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THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY UNVEILS THE STEALTH – BRITAIN'S FASTEST AND MOST POWERFUL SUV
26th Aug 2020

THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY UNVEILS THE STEALTH – BRITAIN'S FASTEST AND MOST POWERFUL SUV

Based on the already dynamic Jaguar F-PACE SVR, the 666bhp Stealth is the latest in our long line of stunning, hand-crafted and bespoke products. With a top speed of 195mph, the Stealth takes the crown as the fastest SUV Britain has ever produced.

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A year with the 'Magnificent' Lister Knobbly
27th Nov 2019

A year with the 'Magnificent' Lister Knobbly

It has been said that driving the Lister Knobbly is like nothing else on the road – the thrill and engagement is unrivalled. Chris Harris of Top Gear fame said, "If I had an hour to live, the last car I would drive is a 1959 Lister Knobbly Coupe!"

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LISTER ANNOUNCE SUV-E CONCEPT
04th Nov 2019

LISTER ANNOUNCE SUV-E CONCEPT

Based on the already excellent, Jaguar I-Pace the Lister SUV-E concept is a pre-production collaboration between Lister and our chief designer Toby Tinsley.

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THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY LAUNCHES LFT-C,  LIMITED TO JUST 10 VEHICLES
20th Mar 2019

THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY LAUNCHES LFT-C, LIMITED TO JUST 10 VEHICLES

Following high demand for an open-top LFT-666, iconic British car manufacturer - The Lister Motor Company – is launching its most powerful open-top supercar ever - the LFT-C - ready for summer 2019.

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THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY CONFIRMS THE LFP - THE WORLD’S FASTEST SUV
06th Sep 2018

THE LISTER MOTOR COMPANY CONFIRMS THE LFP - THE WORLD’S FASTEST SUV

With 670 bhp on tap, an estimated 0-60 mph acceleration time of just 3.5 seconds, and a 200 mph top speed, The Lister Motor Company’s new LFP is set to become the fastest SUV in the world.

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LISTER RE-DESIGNATES ITS MOST POWERFUL MODEL EVER – THE LISTER LFT-666
01st Aug 2018

LISTER RE-DESIGNATES ITS MOST POWERFUL MODEL EVER – THE LISTER LFT-666

The Lister Motor Company confirms its re-designated nomenclature for the new Lister LFT-666, the most powerful Lister produced in the brand’s 65-year history

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In Memoriam: Dick Barton -  'One of the Original Lister Boys’
16th Jan 2018

In Memoriam: Dick Barton - 'One of the Original Lister Boys’

Dick Barton, one of the original Lister Engineers back in the 1950’s, and more recently whilst the Lister Motor Company have been recreating the Knobbly’s, has passed away

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A winning weekend for Lister at Silverstone Classic 2017
29th Jul 2017

A winning weekend for Lister at Silverstone Classic 2017

This year The Stirling Moss Trophy was lifted by former Silverstone Chief Instructor, Chris Ward after dominating the race in JD Classics’ beautiful Lister Costin

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Lister Appoints New Head of Sales and Marketing
29th Jul 2017

Lister Appoints New Head of Sales and Marketing

The Lister Motor company have announced the appointment of Rory McDonnell as their new Head of Sales and Marketing

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Continuation pioneer Lister introduces Knobbly to the road
04th May 2017

Continuation pioneer Lister introduces Knobbly to the road

The Lister Motor Company is proud to announce the first ever dedicated road-going version of the legendary Lister Knobbly sports racer

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First Lister Continuation Races at Goodwood
08th Mar 2017

First Lister Continuation Races at Goodwood

On March 18th and 19th, Goodwood opened its doors for the 75th Members’ Meeting. The two-day event offered a packed programme full of back-to-back races and events

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Classic Car Show Roundup
08th Mar 2017

Classic Car Show Roundup

We have just returned home from an amazing 4 days at the London Classic Car show where we welcomed scores of car enthusiasts to our stand

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Lister Motor Company Announce New Continuation Car: The Lister Costin
22nd Nov 2016

Lister Motor Company Announce New Continuation Car: The Lister Costin

The last Lister racing car of the 1950s, the Costin holds a very special place in the history of the Cambridge company following on from the famous Knobbly

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Lister Factory Update November 2016
18th Nov 2016

Lister Factory Update November 2016

With the launch of the Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss, the team at George Lister Engineering have been very busy building The Stirling Moss edition

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Graham ‘Curly’ Hutton Shortlisted for Personal Achievement Award
27th Oct 2016

Graham ‘Curly’ Hutton Shortlisted for Personal Achievement Award

The Lister Motor Company are pleased to announce that Graham ‘Curly’ Hutton has been shortlisted for the Personal Achievement of the Year Award

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Stirling Moss Lister Debut - Goodwood 1954
26th Sep 2016

Stirling Moss Lister Debut - Goodwood 1954

On this day is 1954 Sir Stirling Moss made his debut for the Lister Motor Company, at Goodwood Revival, racing the Lister Bristol.

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Lister Success at Goodwood
13th Sep 2016

Lister Success at Goodwood

The annual Goodwood Revival took place over the weekend. The three-day festival celebrated the finest that motor racing has to offer from 1948 to 1966. The style, beautiful cars, and racing makes Goodwood Revival one of the best weekends in the motorsport calendar.

