Lister making a comeback

[GTPorsche]

18th September 2013

LISTER MOTOR COMPANY STORMS BACK TO BUSINESS

In an historic announcement today, Lister Cars, one the greatest names in British sports car manufacturing, has stated it will return to its Cambridge roots to once again reinstate production of an exciting new Lister car.

After a gap of almost 25 years since the last Lister rolled off the production line, the three Lister companies of George Lister Engineering of Cambridge, Brian Lister Light Engineering and Lister Storm, have been reunited into one organisation that will herald the return of one of the greatest sports racing cars of the 1950's - the fabulous Lister 'Knobbly' Jaguar.

In an exciting move that will ensure the return of the Lister name to new car production, the three companies have been consolidated within a new business called Lister Motor Company Limited, after a significant investment by Warrantywise, one of the UK's most successful aftermarket used car warranty providers.

Lister Motor Company Limited has invested in a new, a state-of-the-art facility in Cambridge, which includes CNC machining, 3D scanning and Catia design, all of which will enable George Lister Engineering to develop and deliver an exciting and near identical development of the historic, race-winning, competition and track car.

Brian Lister's original working drawings and manufacturing jigs have all been re-commissioned, and many of the team involved in the original 1950's project with Lister Cars have been called back into service, including Martin Murray, Colin (Chippy) Crisp, Graham (Curley) Hutton, Laurence Pearce and even Brian Lister himself. Heading up the manufacturing project is Mark Hallam, technical director at George Lister Engineering and Jerry Booen of D Type Developments will also be assisting with the project. The cars will be built to be identical to those of 1958, and will be race-ready 'out of the box' to race with BHL-C (C for Continuation) chassis insignia and up to FIA/HTP Appendix K specification.

Lawrence Whittaker, CEO of Warranty Wise and the investor in the project, said: "Anyone with a fondness for British sports car manufacturing and with an understanding of Lister's remarkable heritage should rightly be excited by this news. The Lister 'Knobbly' was a powerful, giant-killing racing car in its heyday, and with all the expertise we have brought together for this project, I can promise that the new Lister will be a fabulously exciting and desirable car. This is a passionate undertaking for us and we also have some very exciting plans for the future."

Race proven, Jaguar D Type-specification engines and D Type gearboxes will be supplied by world-renowned experts, Crosthwaite & Gardener, and all race preparation and track commissioning will be undertaken by Chris Keith-Lucas of CKL Developments, another leading specialist in historic Jaguar restoration and preparation. Last but not least, that fantastic streamlined Knobbly body will be re-created using the original Shapecraft body bucks by the immensely skilled artisan craftsmen, Clive Smart and Adrian Breeze.

A series of Lister sponsored historic race meetings are planned for 2015, in time for the Lister 125th year anniversary.

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First TVR, and now Lister. Who returns next?

 

[MoLiEG]

!!!!!

Great news!!!

 

[Giygas]

First TVR, and now Lister. Who returns next?

Didn't Bristol croak a few years ago?

There's also Jensen, who's Interceptor could return as a modern AM DB/ Merc SL competitor.

 

[Anathema]

YES.

Excited for this news.

 

[RocZX]

Lister teases a new "hypercar"

Lister has plans to build a new "hypercar" with which it hopes to return to Asian and North American markets.

For now, the car exists only on paper as Lister has only released a few sketches of a conceptual model, stating that it's looking for investors to get the project started.

"Over the coming years our ambitions are to create a world beating brand new Hypercar with a list price of somewhere in the region of £2million [$3.2 million or €2.5 million]," said Lawrence Whittaker, Managing Director of Lister Cars.

"We are currently seeking external investors that have the desire to join us on what promises to be an incredible journey, because if we proceed with our ambitious plans, it is fundamental that the entire project is sufficiently resourced in order to deliver a serious, world-beating new product," he added.

The UK sports car maker said it's also exploring the development of another, more affordable sports car, without divulging any further details

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CarScoops

 

[Zenith]

Time to break this baby out again!!

I'm guessing they've got little more than the name and those sketches.

 

[VXR]

Well that's hit the nail on the head for British sports car upstarts!

