nürburgring, a race that proved to be the last World Championship Formula 1 victory of his career. The car’s entire 1961 season, and its subsequent life, is covered in fascinating detail in this ‘Great Cars’ book, supported by over 300 fine period photographs, many previously unpublished and some from Stirling Moss’s private collection, including these amazing shots shown from the Belgium GP in 1961.

Author Ian Wagstaff, a seasoned journalist and author, also includes the insights into Rob Walker Racing, the most successful ‘privateer’ team in Formula 1 history, including the first hand recollections of mechanic Tony Cleverly.

Details:

Published by Porter Press International
Publication date: September 5, 2017
Standard Edition Jacketed Hardback RRP: £60.00,

ISBN: 978-1-907085-03-1

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