A 1961 Porsche 718 RS61 in which Sir Stirling Moss raced his last competitive race will go to auction later this year.
The racing legend and wife Susie paid 1.705 million dollars (£1.1 million today) for the 1961 Porsche 718 RS61 as “a wonderful 30th wedding anniversary present” in 2010.
The car will be auctioned off at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on June 26 and is expected to sell in the region of £1.7 million to £2 million.
The classic two-seater racecar was raced by Sir Stirling with Graham Hill in the Nurburgring 1,000km race in Germany’s Eifel Mountains in 1961.
Speaking on the sale of the unique car a Bonhams spokesman said: “He bought the car and subsequently campaigned it at historic level in the Le Mans Classic on the legendary 24-hour race circuit in France, and in the USA in his very last competitive motor race.”
