Three Grand Prix toys on the grid at Brightwells auction
Detailed down to pneumatic tyres, knock-off hub caps and rack-and-pinion steering, the clockwork toy of Alfa Romeo’s P2, the world-beating racing car between 1924-30, was produced by CIJ (Compagnie Industrielle du Jouet) from 1924-35.
Today it is one of the Grand Prix items on specialist collectors’ lists.
Although not exactly a r…