VIDEO: Video: Sir Stirling Moss Taking On London In His Renault Twizy

VIDEO: Video: Sir Stirling Moss Taking On London In His Renault Twizy

Video: Sir Stirling Moss Taking On London In His Renault Twizy

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heebeegeetee

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28,735 posts

248 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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That made me laugh smile. I'm very much a Moss fan, and enjoyed that.

shakotan

10,695 posts

196 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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It was probably 'engineered', but that overtake on a single lane road approaching a junction was quite a stupid thing to do.

gingerbeard

101 posts

125 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Is it just me or is anyone else having problems with the video loading if you have adblock installed?

It just sits there twirling for me!

Butter Face

30,302 posts

160 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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A very cool car for a very cool guy smile

Phunk

1,976 posts

171 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Just go here, no adverts and fullHD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJc-_xoEzs

scarble

5,277 posts

157 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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shakotan said:
It was probably 'engineered', but that overtake on a single lane road approaching a junction was quite a stupid thing to do.
These pensioners with their mobility scooters, always whizzing about with no thought for anyone else.


getmecoat

Greg_D

6,542 posts

246 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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That was a fun, tongue in cheek advert but I mean, really.....

Is there anything that old geezer won't do for money....... He got a free aston martin cygnet and was waffling on about how great it was for his wife to drive it round town at the launch event, he was sat on a chair on the otherwise empty borgward stand at Geneva waffling on about old race cars when interviewed instead of borgward as he had nothing to talk about and now the twizy is brilliant because renault says so.

Have some dignity man and keep it to goodwood...

vikingaero

10,331 posts

169 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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He's a safe bet for advertisers/product placement. Broad appeal. Household name in motoring and unlikely to be out snorting hookers and smashing cocaine in his Escalade whilst being arrested for rape from WAG wanabees.

HairyMaclary

3,667 posts

195 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Gutted I didn't pick one of these up on the crazy £15 per month. Yes fifteen quid lease deals a couple of months ago.

Greg_D

6,542 posts

246 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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HairyMaclary said:
Gutted I didn't pick one of these up on the crazy £15 per month. Yes fifteen quid lease deals a couple of months ago.
REALLY.... For chump change like that, it'd be fun to have around

Chicane-UK

3,861 posts

185 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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That's a great little advert. Kudos to who ever at Renault dreamed that one up!

heebeegeetee

Original Poster:

28,735 posts

248 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Greg_D said:
That was a fun, tongue in cheek advert but I mean, really.....

Is there anything that old geezer won't do for money....... He got a free aston martin cygnet and was waffling on about how great it was for his wife to drive it round town at the launch event, he was sat on a chair on the otherwise empty borgward stand at Geneva waffling on about old race cars when interviewed instead of borgward as he had nothing to talk about and now the twizy is brilliant because renault says so.

Have some dignity man and keep it to goodwood...
Since his racing career ended he's earned his livelihood from being Stirling Moss. It's what he does.

Morningside

24,110 posts

229 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Phunk said:
Just go here, no adverts and fullHD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJc-_xoEzs
Enjoyed that. Plate must be worth a few bob.

DonkeyApple

55,272 posts

169 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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heebeegeetee said:
Greg_D said:
That was a fun, tongue in cheek advert but I mean, really.....

Is there anything that old geezer won't do for money....... He got a free aston martin cygnet and was waffling on about how great it was for his wife to drive it round town at the launch event, he was sat on a chair on the otherwise empty borgward stand at Geneva waffling on about old race cars when interviewed instead of borgward as he had nothing to talk about and now the twizy is brilliant because renault says so.

Have some dignity man and keep it to goodwood...
Since his racing career ended he's earned his livelihood from being Stirling Moss. It's what he does.
Exactly. And it wasn't as if he earned much when he was racing.

He had an accident in the work place that ended his career and instead of phoning up some nylon suited he went out and made a new career.

It's a shame more people in the UK don't follow his example.

DonkeyApple

55,272 posts

169 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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heebeegeetee said:
Greg_D said:
That was a fun, tongue in cheek advert but I mean, really.....

Is there anything that old geezer won't do for money....... He got a free aston martin cygnet and was waffling on about how great it was for his wife to drive it round town at the launch event, he was sat on a chair on the otherwise empty borgward stand at Geneva waffling on about old race cars when interviewed instead of borgward as he had nothing to talk about and now the twizy is brilliant because renault says so.

Have some dignity man and keep it to goodwood...
Since his racing career ended he's earned his livelihood from being Stirling Moss. It's what he does.
Exactly. And it wasn't as if he earned much when he was racing.

He had an accident in the work place that ended his career and instead of phoning up some nylon suited he went out and made a new career.

It's a shame more people in the UK don't follow his example.

londonbabe

2,044 posts

192 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I was riding my little Honda CBR125 to work one morning when I stopped at a red traffic light next to a Honda Canopy (those little 3 wheeler mopeds Yo Sushi used to deliver with) ridden by none other than Stirling Moss. So I did what any self respecting petrolhead would do. I burned him off at the lights.