The car is an exact continuation of
the Lister Cars Stirling Moss raced in the 1950s.
In July 2016
Lister Cars unveiled a # 1 million full magnesium bodied Lister Knobbly named in honour of Stirling Moss.
60 years since the «Knobbly» Jaguar first left its Cambridge factory,
Lister Cars will once again see the legendary sports car roll out of its doors this April.
Managing Director of
Lister Cars, Lawrence Whittaker said: «2014 is a very special year for us, as it celebrates 60 years since Brian Lister built the first Lister car at George Lister Engineering.
Lister Cars has revealed a teaser image of a new model that it claims will be «the world's fastest SUV».
Not exact matches
Whittaker is clearly excited ahead of the unveiling; «it's fantastic to think that
Lister has a 60 year history as an all - British owned
car maker, and that it now has a fantastic future ahead of it... Watch this space!»
The real
Listers were properly bespoke race
cars.
Just 99
Lister Thunders will be built and a few weeks after announcing the
car,
Lister had taken deposits for over 30 of them.
With over half of the planned 2014 production having been sold,
Lister's decision to remake the hand - built race and sports
car has been a great success.
To get the
cars on track, a series of
Lister sponsored historic race meetings are being planned for 2015, just in time for the company's 125th year anniversary.
There's not a single Jaguar badge to be seen though and although
Lister has been associated with Jaguar since the»50s, the name will be new to some because the British firm's last road
car, the Storm, was made is tiny numbers in the»80s.
Today we are still hand - building
cars at George
Lister Engineering in Cambridge and use many of the traditional methods that were used in 1954, as well as one or two of the original engineers.»
Over The Last Fourteen Years The
Car Has Only Had A Mere 27184 Miles Since New, However Regardless Of This Incredible Current Mileage Reading The Vehicle Has Been Maintained To The Highest Of Standards With Historical Past Honda Main Dealer Service Visits Logged At 6054, 8894, 14706, 18473, 21051 (Timing Belt Change), 25601, 26544, 27090 And 27143 Miles, With The Last Completed By
Listers Honda Of Solihull In The May Of 2017.
Larry Bowman won the popular late 50s, early 60s sports racing class in a
Lister - Chevrolet, while Rob Walton s Cobra Daytona coupe won the race for 1963 - 66 production
cars.
For rarity, how about the prototype
Lister - Chevrolet Costin sports
car, raced at Goodwood in 1959 and a prime example of British racing sports
cars