Comments on: Invicta S-Type

By: Haywood

Haywood — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:13:37 +0000

THe Healey car was grey I think, rather like the same colour that James Bond drove in the first of those novels. Except that Bond drove a well used Bentley Blower 4.5 litr in the book. The navigator on the rally alluded to by Mr. Marganski?Alpine or Monte Carlo ?
Ian Fleming !

By: John Marganski

John Marganski — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:25:43 +0000

I’ve wanted an S-Type since Car&Driver had an article about a US owned S. This car has direct ties to another wildly-oversteering sports car, the Austin-Healey. Donald Healy drove an S in rallies during the 30′s, with some success. IIRC, the article captioned the owner as emerging from battle with the car’s “malevolent underpinnings”.

By: W. Jamieson Jr.

W. Jamieson Jr. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:46:44 +0000

The Invicta S-Types are magnificent cars. Join the Invicta Car Club and support the marque.

By: Simon Bull

Simon Bull — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:47:04 +0000

As a fortunate owner of one of these cars (acquired it decades ago), there is another reason to bind the spokes. An original wheel is covered with a sort of early cellulose plastic which eventually hardens and cracks as your pic. shows at the rim. Binding helps to hang on to it as long as possible!

By: Gene McManus

Gene McManus — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:11:08 +0000

I used to see one of these pretty regularly at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Vintage Race days. That was over 20 years ago, but I remember it well, and it would be pretty high on my list of favorites, too.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:39:56 +0000

Actually, the sporting driver of the 1930s would bind the spokes of his sprung steering wheel to make it stiffer–for better feel and more direct steering.

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:25:53 +0000

I guess in the 1930s they hadn’t yet invented bailing wire and used twine instead? Me thinks the original spoked steering wheel is coming apart.