FOREWORD

BY SIR STIRLING MOSS

It has been over fifty years since my last victory in the Cuban Grand Prix for sports cars. I drove in all three races, with victory in two of them—one in a Ferrari 335S and the last in the fabulous Maserati Tipo 61 for Camoradi USA (Casner Motor Racing Division). I’ve not been back to Cuba since then, although I was scheduled to return for Maserati a few years back, but the trip never materialized. The kidnapping of “El Maestro,” Juan Manuel Fangio, in 1958 somewhat defined the direction the country was to go. In this book, Tom Cotter and Bill Warner have presented stories and photographs of the automotive culture that still lives in the hearts of the Cubans. The depth of enjoyment they were able to experience in essentially a police state is admirable, if not a little bit dangerous. Enjoy the stories and savor the dreams. The package will open soon, and Cuba will never be the same.

Race winner Stirling Moss on the airport circuit en route to winning Cuba’s last international race. Collection of Bill Warner

This 1955 poster rendering by Charlie Zito was used as the event poster for the 1957 Grand Prix. The Cuban Sporting Commission printed five thousand for distribution in the United States. Collection of Bill Warner