1932

Invictas were well-built cars that enjoyed a string of racing successes, but they were very expensive. Founders Noel Macklin and Sir Oliver Lyle wanted a quintessentially British vintage car, with a flexible, almost lazy American feel, combining big engines, gearboxes and axles from existing manufacturers. The Invicta operation involved hand-assembling limited numbers of high-quality sporting cars. By using large Meadows six-cylinder engines these cars could accelerate to 60mph without changing out of first gear and the legendary S-Type had a top speed of 95mph. However, costs became too high and the company opted instead for the cheaper Blackburne engine. Unfortunately, the Blackburne was still too expensive and not powerful enough, a combination of factors which led to the company failing.