Dark clouds hung over Black Prince; CLASSIC CARS This week: Invicta Black Prince.(Features)

From: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) | Date: May 2, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: IAN JOHNSON

SHORTLY after the Second World War the race was on to win over the British car buyer wanting pure luxury. Rolls-Royce and Bentley were already there, but the competitors were coming up fast.

One such competitor was Invicta which seemed to have a fixation on toppling Bentley from its enviable position in the eyes of Britain.

Invicta made a massive efffort to accelerate from relative obscurity to activate plans for ...

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