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Country of origin:Great Britain
Produced in:1934
Numbers built:4 A-types
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:April 25, 2007
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Chassis: R4A
The featured R4A is the very first ERA sold to a customer. That customer was Pat 'Skidder' Fairfield, who had his 1.1 litre ERA prepared throughout the 1935 season by the factory. He scored quite a few victories, even against much larger engined competition. In 1936 a larger, 1.5 litre was fitted and the successes continued. At the end of the decade, the ERA started to its age and was retired. Today R4A is fitted with a 2 litre engine and is regularly raced in historic events. It is seen in action above at the 2006 Monaco Historic Grand Prix where it was qualified on pole in its group. Technical problems prevented it from making it to the grid. Seventy years earlier R4A also had problems in Monaco when it was disqualified after a push-start.

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2022 Goodwood Revival 2018 Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2016 Goodwood Revival 2014 Goodwood Revival
2014 Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2014 Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2014 Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2010 Monaco Historic Grand Prix
2009 Goodwood Revival 2006 Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2006 Monaco Historic Grand Prix

  Article Image gallery (42) Chassis (3) R4A Specifications