ERA R4D - The autobiography of R4D

Signed by author J. Mac Hulbert, this Classic Edition celebrates R4D, the legendary English Racing Automobiles car campaigned by Raymond Mays before and after the Second World War. With a competition life spanning almost 80 years, R4D has achieved extraordinary success in hillclimbs, races and historic motorsport, earning its place as one of the most charismatic ERAs ever built.

This authoritative Great Cars volume follows R4D from its early forms as R4B and R4C, through its transformation into R4D, its glory years with Mays, and its later success with Ron Flockhart, Ken Wharton, Anthony Mayman and J. Mac Hulbert himself.

• Classic Edition signed by author J. Mac Hulbert
• The definitive history of ERA R4D, one of Britain’s great pre-war racing cars
• Covers the car’s early life as R4B and R4C from 1935 to 1937
• Includes international adventures in France, Germany, Switzerland and South Africa Details its transformation into R4D and success with Raymond Mays
• Features record-breaking performances at Shelsley Walsh and appearances in the British Grand Prix
• Covers later competition success with Ron Flockhart and Ken Wharton
• Explores R4D’s mid-life with dedicated owners from the late 1950s to the early 1970s
• Includes its dominant return to historic racing with Anthony Mayman
• Follows the author’s own ownership and successful competition career with R4D from 2001 to 2015

Rich in British motor racing history, technical detail and first-hand insight, ERA R4D: The Autobiography of R4D is an essential book for ERA enthusiasts, historic racing followers, collectors and admirers of pre-war Grand Prix cars.

As Keith Adams of Classic Car Weekly wrote, Mac Hulbert’s study “all but places you in the driver’s seat” and succeeds in explaining what makes this remarkable car so special.