Preview images of the Chelsea Auto Legends concourse in September 2011 with Dolly Bird on STIRLING MOSS Ferrari Berlinetta
London’s largest motoring event was launched today (18 May) in the grounds of the historic Royal Hospital, Chelsea, by one of Britain’s best loved racing drivers, Sir Stirling Moss OBE. At the press preview for Chelsea AutoLegends – to be held on Sunday 4 September – Sir Stirling posed with Chelsea pensioners alongside the very Ferrari 250GT SWB in which he won the 1961 Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood. But he had more fun posing with two ‘dolly birds’ dressed (just) in kinky boots and flower power mini skirts: the show has two significant themes – Le Mans and the Swinging Sixties, with visitors to the event encouraged to dress up in the fashions from the era. “Ah, the Sixties. They were fabulous times and as for the clothes… well it’s all about spreading a little happiness. Let’s hope the sun shines on the day and there’ll be plenty of mini skirts out and about!” said Sir Stirling, the twinkle still very much in his eye. Moss, who is Patron of Chelsea AutoLegends, is just one of the personalities who promises to be at the event. Eight times motorcycle world champion Phil Read will be there along with a host of other drivers and riders from the past. But the cars will be the real stars. More than 30 classic Le Mans racers will be on display alongside countless other important historic machines. There’ll be displays of the brutal Group B rally cars of the 1980s, classic motorcycles and the ten most significant road cars of all times as well as 50th birthday celebrations for the two most iconic British cars of the 1960s, the E-type Jaguar and the Mini-Cooper. There will be supercar and bike cavalcades, other special themed displays and a special tribute to the some of the British ‘Patrons’, the private race team entrants of the Fifties and Sixties, who took on the factory teams… and often won. One of the best known was Rob Walker – the man who owned the Ferrari 250 SWB raced by Moss. “He was the most wonderful man,” remembered Sir Stirling. “In his passport,
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