Exactly 70 years ago, on the 2nd May 1955, Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson crossed the finish line of the famous Mille Miglia race in his Mercedes Benz 300 SLR in a record time of 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds at an average speed of 99mph! It was a heroic effort and still considered one of the greatest victories in motorsport of all time.
The annual 1000-mile race was one of the big three events teams of the day aimed to win. The other two being the Formula One World Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hour. First run in 1927, the Mille Miglia was the biggest and most prestigious road-race in the world. It was participated in by the biggest names in the sport piloting the greatest cars of the time. Moss, Fangio, Ascari, Campari, Nuvolari, Taruffi and Varzi, driving Bugattis, Alfa Romeos, Ferraris and Mercedes – it was a place where legends were born and sadly, died too.The race became so dangerous that after a fatal accident in 1957 it was stopped permanently, and Moss’s 1955 record will stand for eternity.
To honour and celebrate the 70th anniversary of Moss’ iconic win, Classic Grand Touring are putting on a celebratory tour to retrace the great man’s wheel tracks over eleven glorious days. We will drive the original route, but we will have several luxuries Moss did not. We will have time to explore the towns he raced through and visit places he sped by. We will be fully immersed in the Italian way of life, visiting beautiful towns, eating in great restaurants, staying in wonderful hotels and visiting interesting places not only automotive related but that capture the essence of the wonderful country that Italy is!
And of course, the driving route would not be complete without enjoying some of the most exciting and original parts of the Mille Miglia, including the Futa and Radicossa Passes, the Adriatic coastline and the beautiful countryside of Tuscany and Umbria and ending our tour on the shores of the fabulous Lake Garda.
We have a minimum number of participants required for all of our events enabling them to be viable for us to run – this is usually 10 cars unless stated otherwise. In the event that we don’t reach the minimum numbers, the tour may be cancelled at which point your booking deposit will be refunded to you, or if preferred, allocated to another event of your choice.
As with all of our tours and events, this tour is protected by ABTOT and ATOL.
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To secure your place – £1500.00 deposit per person.
Then 50% balance in November 2024 & final balance in March 2005.
This tour is strictly limited to 10 couples.
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