VIDEO: Sir Stirling's House in London, complete with carbon fiber elevator

[Fobio]

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F1 drivers tend to accumulate a great deal of money over the course of their careers, and few have had careers quite as distinguished as Sir Stirling Moss. Over the course of only ten years in professional racing, he competed in about 500 races and won some 200 of them. So what did Sir Stirling do after he retired? He built himself a house that would make James Bond drop his martini.

Situated in the swanky Mayfair neighborhood in London, the Moss residence includes such gizmos as a giant tray that lowers from the ceiling to bring him his dinner in front of the television, a remote-controlled jacuzzi tub, an automated inbox/outbox for his office, and – the piece de resistence – a carbon fiber elevator made especially for him by the Williams F1 team. But in case that's not enough, Moss is in the process of building himself a new high-tech, environmentally-friendly residence in Deerfield Beach, Florida. (Where else? The man's over 80 years old, for crying out loud.) Check out the video footage of Moss Manor in Mayfair after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9C2T0ObRzU

[Thrizzl3]

wow! he has all the lazy gadgets lol..

[Cardinal Fang]

Great post Fobio.

Sterling Moss is farking exceptional personality. I saw him in a classic car race in the U.S. where he was manhandling a car around corners and drifting in the process. He was well into his 60's at this time. He's an impressive man with an impressive house to match.

Good on him.

[Fobio]

Stirling Moss is the man for sure...chk out this little wiki excerpt:


One of his most famous drives was in the 1955 Mille Miglia, the Italian 1597 km open-road endurance race, which he won in the record time of 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 48 seconds, finishing almost half an hour ahead of teammate Fangio in second place. His navigator in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR #722 (indicating the time of the start) was journalist Denis Jenkinson. As navigator, he supported Moss with notes about details of the long road trip, then an innovative technique. This assistance helped Moss compete against drivers who had a lot of local knowledge of the route. Jenkinson later wrote extensively about the experience. Moss revealed in a 2006 interview that his performance in that race also benefited from the use of amphetamines, the use of which was legal then.[5]

Those were also the days of leather gloves and leather helmets...and 2 glass/tubes of champagne before you run across the tarmac to start your car at Le Mans...you want brass nuts, those guys had all sorts of them...

On a brighter note, when I turn 59, I'll get unlimited free banking with my employer...and maybe a commemorative watch from a catalogue and made in China (like me) when I retire...YAY!

[Cardinal Fang]

Those were also the days of leather gloves and leather helmets...and 2 glass/tubes of champagne before you run across the tarmac to start your car at Le Mans...you want brass nuts, those guys had all sorts of them...



Amen to that.

[wtom]

On a brighter note, when I turn 59, I'll get unlimited free banking with my employer...and maybe a commemorative watch from a catalogue and made in China (like me) when I retire...YAY!

Haha, here's hoping it'll be a carbon fiber watch at the least!

[iconicrocket]

Mayfair, is a very posh area. Wish I had the money.

Some of the stuff he's got looks like DIY or from the 70s. Time to do a major reno.