Sabrina with Stirling Moss
at the 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix

While idly revising the site I noticed a reference to Sabrina meeting Stirling Moss at the Grand Prix in Melbourne in 1958. One thing led to another and I ended up finding a DVD with a clip of Sabby at the event. It's amazing what you can find when you look in the right place.

So here for your high-performance enjoyment is the clip (DivX) and some stills from the event.

See the video of Sabrina at the 1958 Melbourne Grand Prix with Stirling Moss
(13M, DivX)

24 October 2010 - Roger, with whom I conspired to find the Stirling Moss video, emailed. In part, he said:

I met Sir Stirling Moss at Motorclassica today (Saturday). He is a top bloke, sharp as a tack despite his age (and his near-death experience in March this year), very affable and easy to talk to, with a mischievous sense of humour. He had the crowd rolling in the aisles with his witty reminiscences during a brief interview on the show podium soon after our photo was taken.

When chatting with him one-on-one before the formal interview on stage, I managed to work Sabrina into our conversation by telling him that I'd recently bought a DVD of the 1958 Melbourne GP, in which he is seen trying to keep his eyes firmly fixed on Sabrina's face. He gave a hearty chuckle and said, "Well, you see, I'm not very tall, so it was very hard to keep making eye contact with her!"

One of his minders - a youngish chap from the motor show administration - then asked me, "So I am guessing that this Sabrina was...er, well-endowed?" To which I replied, "Exceptionally so" - which prompted a nod of the head and another chuckle from Sir Stirling!

Thanks, Roger!