How sad. He seems in good spirits though! A friend of mine, who is now gone, had a car, that his dad purchased in the 70's called an AC Frua. I don't know what became of it since Chucks passing in May last year. His sister may still have it in the garage (Along with a Grand Torino GT with a race prepped 2x4 carb 428, and a couple rare T-birds ... one is a twin belt supercharged). I have a picture of the Frua. It has a 428 Cobra Jet that is not original, because it is said that Stirling Moss blew up the original one in the car. It's right hand drive. See attached pics. The blue one is Chuck's, the Red one is a restored version from the web. I had to sit in it, just to say I was in the same seat as Sterling Moss JC 133d0d2310 --- John Christensen 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net Saint Charles, IL 133d0d2310 On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:28 AM, PAUL W WATSON <TSWATSON78@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I just received this and thought I would forward it on for any possible > fans of Sir Striling Moss. > > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* The Motorsport Collector <pz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* tswatson78@xxxxxxx > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:23 AM > *Subject:* Message from Sir Stirling > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > March 9, 2010 Update: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dear Paul, > > As most of you know, 80 year old Sir Stirling Moss stepped into an empty > elevator shaft in his London home over the weekend, falling 3 stories, > suffering broken bones in his feet and ankles and damaged vertebra. > > The good news is that Stirling's injuries are not life threatening and that > his heart and mind (as well as his typing fingers) are as strong as ever. > > Stirling sent this email message to his many friends and fans around the > world: > > ======================== > > TO ALL MY FRIENDS (AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE KIND ENOUGH TO CARE), > > DEAR ALL OF YOU, > > THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN QUITE FANTASTIC AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH AND > EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS, MESSAGES AND OTHER PARAPHERNALIA. > > ON SATURDAY EVENING, I WAS AT HOME WITH SUSIE, ELLIOT AND HELEN AND ABOUT > TO LEAVE FOR A CURRY, FOR WHICH WE WERE RUNNING LATE. I ASKED HELEN TO JOIN > ME IN THE LIFT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS, BECAUSE SUSIE AND ELLIOT WERE SMART ENOUGH > NOT TO RIDE IN MY LIFT. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED INTO THE LIFT, WITH > HELEN READY TO FOLLOW ME, WHICH SHE NEVER DID. THAT IS BECAUSE THE LIFT HAD > STOPPED ON THE FLOOR ABOVE AND INCORRECTLY ALLOWED THE DOOR BENEATH IT TO > OPEN. > > STILL CHATTING TO HELEN, I STEPPED INTO THE OPEN DOORWAY-- AND FELL TO THE > BOTTOM OF THE LIFT SHAFT. > > THE AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND ARRIVED AT RACING SPEED, WHEREUPON THEY PUT ME > ONTO A SERIES OF ABOUT 10 STRETCHERS! HAVING FINALLY SETTLED ON WHAT MUST > HAVE SEEMED A GOOD ONE, I WAS TAKEN, ALONG WITH MY FAMILY TO THE ROYAL > LONDON HOSPITAL IN WHITECHAPEL, WHERE THEY USED ANOTHER BATCH OF SIMILAR > STRETCHERS! > > THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF HELPING ME, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO THE REQUISITE > SURGERY. SO, ON THE SUNDAY, I WAS MOVED TO THE PRINCESS GRACE, WHERE A > FANTASTICALLY EFFICIENT, KIND AND AMUSING STAFF DID ALL THE JOBS. > > I AM NOW IN A LOVELY ROOM, NUMBER 222, AND WITH THE HELP OF ELLIOT AND THE > PORTER, AM FINALLY ON THE EMAIL. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO > ACTUALLY SEND THIS TO YOU, BUT I WILL TRY! > > NOW FOR THE FUTURE... WHICH I CAN SEE WITH SUSIE, HELEN AND ELLIOT AROUND > ME, IS GOING TO BE A BLOODY STRUGGLE! > > AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, SUSIE AND I ARE BOOKED ON A SEABOURN CRUISE FOR > OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY, NEXT MONTH. I HAVE TO CROSS THE HURDLE OF GETTING THE > DOCORS, AND FAMLY HANGERS-ON, TO ALLOW ME TO THIN MY BLOOD, IN ORDER TO > AVOID ANY ISSUES INVOLVING DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. > > IT WILL BE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FROM SUNDAY BEFORE I WILL ABLE TO PUT ANY > LOAD ON MY FEET. THEREFORE I'M FACING MY SIXTH OR SEVENTH REDUCTION TO A > WHEELCHAIR (SUSIE SAYS SHE'S STOPPED COUNTING) WHICH I MUST ADMIT, IS RATHER > BORING. 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