Test ride with an Invicta 4 1/2 Litre S-Type Tourer from 1932

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Test ride with an Invicta 4 1/2 Litre S-Type Tourer from 1932

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Created on July 22, 1982

Text:

Roger Gloor

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - probably one of the most beautifully designed sports cars of the era

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - at full speed

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - the windshield can be folded down, there is a door on the left only

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - the most enjoyable drive is on empty back roads

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - stands quite crouched, for the time

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - open-top high-performance car as a four-seater tourer

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - the Invicta looks martial even with the emergency top on

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - richly equipped dashboard - water thermometer, ampèremeter, oil pressure at the top, trip counter, timer, mileage counter at the bottom

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - in-line six-cylinder engine seen from the left - exhaust side

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - six-cylinder OHV engine seen from the right, a plaque with the setting data between the SU carburetors at the top

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - Front wheel suspension with large drum brake

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - adjustment data on the badge in the engine compartment

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Invicta S-Type Tourer 4.5 Litre (1932) - emergency top only

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Rally Monte Carlo 1931 - The winner Donald Healey drives without a co-driver in an Invicta S

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1931 Monte Carlo Rally - The 1931 winner, Donald Healey, drives without a co-driver in an Invicta S

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1931) - at the Gaisberg

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1931) - on the Salzburgring

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1931) - at the start

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1929)

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Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1929) with starting number 147 at the Arosa ClassicCar 2011

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1932) - on the Salzburgring

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1932) - on the way up the Gaisberg

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1932) - on the Salzburgring

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Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1929) at the Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (starting number 201)

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Invicta S-Type Low Chassis (1932) - Impressions

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Summary

The name Invicta is one of the great English terms in automotive history. The brand was founded in 1924 by Captain Noel Macklin and existed until 1936. During this time, however, a number of cars were produced that helped the Invicta brand to achieve immortal fame. Their quality was compared with that of Rolls-Royce and their sportiness with that of Bentley. Invicta's flagship vehicle was the Model 4 4/1 Litre S-Type, built from 1929 to 1934. This report (which is around 30 years old) describes one of these vehicles in detail and reproduces the driving impressions in a comprehensible manner, supplemented with many photos, some of which have never been published before.

This article contains the following chapters

A dull roar
A look at the oil pressure gauge
Steering wheel work
Air and braking sensations
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 6min

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The name Invicta is one of the great English terms in automotive history. The brand was founded in 1924 by Captain Noel Macklin and existed until 1936. During this time, however, a number of cars were produced that helped the Invicta brand to achieve immortal fame. Their quality was compared with that of Rolls-Royce and their sportiness with that of Bentley. The 4 1/2 liter S-Type model represented the pinnacle of production. It was built from 1929 to 1934 and was characterized by itslow chassisand low, elegant lines. In its basic version, the S-Type was a four-seater tourer, and this open-top high-performance car was used for long cross-country journeys as well as for racing. Among the highly acclaimed international victories were the first place in the Monte Carlo Rally of 1931 under Donald Healey, in addition to numerous successes in Alpine drives, circuit and mountain races.

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