Saw an Invicta today

[DKL]

Parked in Chippenham (they make them here it seems). Very nice, slightly odd proportions maybe, lots of body and almost no windows.
Looking at the web site they make 500hp so I imagine it goes quite well.
No idea how much (this was an 04 plate) but not cheap I would think - this or a Sag - a nice dilema to have.
http://www.invictacars.co.uk/home.html

[Herman Toothrot]

I saw one in Streatley where it lives, I posted about it


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


as I though it such a beast worth mention and didn't get a single reply


Great car!

[DKL]

Heathens the lot of them!
Looks like I saw it only a few yards from the factory. I knew they were local to Wiltshire, a mad potter from Lacock told me, but not quite that local.
Maybe I'll pitch up one day and ask for a tour and a ride.

[Libertine]

I remember reading this on PH regards the Invicta, and it stuck in my head..as I don't think it's far off the truth!

danger mouse said:

...and just don't get me started on the over-wide, "left too close the fire", BoB wet-dream, mess that is the Invicta.

It's no wonder the British specialist car industry has gone to the wall with it's inability to pen a decent looking body then charge the value of a country seat for it!

[i remember]

I saw one about 5 years ago in france on a motorway. British plates thought it looked quite nice

[AyBee]

I saw one at a goodwood breakfast club and being truthfully honest, it looked awful. Lexus style rear lights, the body looked like a mish-mash and the quality didn't look to be there either unfortunately

[ZesPak]

Is it the one with the Passat rear lights or a newer one?

[miniman]

DKL said:

Parked in Chippenham (they make them here it seems). Very nice, slightly odd proportions maybe, lots of body and almost no windows.
Looking at the web site they make 500hp so I imagine it goes quite well.
No idea how much (this was an 04 plate) but not cheap I would think - this or a Sag - a nice dilema to have.
http://www.invictacars.co.uk/home.html

Aye, it was parked up next to the Kebab van at Bumpers Farm when I saw it. Evil looking thing.

[Daston]

looks pretty fugly to me and 1390kg not exactly light weight.

[DKL]

miniman said:

DKL said:

Parked in Chippenham (they make them here it seems). Very nice, slightly odd proportions maybe, lots of body and almost no windows.
Looking at the web site they make 500hp so I imagine it goes quite well.
No idea how much (this was an 04 plate) but not cheap I would think - this or a Sag - a nice dilema to have.
http://www.invictacars.co.uk/home.html

Aye, it was parked up next to the Kebab van at Bumpers Farm when I saw it. Evil looking thing.

Exactly the same spot - seemed an unlikely spot really.
Maybe they had gone to buy a guinea pig.

[will_]

Also rolled like a yacht in a hurricane going up the Goodwood hill a few years back.

[Chris71]

DKL said:

This or a Sag - a nice dilema to have.
http://www.invictacars.co.uk/home.html

Nah, for that money I'd either get the Sag or a real Aston Martin.