Voiturette 1.5 litre |
Design: | Berthon/Railton |
Engines: | 6 cyl in-line 57.5 * 69.8 mm = 1087 cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots supercharger |
| 6 cyl in-line 57.5 * 95.2 mm = 1488 cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots supercharger 150-175 bhp@6500 rpm |
| 6 cyl in-line 62.7 * 107.0 mm = 1982 cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots supercharger |
Transmission: | 4 speed gearbox in unit with engine, Armstrong-Siddley pre-selector |
Chassis: | channel section side members, C type box section |
Suspension: | front: Semi elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| rear: Semi elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
Dimensions: | wheelbase: 243.8 cm, front track: 133.4 cm, rear track: 121.9 cm |
Year: | 1934, 4 cars built |
As ERA B except for: |
Design: | Berthon/Railton/Porsche |
Engines: | 6 cyl in-line 57.5 * 95.2mm 1488cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots/vane supercharger |
| 6 cyl in-line ? * ? mm 1750cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots/vane supercharger |
| 6 cyl in-line 62.7 * 107.0mm 1982cc 2 valves/cyl, Roots/vane supercharger |
Suspension: | front: trailing arms, transverse torision bars, hydraulic dampers |
| rear: semi elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic dampers |
Year: | 1937, 3 cars rebuilt from B type |
CHASSIS | OWNER/DRIVER | ENGINE | VICTORIES |
R1A |  |
1934 Works (Mays, Cook) Trevoux Works
Cotten Vallette
1937 Björnstad 1938 Humpries | 1500cc 100mm Roots |
1934: NUFFIELD TROPHY (HC) Mays 1937: CIRCUITO DI TORINO Björnstad |
R2A |  |
1934 Works (Mays, Cook) 1936 Embiricos 1938 Pollock | 1100cc/1500cc 100mm Roots 1936: Independent front suspension |
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R3A |  |
1934 Works (Mays, Cook) Fontes Wisdom/Black
1937 Martin Bartlett 1938 Hesketh | 1500cc/2000cc 100mm Roots |
1935: EIFEL GP Mays 1937: AVUS RENNEN Martin |
R4A |  |
1935 Fairfield 1936 Works (Fairfield) 1938 Wilson | 1100cc/1500cc 100mm Roots |
1935: NUFFIELD TROPHY (HC) Fairfield GRAND PRIX DE DIEPPE Fairfield 1937: SOUTH AFRICAN GP (HC) Fairfield RAND GP(HC) Fairfield |
R1B |  |
1935 Seaman 1936 Manby-Colegrave 1937 Cotton | 1500cc 100mm Roots |
1935: COPPA ACERBO Seaman PRIX DE BERNE Seaman MASARYKUV OKRUH Seaman |
R2B |  "ROMULUS" |
1935 Chula ("B Bira") | 1500cc 100mm/120mm Roots |
1936: COUPE PRINCE RAINIER "B Bira" JCC INT. TROPHY (HC)"B Bira" GP DE PICARDIE "B Bira" GP d´ALBIGEOIS "B Bira" 1937: INT. LIGHT CAR RACE "B Bira" LONDON GP "B Bira" 1938: CORONATION TROPHY "B Bira" LONDON GP "B Bira" |
R3B |  |
1935 Works (Mays Cook, Lehaux) 1936 Destroyed | 1100cc /Vane Later: 1500cc/100mm Roots |
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R4B R4C R4D |  |
1935 Works (Mays, Cook) 1937 upgraded R4C 1938 upgraded R4D 1939 Mays | 1100cc/ 1500cc/1750cc/2000cc 120mm Roots/Vane |
1936: SHELSLEY WALSH (MC) Mays MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP Mays 1937: GRAND PRIX DE PICARDIE Mays EMPIRE TROPHY Mays JCC INT TROPHY (HC) Mays PHOENIX PARK Mays 1938: GRAND PRIX DE PICARDIE Mays MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP Mays |
R5B |  "REMUS" |
1935 Chula ("B Bira") 1938 Rolt | 1500cc 100mm/120mm Roots |
1939: BRITISH EMPIRE TROPHY (HC) Rolt |
R6B |  |
1936 Benjafield Briault 1937 Connell 1939 Mrs Hall-Smith (Hanson) | 1500cc/1600cc 120mm Roots |
1937: FREDENLOPPET (IR) Connell |
R7B |  |
1936 Dobson (Dobson, Paul) | 1500cc 120mm Roots Large fuel tank |
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R8B R8C |  |
1936 Howe 1936 Works (Howe) 1937 upgraded R8C | 1500cc 120mm Roots/Vane |
1938: GROSVENOR GP (HC) Howe |
R9B |  |
1936 Scribbans 1938 Ansell | 1500cc 120mm Roots |
1936: NUFFIELD TROPHY (HC) Martin |
R10B |  |
1936 Whitehead (Whitehead, Walker) | 1500cc 120mm Roots |
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R11B |  |
1936 Tongue 1938 Aitken | 1500cc Roots |
1936: CORK GP (HC) Tongue |
R12B R12C |  "HANUMAN" |
1936 Works (Mays, Cook, Fairfield, Dobson) 1937 upgraded R12C 1938 Chula ("B Bira") 1939 crashed - rebuilt as B type Hanuman II | 1500cc 120mm Roots/Vane |
1937: CORONATION TROPHY Fairfield NUFFIELD TROPHY (HC) Fairfield GP d´ALBIGEOIS Mays/Cook GRAND PRIX DE BERNE Dobson JCC 200 MILE RACE Dobson 1938: CORK GRAND PRIX "B Bira" NUFFIELD TROPHY (HC) Bira 1939: NUFFIELD TROPHY "B Bira" |
R14B |  |
1938 Wakefield | 1500cc Vane |
1938: JCC 200 MILE RACE Wakefield |