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1931 Invicta Model S Sports Tourer

  • Coachwork by Vanden Plas
  • Chassis Number: S102
  • Engine Number: 12371
  • Body Number: 1711
This Invicta is chassis number S102, wears Vanden Plas body number 1711, and is powered by engine number 12371. This LeMans Type 4 Seater was originally registered on the U.K. roads in 1931 and owned by an individual living in the Reading area of the U.K., south of London. Later owners include Rowland Smith and F.R. Walker. It is believed that its original crankcase for engine number 7515 was replaced with the current unit, numbered 12371.

It is listed as having left the factory as a left-hand drive car but currently has right-hand drive configuration.

By 1956 the car was in the care of Frederick Stahl and later given a restoration (while in his care) by Russ Sceli of Hartford, Connecticut. In 1971 ownership passed to Mark Gibbons of Cambridge, Mass. In November of 1982, it was sold to Dean Edmonds. He later commissioned RM Auto Restorations in Chatham to perform a restoration, lasting from 1991 and continuing through 1994. Upon completion, he brought the Invicta to the Pebble Beach Concours in 1995, where it won a First in Class award. The car was also shown at the Concours d'Elegance at Cranbrook, Michigan, on occasion, the 1996 Eyes on Classic Design, among other events.

The car has remained in the Edmonds Collection for nearly four decades.

The car is powered by a 4.42 liter, single overhead cam, inline 6-cylinder Meadows engine fitted with twin SU carburetors. It develops 103 horsepower at 3,000 RPM and is backed by a four-speed manual transmission. There are leaf spring suspensions in the front and rear, and four-wheel drum brakes.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2020

2020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $850,000-USD $1,000,000 
Sale Price :
USD $852,000

1931 Invicta Model S Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Invicta Model S

(Data based on Model Year 1931 sales)
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type 'Low Chassis' Sports Tourer
Chassis#: S102
Sold for USD$852,000
  2020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours
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1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low Chassis Sports 'Scout'
Chassis#: S75
Sold for USD$1,766,009
  2020 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
 
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type 'Low Chassis' Sports
Chassis#: S39
Sold for USD$1,596,159
  2013 Goodwood Revival
 
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low-chassis Tourer
Chassis#: S46
Sold for USD$750,764
  2012 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor cars and Automobilia
 
1931 INVICTA TYPE LS 4,5 L LOW CHASSIS COUPE
Sold for USD$735,795
  2011 Rétromobile
 
1931 Invicta 4½-litre Low Chassis S-Type
Chassis#: S40
Sold for USD$474,318
  2004 Bonhams - The Goodwood Revival
 

Invicta Model Ss That Failed To Sell At Auction

1931 Invicta Model S's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low Chassis Sports Coachwork by Vanden PlasS402024 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris $900,000$1,000,000
1931 INVICTA 4½-LITRE S-TYPE LOW CHASSIS SPORTS SENTINELS912022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris $1,100,000$1,400,000
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low Chassis Sports SimplonS902020 Bonhams : Goodwood Speedweek $1,000,000$1,200,000
1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type Low ChassisS802019 Bonhams : The Zoute Sale $900,000$1,100,000

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1931 Invicta Model S

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1931 Invicta Model S vehicle information
Sports Tourer
Coachwork: Vanden Plas
Chassis #: S102
Engine #: 12371
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Coachwork: Carbodies
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Coachwork: Carbodies
Chassis #: S57