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THE SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Invicta Bus Lines
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Originating as the Croydon Bus Service in 1936, the Invicta name emerged in 1972 when the company merged with US Bus Lines to form Invicta United Bus Lines, but the partnership broke up the following year. In March 2009 the Invicta
business was sold to the Grenda Corporation which imposed its new corporate livery, but retained the fleetname. However in 2012 Ventura bought Grenda and the Invicta name disappeared.
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 Croydon Bus Service was the forerunner of Invicta of Lilydale. The Invicta team put on a great display at the Sandown Truck & Bus Show in November 2012, headed up by this vintage Ford, 7 (HJ499). |
 Part of the Ventura lineup at Sandown 2013 was the Croydon Bus Service Ford seen in 2012. This rear view shows Invicta lettering. The bus is alongside an AEC Regal new to Melbourne's Metropolitan Transport Board. Photo ref A1418 |
 The Ventura team put on a good display at Yarra Glen 2014, their Reo Speeed Wagon is just visible on the extreme right, but other vehicles from the Invicta heritage are seen in this sunny rear end view.
Photo ref A6200. |
 First up we see this pair of early post war Croydon Bus Service vehicles. On the right is the Ford seen at Sandown, but next to it a similar utilitarian Dodge bearing fleet number 1 (JH774) which dates from 1942.
Photo ref A6195. |
 The pair of early post war Croydon Bus Service vehicles were present again at Yarra Glen 2016. On the right is the Ford 7 and next to it the similar utilitarian Dodge 1.
Photo ref B4934. |
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