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PostWarClassic of the week: 1948 Invicta Black Prince
The name drew our attention: The Black Prince. Apparently named after the 14th English Prince Edward, who worn black armour during battle. Today, however, we are talking of course about a car. An Invicta to be more precise. We found this 1948 Invicta Black Prince in our marketplace, offered by auction house and dealer Stanislas Machoir and we were impressed by the car.
Early history:
The history of Invicta is one that goes up and down. It started in 1925, when Noel Macklin and Oliver and Philip Lyle teamed up. Like many brands, one of the founders was the mechanical genius and the other a wealthy businessman. They started with designing the car and used the Conventry-Climac 2,5 litre six cilinder engine which quite quickly was changed by the famous 3 Litre Meadows six. To gain popularity, Invicta participated in races and they became succesful in long-distance trials.
To find their place in the market, they came with new models of which the S-type Low Chassis is probably the most famous one.
Unfortunately the cost of development was too much for the company and production would effectively end in 1935.
Invicta Car development Co. Ltd. of Virginia Water Surrey
While the production of the Invicta cars stopped, the name lived on and in 1946 a group called the Invicta Car Development Co. Ltd. of Virginia Water Surrey started to make the Black Prince. Using Meadow Engines again (a Twin overhead camshaft 3 litre six cylinder which produced 120 bhp with triple carburettors) the car was known to be the most advanced car of its time. The suspension was fully independent using torsion bars and there were built-in electric jacks. Other innovative luxury items included a trickle-charger to charge the battery from the domestic mains, an immersion heater in the engine, interior heating of the body and a built-in radio. 16 were made before the company was bought by AFN Ltd. in 1950.
One of 6 Convertibles made
The car that is for sale at Stanislas Machoir, was bought in April 1948 by a Mr. H. Turner. He ordered one of only 6 Convertibles the Invicta company made and the presented car is still in a fantastic original condition. It clearly is in need of some TLC, but when the new owner has done that, it for sure is something unique! Going through the photos you can see the quality of this luxurious automobile and you can understand why the car was that expensive in its days.
The car will be sold by Stanislas Maichoir (not in an auction).
See the advertisement here.
Pubblicato:
lunedì febbraio 25th, 2019
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