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LOT 288

1934 Invicta 12/45 Tourer Chassis no. L239

Sold for €55,416.67 inc. premium
Lot 288

1934 Invicta 12/45 Tourer
Chassis no. L239

1934 Invicta 12/45 Tourer
Chassis no. L239

•One of approximately 50 made
•Rebuilt in the late 1980s
•Suitable entrant for VSCC events

Footnotes

Records held by the Invicta Car Club show that chassis number 'L239' was originally a saloon first registered in the UK in January 1934 as 'AXE 750'. The car's early history is not known, but from 1958 to 1968 a Mr Standing was its owner. Mr Standing sold the car to a Mr Bentley, and by 1980 'L239' had been reduced to a rolling chassis belonging to one B M Barton in Nottingham. In 1985, Terry Heard of Malmesbury, Wiltshire acquired the Invicta and rebuilt it with a new open tourer body made by Vintage Friction of Bristol. The saloon wings and running boards were retained and the louvered valences constructed. At the same time, the engine was rebuilt by Rendall Hour Time, engineers well known in VSCC circles. This Invicta is known to have competed at Enstone and other venues, and has toured France. By 1997, it was in the stewardship of the late Roger Lees of Poole, Dorset, and subsequently was acquired by the previous owner. The current vendor has owned the car since 2016. Now offered with Swiss registration papers and EU taxes paid, this rare Invicta sports car is eminently suitable for VSCC and similar events.

Invicta 12/45 tourer 1934
Châssis no. L239

•Une des 50 construites
•Reconstruite à la fin des années 1980
•Potentielle concurrente en VSCC

Les registres de l'Invicta Car Club montrent que le châssis numéro L239 était à l'origine une berline immatriculée au Royaume-Uni en janvier 1934 sous le numéro AXE 750. Le début de l'historique de la voiture n'est pas connu, mais à partir de 1958 jusqu'à 1968 un certain M. Standing était son propriétaire. M. Standing vendit la voiture à un M. Bentley et en 1980, L239 était à l'état de châssis roulant appartenant B. M. Barton de Nottingham. En 1985, Terry Heard de Malmesbury, dans le Wiltshire, acquit l'Invicta et la reconstruisit avec une nouvelle carrosserie ouverte de tourer, réalisée par Vintage Friction de Bristol. Les ailes de la berline et les marchepieds ont été conservés et des bas de caisse ajourés ajoutés. Simultanément, le moteur était refait par Rendall Hour Time, ingénieurs bien connus des cercles VSCC. L'Invicta est connu pour avoir couru à Enstone et dans d'autres épreuves et a circulé en France. En 1997, elle était sous la garde de feu Roger Lees de Poole, dans le Dorset, et fut alors acquise par le précédent propriétaire. Le vendeur possède la voiture depuis 2016. Vendue avec ses papiers d'immatriculation suisse et ses droits européens acquittés, cette rare sportive Invicta est tout à fait apte à participer à des course VSCC ou à des manifestations similaires.

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