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economy – were extremely complex and very expensive with a torque converter (Brockhouse Hydro-Kinetic Turbo
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Westpoint Car Company shortly before it was dissolved to save the Invicta brand being linked to yet another financial failure. The dispossessed owner, Michael
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Surrey who began making the Black Prince. Meadows engines were again used, this time a twin overhead camshaft 3-litre six with three carburettors giving 120 bhp. The aluminium-bodied cars – steel supplies were effectively non-existent for new businesses in
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to cater for the customer's choice of bodywork. As demand grew a lot of the construction work went to
Lenaerts and Dolphens in Barnes, London but final assembly and test remained at Fairmile. The engine grew to 3 litres in 1926 and 4½ litres in late 1928.
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straight six, overhead-valve engine and four-speed gearbox in a chassis with semi elliptical springs all round and cost from £595. Two different chassis lengths were available, 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)
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L-type was announced in 1932. It was a large car with its 9-foot-10-inch (3.00 m) wheelbase and proved too heavy for the available power needing a 6:1 rear axle ratio. It was available with a
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heritage of the company name and provide a reference point for all the
Invicta cars that are either being restored or are running on the road today.
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track, Paris, they covered 5000 miles at 70.7 mph, taking over 70 hours of day and night driving, supervised by the Royal Automobile Club.
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