Invicta 4500 S
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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Car : Invicta 4500 S
Year : 1931
Engine : 6 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke : 88.5×120.6 mm
Cylinder capacity : 4448 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : 110
Maximum speed : 90 mph
Wheelbase : 9 ft 10 ins (2.29 m) or 10 ft 6 ins (3.20 m)
Suspension : front and back: semi-elliptic leaf- springs integrated with hydraulic shock-
absorbers
This in one of Invicta’s best-known models. The company had many endurance records to its credit with the intrepid Miss Violet Cordery driving a 3-litre. These records were intended to show the toughness and reliability of the firm’s cars, rather than their speed, which in fact in the early models was rather limited (little over 60 mph) given their cylinder capacity. The 4½-litre S derived from the 4½-litre Standard, but had a much lower chassis. Its Meadows engine had a compression ratio of 1:6.8 of 1:7.1. The car’s success was compromised by an accident in 1931, at Brooklands, in which the driver ‘Sammy’ Davis was hurt. It was attributed to the car’s bad road-holding ability, due to an incorrect weight-distribution, or too low centre of gravity. Davis, a journalist, denied that the motor car had any faults, and blamed the accident entirely on himself. The S won a brilliant victory at the Monte Carlo Rally that same year, with Donald Healey driving. Founded by Noel Macklin in 1924, Invicta closed down in 1950. Apart from the misfortunes of the Model S, this company’s cars were considered some of the most sophisticated of the time.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 )
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