lister brochure
TRANSCRIPT
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
1/18
The Lister name and logo are Registered Trademarks. 12.2013
(+44) 01254 355101
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.listercars.com
Lister Jaguar Limited
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
2/18
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
3/18
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
4/18
Our group of companies include some of the best known names in racing:
Lister Storm Limited
Lister Jaguar Limited
Lister Heritage Limited
Lister Storm LMP Limited
Lister Storm Racing Limited
Brian Lister (Light Engineering) Limited
Founded in 1954,
Lister is one of theoldest racing carmanufacturers inthe world
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
5/18
In 1953 Brian Lister petitioned his father to allow him time offfrom working at theGeorge Lister factory to build a race car. Horace Lister agreed. If he hadnt, the faceof UK motorsport might have looked very different.
Even though Brian Lister was onlyactive as a racing car constructorfor little more than 5 years, hissuccess shook the foundations of theestablished racing car teams to thevery core.
The fairytale legend
19541953
With a shoestring budget compared tohis competitors and often working intothe early hours of the morning, Brianand the craftsmen from George ListerEngineering entered their first race in1954.
1959
Between 1954 and 1959 only 50 original carswere produced but they won, or were placed,
over two thousand times in track eventsworldwide
A N N I V E R S t
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
6/18
The first Lister rolled out of the Cambridge factory in England on the 30th July 1954.
Within 3 years Lister had become the most revered manufacturer of racing cars in the
world, thanks to the dedicated craftsmen who gave their all and had one simple belief -
that they could build a race winning car.
Only the finest craftsmanship goes into making a new Lister Jaguar. For example, it
takes 500 hours to hand craft the exquisite aluminium body using traditional methods.
Our tubular chassis are made in the original jigs using the highest grade seamless steel
engineering tube and all welding is pressure and crack tested to ensure the integrity of
all joints is flawless even under racing conditions.
We have embraced some modern techniques too and use the latest CNC machines to
ensure 100% accuracy to manufacture the wheel hubs and suspension parts. The
De-Dion rear suspension is also manufactured using the highest quality materials in
the original jigs at the George Lister factory.
Through our dedication to British craftsmanship we ensure that Lister remains true to
our motto: A British Racing Icon .
British craftsmanshipat its best
Now is your chance to sit in the driving seat of a brand new Lister Jaguar,built
to the original 1958 specification and to meet current FIA appendix K race
regulations.
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
7/18
LISTERJAGUARBHL101COURTESYOFRMA
UCTIONS/PA
TRICKERNZEN2
013
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
8/18
Silverstone GP, 19th July 1958
Stirling Moss driving Lister JaguarMVE 303 to victory
02 The ListerHeritage
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
9/18
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
10/18
Today George Lister
Engineering has diversifiedand recently worked onlarge projects such as BrunelUniversity and the ChathamMaritime Marina.
They also had their part to
play in the 2012 OlympicGames with contracts for theStratford Link Bridge and theOlympic Velodrome, whereTeam GB dominated thecycling competition winningseven out of a possible tengold medals.
George ListerEngineeringFounded in 1890 by Brian Listers grandfather, George Lister Engineering is one of Cambridgeshiresoldest firms. Renowned for their architectural metal work, their blacksmiths produced some of thefinest wrought iron works in Cambridge and the surrounding counties.
The new Lister Jaguar is,
as in the 1950s, beingmanufactured and assembledby George Lister Engineeringin Cambridgeshire.
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
11/18
In 1986 Laurence Pearce breathed new life into Lister. It was during this timethat the first purpose built road car was created in the form of the Lister LeMans. With a price tag of 115,000 and capable of 200mph+, 90 were madebetween 1986 and 1992.
Success at this endeavour led the company to design a new sports racer, theLister Storm. Launched in 1993, it would use the largest V12 engine ever fittedto a production road car up to that time, a 7.0 Litre Jaguar unit.
Lister Storm
Laurence Pearce
Due to the immense power theLister Storm was the worlds fastestproduction 4 seat car for over 12
years. The Storm was later developedfor motorsport and proved
immensely successful, winning the FIAGT Championship in 2000, the BritishEmpire Trophy, The Empire Gold Cup
and the Tourist Trophy.
