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This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:
This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on December 13th, 2017 in the Automotive News category.
Lister Takes to Twitter to Tease Us With its Next New Car
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I hope they stuff a V12 in that thing.
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Note - the Lister Knobbly was not based on the Jaguar D Type. The D type used a monocoque tub, but the Lister Knobbly had a tubular steel frame and different suspension design - it used a Jaguar D type engine.
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Another Manufacturer engine I've seen used in the Knobbly was from Chevy. Seen a couple. 1 at least is a recreation though. But it races in the masters historic's so it has to meet certain requirements. They were and are very fast. They usually place in the top 5 with either engine installed.
1989 Recreation with Chevy power.
1959 Knobbly with Chevy power.
And a pair of storms
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Before they made the Storm (which, like the Aston DB7 was loosely XJS based) they made the Lister Le Mans which was a heavily modified but still recognisable XJS V12. By volume, they have a greater history of being a Jaguar tuner then they do as being a manufacturer of their own creations.
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Yeah they didn't make many cars in the 50's. Or at all really. I expect less then 200 of all types throughout the years. I think back in the 50's they should've followed Cooper's example. Making formula cars and sportscars. Even if it was just an F2 car. But maybe it just wasn't possible.
New car I expect will be an F-type with a power/suspension upgrade. Styling though not sure. Later Listers were abit wild. Neither the XJS LM or Storm were lookers imo. They were also expensive. Think the XJS LM funded the Storm?
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This right here is all you need for the thread to basically understand why they did this. Essentially they're getting back to what made them what they were and so unlike certain other manufactures coming back from the dead (looking at you TVR), this wasn't to be the same but that's not a bad thing.
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Brian Lister was deeply affected by the death of his star driver Archie Scott Brown in 1958 and the deaths of other drivers which led him to switch to the production of packaging machinery.
As you have said some Lister cars used Chevrolet V8's, earlier models also used engines from MG, Bristol and Maserati. The Lister Costin of 1959 was designed for Chevrolet power, but some use the Jaguar straight six.
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I would really like to see Lister do a comeback on Le Man , alongside Shelby and/or Renault.
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This thread makes me want to point my finger at some RUF car and say "that thing looks like a Porsche".
(needless to say I'd feel myself very stupid after saying that)
By the way, wasn't Thunder originally going to be called LeMans II? That name would make perfect sense for a tuned Jaguar.
(needless to say I'd feel myself very stupid after saying that)
By the way, wasn't Thunder originally going to be called LeMans II? That name would make perfect sense for a tuned Jaguar.
It's also front-engined, although its front's shape does its best to make you think otherwise.
