• One of an estimated 77 S-Types built • Present ownership since 1975 • Restored in the 1980s/1990s • Invicta Club concours winner • Guaranteed entry into the most prestigious events worldwide including the Mille Miglia The vendor first encountered this S-Type Invicta in the early 1970s when it was part of the collection belonging to the late C J S (Jack) Wilson of Caterham, Surrey.

Jack had retired from marine insurance some years earlier and was a well known, if eccentric, figure in the area.

He devoted his time and energy to his collection of Vintage cars, which at the time I first met him included five Bugattis and no fewer than three S-type Invictas.

Jack Wilson had bought the Invicta in 1952 from the Alton Garage for £275.

At that time the car was in reasonable and useable condition, although its subsequent 100,000 miles around the streets of Bexhill, when Jack lent it to a GP friend for his rounds, had taken a considerable toll.

There had been a rear-end collision which des...