1931 Invicta 4½-Litre S-Type 'Low Chassis' Sports 'Seagull' Chassis no. S86 Engine no. 7481 (see text)

The vendor first encountered this S-Type Invicta in the early 1970s when it was part of the collection belonging to the late C J S (Jack) Wilson of Caterham, Surrey. Jack had retired from marine insurance some years earlier and was a well known, if eccentric, figure in the area. He devoted his time and energy to his collection of Vintage cars, which at the time I first met him included five Bugattis and no fewer than three S-type Invictas. Jack Wilson had bought the Invicta in 1952 from the Alto...