Dinky Toys 23H/23k/230; Talbot Lago Racing Car

The T26C was a single-seater racing car with a box section chassis, an unsupercharged 4.5 litre straight six engine and a four speed Wilson preselector gearbox. Chassis and gearbox were derived from the company's 1930s racing cars and were similar to those used on their post-war road cars.

The T26C made its racing debut in the 1948 Monaco Grand Prix, finishing second in the hands of Louis Chiron. Grand Prix victories were achieved the following year with Louis Rosier winning the 1949 Belgian Grand Prix  and Louis Chiron winning the 1949 French Grand Prix. A modified two-seat version won the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Louis Rosier and Jean-Louis Rosier.

Doug Whiteford won the 1952 and 1953 Australian Grand Prix driving a Talbot-Lago T26C.

Dinky England introduced the car in 1952 as 23k, changing the number to 230 in 1954, as usual early cars have painted hubs while later cars have spun hubs or plastic hubs. Dinky France made it from 1953 as 23H changing the number to 510 in 1959, the year it was deleted. All cars, both countries, all numbers were blue. All the England releases have racing number 4, the French releases have a wide range of numbers.

Dinky Toys 23k; Talbot Lago Racing Car; Blue, Painted Hubs, RN4 In Yellow	Dinky Toys 230; Talbot Lago Racing Car; Blue, Spun Hubs, RN4	Atlas Dinky Toys 23H; Talbot Lago Racing Car; Blue

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