In 2003 Pearce developed a bespokeLe Mans prototype, the Storm LMP,fitted with a 6.0 litre Chevrolet V8putting out 570bhp.
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
12/18
Unmistakably British
When Baroness Thatchermet Lister two of the mosticonic and unequivocally
British embodiments ofthe 20th century cametogether
Lister is a hallowed British car brand and Im so delighted that its back in
business. In the 50s Lister Knobblys were out-dragging D type Jaguars, pulling
180 mph and using miracle materials like magnesium alloy. I cant wait to see
existing Lister cars properly authenticated, new Listers being built and lots of
Knobblys back in classic racing. This is wonderful news for the proud Lister
racing heritage that stretches back more than half a century.
QUENTIN WILLSON (MOTORING JOURNALIST)
The Lister Jaguar was Britains most successful big-engined sports racing car of
the late 1950s!
PAUL SKILLETER (AUTHOR, LISTER-JAGUAR - BRIAN LISTER AND THE CARS FROM CAMBRIDGE)
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
13/18
Being a great enthusiast of Listers, having been fortunate to have
maintained and raced Lister Jaguars for the past 30 years, I am
delighted that the Lister Jaguar and its legacy is set to continue.
GARY PEARSON (LISTER RACE PREPARATION SPECIALIST)
Straight
doubt t
made, t
handlinengines
car for y
remain
a usefu
ROBERT E
Ive got a painting on my wall that I commissioned as my Dream
Come True. In the foreground Im harrying Stirling Moss through
the Goodwood Chicane at the first ever Revival Meeting in 1998.
Hes in the very Aston Martin DBR1 that took him to victory in the1959 Tourist Trophy, Im in the ex Ecurie Belge Lister Jaguar of
the same year. Its a true image of what actually happened on the
track but I had the Chicane and the Grandstand behind painted
as if it was in 59 because one of the little pink dots in the crowd
is an 8 year old Tiffdreaming of racing a Lister Jaguar like his
hero Archie Scott Brown
TIFF NEEDELL (MOTORING JOURNALIST & FORMER LISTER STORM DRIVER)
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
14/18
03
Dick Barton
Colin Chippy Crisp
Graham Curl
The original Lister engineers
Heritagein the making
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
15/18
As was the case in 1958,
George Lister Engineeringhave been contracted to buildthe new Lister Jaguar - theonly change is that the newcars will adhere to the FIAAppendix K regulations.
Handcrafted intothe modern worldIn September 2013 the news that Lister was back in business hit the newsstands. The responsewas phenomenal and came from all corners of the globe as journalists, enthusiasts, racersand fans rejoiced at the news that Lister would build the Lister Jaguar Knobbly once more.
To celebrate 60 years since the first Lister was completed,
a very limited number of Lister Cars will feature a unique60th anniversary plaque honed from solid silver. The 60thanniversary plaque will adorn only those cars delivered in2014 and as such these cars will become true collectorspieces.
BrianLister
AndrewWhittaker
Q
uentinWillson
LawrenceWhittaker
A N N I V E R S A R Y
th
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
16/18
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
17/18
Sanction YourLister
Take yoLister ra
There are currently a number of non-factory built cars in the market sporting Lister
badges. Some of these cars are crude facsimiles but others may be classed as tool
room copies and may even have obtained FIA/HTP historic racing papers.
Every new Lister Knobb
of historic racing. Each c
race series such as the
and Motor Racing Legen
throughout the year.
All non-factory built Listers can be brought to the Lister factory and sanctioned in
order to obtain a genuine BHL(S) chassis number- the minimum requirement to
obtain a sanction chassis number will be the supply and fitment of a genuine Lister
chassis. All other renovation work can also be conducted at the Lister factory in
Cambridge.
-
8/13/2019 Lister Brochure
18/18
Contact UsHead Office & Sales
The Lister Motor Company Ltd
5 Petre Court
Petre Road
Clayton Le Moors
Lancashire
BB5 5HY
UK
(+44) 01254 355101
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.listercars.com
Vehicle Manufacturing Plant
George Lister Engineering Ltd
Queens Business Park
Wilbraham Road
Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5GT
UK
(+44) 01223 884504
All rights reserved by the Lister Motor Company Ltd. The Lister name and logo are Registered Trademarks.
Images are for illustrative purposes only. Information correct at the time of printing.