Invicta Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1925

A prestige British sporting car maker (1925–1950) from Surrey — famous for the Meadows-engined 4.5-litre S-Type, Donald Healey's 1931 Monte Carlo Rally win, and the advanced postwar Black Prince.

Models

2½ Litre

Invicta's founding model — a Meadows-engined 2½-litre six that grew to 3 litres in 1926 and established the marque's reputation for high-speed flexibility.

Sports car · 1925–1929
4½ Litre (NLC / A-Type)

The mainstream high-chassis 4.5-litre Invicta — available in short and long wheelbase, it was the backbone of the marque's production with roughly 500 built.

Sports car · 1928–1934
4½ Litre S-Type

Invicta's iconic low-chassis 4.5-litre — its underslung frame put the body below the rear axle, creating a rakish sports car that won the 1931 Monte Carlo Rally outright in Donald Healey's hands.

Sports car · 1931–1935
12/45 and 12/90

Invicta's attempt at a lighter, smaller car — a 1.5-litre Blackburne-engined six in normally-aspirated (45 bhp) and supercharged (90 bhp) forms, made in very small numbers.

Sports car · 1932–1933
Black Prince

Invicta's lavish postwar comeback — a twin-cam 3-litre six with a torque converter, fully independent suspension, and built-in electric jacks, of which only about 16 were completed.

Luxury car · 1946–1950

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