• One of the fastest sporting cars of its day • Rare early example • Present ownership since 2013 • Restored with no expense spared • Eligible for VSCC and other prestigious events "To drive, or be driven, in the new 4½-litre Invicta sports model is to experience something quite new in motoring.

The way in which it will swoop up steep hills on top gear, passing on the way vehicles grinding away on their lower ratios is a revelation.

"The Invicta is a perfectly well-bred town car, even in its 100mph trim, and will run quite comfortably at about 7mph on top gear.

It is, consequently, well suited to driving on congested roads or in dense city traffic." – The Motor .

In its all-too-short lifetime, Invicta carved out an enviable reputation for building fine sporting motor cars, the bigger Meadows-engined models in particular offering class-leading performance and impeccable build quality.

The origins of the company known as Invicta Cars go back to 1925 when Noel Macklin and Oliver Lyle...