ERA
R14B

Why it matters

R14B was the last B-type ERA built (the 13th customer B-type, chassis 13 having been skipped). It was delivered new with a 1.5-litre engine built to C-type specification with a Zoller supercharger.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

R14B was delivered new to Johnny Wakefield, finished in dark blue, and raced by him in Britain and twice on the European mainland, with two wins at Brooklands. Wakefield replaced it with a Maserati 4CL at the start of the 1939 season and later died on war service with the Fleet Air Arm.

From his estate it went to Reg Parnell and then to Bob Gerard, and in 1958 to Donald Day, who raced it in historic events for many years and lost an arm when it rolled over, then returned to racing. In 2016 it was sold into an American collection of historic racing cars.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   ERA Club – car information / chassis histories Level B

   • 1 Individual chassis R14B, one of the twenty cars built by ERA 1934–1952 (club chassis history, Bob Gerard ownership)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   ERA B-Type chassis R14B Level B Ultimatecarpage.com

   • 1.5-litre engine built to C-Type specifications
   • Zoller supercharger

   Accessed 2026-11-12