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Built in 1939, before the onset of WW2 brought motor sport to a halt, in 1948 it returned to set the fastest practice lap at the British Grand Prix.
Decades later, In 2024, Tip Top Engineering's restoration work on the car resulted in it being joint winner of the Royal Automobile Club Historic Restoration Award, and now this important car is competing again.
"The Young Victoria" Premiere held at Roy Thomson Hall during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo By: George Pimentel)
This car took part in the Historic Memorial Trophy Race and the Allcomers Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992. It's Gordon Chapman's 1938 ERA E-Type, GP2 which was the last ERA to be built and didn't make its racing debut till after the Second World War. It has a supercharged 6-cylinder inline 1,488cc ERA engine and was driven that day by Bill Morris. A note about the car in the programme of the event reads as follows:
'Bill Morris is down to drive an example of the last ERA pre-war design. Entered by Gordon Chapman, the 1938 E-Type - chassis number GP2 - was not raced until after the war. GP1, incidentally, did run in 1939. The 1.5 litre E-Type had a rather similar career to the post-war V16 BRM car: it showed promise, but recorded few hard results. Lighter, lower and more modern-looking than the previous ERA chassis, the E-Type differed from the earlier cars in having a synchromesh gearbox (instead of a pre-selector) and de Dion rear suspension.'
This is a car that was in the Donington Park Museum for many years - it was there the last time I visited in September 2014, and I took this photograph of it in May 1989. It's the ERA E-Type GP2, built in 1939 with the supercharged 1,488cc version of the 6-cylinder inline engine, it was not fully developed before the war and it was 1946 before it saw any action, in the hands of Leslie Brooke. It was raced by Leslie Johnson from 1947 to 1950 and took part in the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the first ever Formula One World Championship race, but retired on the second lap.
This is one of the photographs I took on what was to be my last visit to the Donington Park Museum in September 2014. It's the ERA E-Type GP2, built in 1939 with the supercharged 1,488cc version of the 6-cylinder inline engine, it was not fully developed before the war and it was 1946 before it saw any action, in the hands of Leslie Brooke. It was raced by Leslie Johnson from 1947 to 1950 and took part in the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the first ever Formula One World Championship race, but retired on the second lap.
Shoot taken to illustrate the new XF100-400mm lens that was launched in Tokyo on Friday 15th January 2016
This is one of the images used in my X Photographers Gallery - fujifilm-x.com/photographers/jeff-carter/
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Bahrain International Circuit - GP2 Race - 2010
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 600mm F/4 L
F 4
S 1/1600
ISO 100
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"The Young Victoria" Premiere held at Roy Thomson Hall during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo By: George Pimentel)
This car took part in the Historic Memorial Trophy Race and the Allcomers Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992. It's Gordon Chapman's 1938 ERA E-Type, GP2 which was the last ERA to be built and didn't make its racing debut till after the Second World War. It has a supercharged 6-cylinder inline 1,488cc ERA engine and was driven that day by Bill Morris. A note about the car in the programme of the event reads as follows:
'Bill Morris is down to drive an example of the last ERA pre-war design. Entered by Gordon Chapman, the 1938 E-Type - chassis number GP2 - was not raced until after the war. GP1, incidentally, did run in 1939. The 1.5 litre E-Type had a rather similar career to the post-war V16 BRM car: it showed promise, but recorded few hard results. Lighter, lower and more modern-looking than the previous ERA chassis, the E-Type differed from the earlier cars in having a synchromesh gearbox (instead of a pre-selector) and de Dion rear suspension.'