Raymond Mays in the famous 1935 ERA R4D, at Donington Park 10th June 1939, in 1488cc trim. This car went on to be Raymond Mays' car after the war until the end of 1950, when it passed to Ron Flockhart, who later drove for BRM. This pic has been scanned from the original glass negative, taken by T W Green.
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Monza Ltd NZ / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 June 1939Location:
Donington Park race circuit, Leics, UKMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
Raymond Mays ERA R4D is generally accepted as one of the fasted and most valuable of the 17 ERA's built. Although it has had extensive work done on it over the years, particularly in the early 1950's, R4D is still associated more with Raymond Mays than any other ERA.. The race track at Donington Park was the first genuine road racing track in England, situated near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, though the original track's ' Melbourne Loop, was across the border in Derbyshire. The track ran up to the outbreak of WWII, when it was commissioned by the Ministry of Defence, It effectively lay dormant until purchased by Bernard (Tom) Wheatcroft and re-opened May 28th 1977, with the first car meeting run by the Nottingham Sports Car Club. Ken Wharton was loaned the car and won the formula libre race at the NSCC"s Gamston meeting August 6th 1951. T W (Tom) Green was a press photographer with the Nottingham Guardian, and some of the photographs in the collection were on glass slides, including this one.