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Originally Posted by rbs
I have always wanted to know why Bira's cars always had Siam on them, The 1st ERA was built 2 years after Siam changed it's name to Thailand. Was Bira just a "tradionalist" and did not like the new name. Can you remember Baub?
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Bira was royalty, and probably a traditionalist, he was always know as Prince Bira a shortened version of Birabongse or some such spelling, easily found on the internet no doubt.
Whether he was unwelcome in 'Siam' or just preferred a European life style I don't know. He was always accompanied by his cousin Charkabongse, who manged his racing life.
I read all the books on him 60 odd years and have forgotten most of what I read. I think one was called Blue and Yellow. His ERA's were named after Roman mythology. Romulus, Remus, and Hanuman.
I really thought that you would spot the colour combination right away, hence chucking in the ERA.