Advertising Last completed movie pages 1937 ERA Type CClass: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2020-03-21 01:38 |
![[Image: 08-10racers.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racers.jpg) ![[Image: 08-10racersa.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racersa.jpg) ![[Image: 08-10racersc.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racersc.jpg) ![[Image: 08-10racersd.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racersd.jpg) ![[Image: 08-10racerse.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racerse.jpg) ![[Image: 08-10racersf.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racersf.jpg) Commentary says this is 1938 when Harry was living in London. My guess it's the Crystal Palace circuit, which means likely to be the London Grand Prix (  - did they have irony before WW2??) which was held in 1937 and 1938 and cancelled in 1939 when war broke out. Bira won both 37 and 38 in ERAs, though with #7 in 38 and #17 in 37.But seems ERA entered teams in both races including a #6 in one of them (not sure which) ![[Image: 08-10racersz.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/08-10racersz.jpg) and presumably this #4 as well. So who is it?? Richard Seaman became famous for driving ERAs, but in 1937-39 was a Merc works driver - did Merc let him do other things on idle weekends?? |
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◊ 2020-03-21 09:38 |
As far as I can see from a “Full list of Richard Seaman’s Long Distance Races” on Pages 182 and 183 of “Dick Seaman”, by HRH Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Thailand, Foulis, 1941, Seaman drove only Mercédès-Benz cars in such races after Jan 1st 1937, when he took part in the South African GP in East London in a Delage, (retired), and with one exception, the Donington Park Tourist Trophy on September 3rd 1938, when he drove a BMW. There was no 1939 London GP, as it was pulled due to other events. Seaman had died following his crash at Spa on June 25, 1939. What I don’t know is whether the subject race was considered to be long distance. -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 17:45:35 |
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◊ 2020-03-21 10:50 |
I shall now do some digging about the three ERA cars in the White Mouse racing stable, but it may be a while. |
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◊ 2020-03-21 14:40 |
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ERA_R12B_Hanuman_II.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Racing_Automobiles http://www.grandprixhistory.org/era.htm -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 14:44:26 |
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◊ 2020-03-21 17:04 |
I would suggest that possible drivers of #4 were Dennis Scribbans, the racing baker from Brummagem, Arthur Dobson, Raymond Mays, but not Ian Connell, whose car was dark blue. -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 17:46:03 |
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◊ 2020-03-21 17:14 |
Link to "www.alamy.com" Car #6, 26/8/1939 Crystal Palace, driver, The Hon. Peter Aitken. A bit of mix and match going on then, not even the same race as Prince Bira in 1938. -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 17:20:50 |
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◊ 2020-03-21 17:36 |
Bira’s car #17 was Romulus, I think, but trying to glean information from a book written in chatty rather than techy style in 1939 by a Siamese Prince is far from easy! "Road Star Hat Trick", 1939, Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Thailand, pub 1944, Foulis. -- Last edit: 2020-03-21 18:17:00 |
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