23 & 23a M.G. Magic racing cars.

French 23a racer white with blue. White Dunlop tyres and racing number 2. John

John, An other very rare pre-war one in your collection. Well done. These were numbered from 1 to 12 in six coulour finish : 1 and 7 were yellow and blue 2 and 8 were white and blue 3 and 9 were cream and red etc... Could you please email me a large picture of you new old toy in the same position as the picture above. All the best. Jacques.

Hi all, I guess some of the pictures in the Wheel variation thread should be in this thread as well. My pre war 23a Racing Cars. Kind regards, Rob

Just one word : S P L E N D I D Richard

To further add numbers/color schemes, here are my two French 23a racing cars: Regards Walter

Hi all, My own, modest, contribution........

I really want to get a Pre War Humbug striped version if one ever turns up. Chris Warr.

In my collection a 23a model cream with red top. this model is cast in lead and has the 4 stubs exhaust. Tootsy style hubs ans the axle is round/crimped. Very unusual are the hubs, painted cream. In the Hornby Book of Trains 1934-1935 and The Meccano Book 1934-1935 is a colored picture of a blue 23a with racenumber 4. You can see that the hubs on this model are cream. It cost me a lot of years to find a model with these cream hubs. Other Dinky toys with colored hubs other then plated, blue or black have also shown up. This very early 23a must be a rare model. John.

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Hi all from New Zealand. A recently acquired 23a without driver seems to b the same as John's one only blue instead of red and cream. The axles are domed on one end and crimped of the other Ron F

HI Ron, This is a 23 Racing Car, not a 23a. It was announced in Meccano Magazine in April 1934, first made from lead (as yours, I think), then Zamac, abandoned end of 1934, when a new casting appeared for 23a Racing Car.A rare and nice example you have got here, Ron, still with its original white tyres.Congratulations and Regards from Thailand Walter

dear all, Despite the last post on 23A was a couple of years ago, I would like to share my 23 A's with you. I assume the yellow one is the oldest (no exhaust and driver), having quite some milage on the tyres... I appreciate you input! Bas

one more...red hubs

Hi The yellow one is a Dinky copy, made by Johillco, lead, produced in the mid-30ies. Regards Walter