 

[RACECAR]

I feel that sheet needs to be updated because I'm pretty sure damn near every supercar now has Carbon Fiber so that's kinda meaningless now.

 

[Furinkazen]

Lister teases a new "hypercar"

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CarScoops

I see this

But how much were they smoking with that rear end design sketch? What do they think it is, a Vision Gran Turismo?!

 

[RACECAR]

In fairness, its been a while since they designed a car so they're abit rusty.

 

[Connoissuer]

The front end looks a little like this:

 

[Robin]

Those sketches look worryingly amateurish, I see some Storm DNA at the rear but frankly not enough.

90's Ford parts bins at the ready...

 

[disinfected]

The front end looks a little like this:

The whole thing looks fairly similar to that, to be quite honest. With a hint of Ridge Racer for good measure.

 

[synchromesh]

I have been going nuts over this! They say it should have a V12, like the Storm.

 

[Legro]

I have been going nuts over this! They say it should have a V12, like the Storm.

Are they going to build their own V12 or use some customer engine. I mean the engine they used in Storm was Jaguar sourced, but Jaguar doesn't build V12s anymore.

 

[synchromesh]

Are they going to build their own V12 or use some customer engine. I mean the engine they used in Storm was Jaguar sourced, but Jaguar doesn't build V12s anymore.

7.8 Liter V12, but Whittaker told me he "couldn't comment yet"

 

[MoLiEG]

7.8 Liter V12, but Whittaker told me he "couldn't comment yet"

So.. you had a word with the Managing Director of Lister????

Man, that's awesome!!!

I hope this car becomes a reality!

 

[synchromesh]

So.. you had a word with the Managing Director of Lister????

Man, that's awesome!!!

I hope this car becomes a reality!

Yeah he followed me, I'm helping the company with investors.

 

[synchromesh]

Excuse my double post, but I've overheard that @Legro it will be a Jaguar sourced unit with modern components. This May change, but I doubt it, Lister has a very good relationship with Jaguar. It should reach 60 in under 3 seconds and racing units will be built too.

 

[MoLiEG]

Yeah he followed me, I'm helping the company with investors.

Wow!!! Man, you deserve a medal or something!

 

[synchromesh]

Also, I think the thread name "Lister Making a Comeback" is a bit misleading, as Lister already have last year and has even started making a new car, the Lister Knobbly Continuation. 1 has been built and 8 more have been ordered.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Glad to hear Lister's making a come back. This is definitely a great year to be a car enthusiast.

 

[Nessy]

@Lister_Storm Is it going to be front/mid engined or mid/rear engined? Hard to tell from those early sketches.

 

[Nexus]

7.8 Liter V12, but Whittaker told me he "couldn't comment yet"

O_O But why aren't they using a smaller, turbocharged unit?

 

[Robin]

O_O But why aren't they using a smaller, turbocharged unit?

Exactly, today you can get the same bang out of a Supercharged or Turbocharged V8.

 

[Odnomre]

Glad to see a return of their cars. Had a soft spot for the Lister Storm with the Newcastle livery ever since I played the PS1 Le Mans game.

Hopefully they'll go with another V12. None of that turbocharged nonsense

 

[synchromesh]

O_O But why aren't they using a smaller, turbocharged unit?

Because Lister doesn't care about carbon footprint. A turbo V8 simply doesn't have the same feel of a big V12. And the V12 is supercharged.

@Lister_Storm Is it going to be front/mid engined or mid/rear engined? Hard to tell from those early sketches.

I haven't been informed yet, should be MR. Although the Storm was actually an FR.

 

[Nessy]

Iv'e taken the liberty of modifying one of those sketches that were posted, to show a slightly (emphasis on slightly) more convincing MR shape, whilst using the existing sketches as loose reference.

(Rough red overlayed outline's mine):

 

[catamount39]

Because Lister doesn't care about carbon footprint. A turbo V8 simply doesn't have the same feel of a big V12. And the V12 is supercharged.

Yes! Finally another new car that isn't bloody turbo charged!

Wait a supercharged V12? I think I'm in love...

 

[synchromesh]

What I like best about this project is there will be a racing version too.