1939 Vintage Dinky Toy #23-p Gardner's MG Record Car England Collectible TOY342

MG built a series of Magic Midgets before the Second World War for breaking land speed records, always going for the smaller engine records. They were generally powered by engines around 750cc, frequently supercharged. This car is EX135, It was built for Captain George Eyston in 1933, based on the supercharged K3 Magnette. It had two alternative bodyshells: one with the usual exposed wheels for racing, the other a full-width streamlined body for record-breaking. I think it is the one currently on display in Gaydon Motor Museum.

I live in Abingdon where the MGs were built and we have a pub called the Magic Midget in honour of these cars, although I think it has been renamed now just the M.

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