After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided that they should strengthen their team of Voiturette racing cars by adding another ERA to “White Mouse Stable” and disposing of, among their other cars, their Aston Martin Sports car and Riley Imp. Their MG Magnette was retained on the basis that it was another spare car, while a new Ford V8 Chassis was bought and converted into a transporter. In 1935, Thompson and Taylor had prepared their cars. In 1936, Chula bought premises and GW Wyats joined the White Mouse Stable together with a friend of Chula’s Shura Rahm.
The reliability of the 1935 ERA R2B was impressive, as was its performance, so the purchase of another ERA, R5B, made sense as the parts were interchangeable. The only differences were a slightly larger supercharger and a dark blue seat, Bira called R5B “Remus” the identical twin to R2B “Romulas” thus creating an ERA legend.
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