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Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss Edition Makes US Debut at Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance
24th Aug 2016

Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss Edition Makes US Debut at Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance

The Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss made its US debut at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Saturday 20th August

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LISTER SECURE DOUBLE VICTORY AT NURBURGRING OLDTIMER
19th Aug 2016

LISTER SECURE DOUBLE VICTORY AT NURBURGRING OLDTIMER

August 2016 saw the 44th anniversary of Nurburgring Oldtimer take place

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USA Launch of the Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss
11th Aug 2016

USA Launch of the Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss

The Lister Motor Company will be exhibiting the Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss at USA’s most renowned and prestigious event, the Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance

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Lister Compete at Silverstone Classic
28th Jul 2016

Lister Compete at Silverstone Classic

On Saturday 29th July, the pre-1961 Sports Cars of Motor Racing Legends’ Stirling Moss Trophy took place, providing spectacular classic motor racing on the world famous circuit of Silverstone.

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Lister Lead the way at Le Mans Classic
25th Jul 2016

Lister Lead the way at Le Mans Classic

The 8th edition of Le Mans Classic jointly organised by Peter Auto and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. A biennial event celebrating the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans

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On this day in 1958 Stirling Moss raced to victory
19th Jul 2016

On this day in 1958 Stirling Moss raced to victory

Silverstone 1958 was the second time Sir Stirling Moss raced for Lister and was his 414th race

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LISTER MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCE LIMITED RUN OF LISTER KNOBBLY STIRLING MOSS EDITIONS
30th Jun 2016

LISTER MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCE LIMITED RUN OF LISTER KNOBBLY STIRLING MOSS EDITIONS

The Lister Motor Company is proud to announce the launch of a limited run of 10 special edition cars, the Lister Knobbly Stirling Moss.

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BRIAN LISTER CUP AWARDED FOR INCREDIBLE RACING COMEBACK
17th Feb 2016

BRIAN LISTER CUP AWARDED FOR INCREDIBLE RACING COMEBACK

Following the end of another incredible season of wheel-to-wheel racing in classic Listers, Lawrence Whittaker – CEO of Lister Motor Company – has presented the Brian Lister Cup.

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LISTER CARS STAR AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2015
13th Sep 2015

LISTER CARS STAR AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2015

Eight Lister competition cars took part in the Sussex Trophy on the final day of the 2015 Goodwood Revival – with the race producing a fantastic fight between Chris Ward in a 1959 Lister-Jaguar ‘Costin’ and Bobby Verdon-Roe in a 1960 Ferrari 246S Dino.

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LISTER JAGUAR AT THE 25TH SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
26th Jul 2015

LISTER JAGUAR AT THE 25TH SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Silverstone Classic - and heading the line up of the celebrations is Mr Stephen Bond in his beautiful Lister Jaguar Continuation Car.

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NEW RED CONTINUATION LISTER ROLLS OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE
26th Jun 2015

NEW RED CONTINUATION LISTER ROLLS OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE

The Lister Motor Company are proud to announce that this very beautiful Lister Jaguar Knobbly Continuation left our factory last week and was delivered to her new owner.

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THE NEW LISTER JAGUAR CONTINUATION DEBUTS AT DONINGTON
08th May 2015

THE NEW LISTER JAGUAR CONTINUATION DEBUTS AT DONINGTON

Donington Park is home to one of the most popular and important classic car events of the year - The Donington Historic Festival.

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NAUGURAL BRIAN LISTER CUP PRESENTED AT MOTOR RACING
28th Jan 2015

NAUGURAL BRIAN LISTER CUP PRESENTED AT MOTOR RACING

The who's who in Historic Motorsport gathered at the Royal Automobile Club in London on Wednesday 21st January 2015 for the Motor Racing Legends' Annual Awards Dinner.

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16th Dec 2014

BRIAN LISTER: 1926 - 2014

Brian Lister, who died aged 88 on December 16th, was one of Britain’s greatest unsung racing car builders. From its inception in 1954, Lister quickly became a benchmark for the front-engined sports racing car. The Lister ‘Knobbly’, as it was known, had few competitors.

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CHRIS HARRIS GETS TO GRIPS WITH THE LISTER JAGUAR KNOBBLY
16th Dec 2014

CHRIS HARRIS GETS TO GRIPS WITH THE LISTER JAGUAR KNOBBLY

Two of the biggest names in the world of historic motoring came together recently to showcase the first 2014 Lister Jaguar Knobbly to roll off the production line

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18th Oct 2014

LISTER CARS CLEAN UP AT ALGARVE CLASSIC FESTIVAL

With a backdrop of glorious Portuguese sunshine, the Autodromo do Algarve was the setting for the Algarve Classic Festival 2014 this weekend.The fifth and final leg of the Stirling Moss Trophy was on the itinerary

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15th Sep 2014

LISTER-JAGUAR 'KNOBBLY' WINS AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Race one at Goodwood Revival 2014 was the Sussex Trophy, and took place on the Friday. It saw Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen storm home to victory behind the wheel of our most famous car (back for 2014), the Lister Jaguar 'Knobbly'

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15th Sep 2014

1989 LISTER JAGUAR LE MANS COUPÉ

Bonhams held their annual auction on the Goodwood Estate in Chichester, and on the Saturday afternoon a 1989 Lister Jaguar Le Mans Coupé sold for £57,500, equalling the highest ever paid at auction for this particular model.

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LISTER AT SALON PRIVE
08th Sep 2014

LISTER AT SALON PRIVE

If you didn't get chance to view the Lister Jaguar Knobbly unveiling at Salon Privé last week, don't worry. We've taken the liberty of photographing the first official outing of our brand new Lister for your viewing pleasure.

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LISTER JAGUAR KNOBBLY WINS AT SILVERSTONE CLASSIC
26th Jul 2014

LISTER JAGUAR KNOBBLY WINS AT SILVERSTONE CLASSIC

This weekend saw the annual Silverstone Classic event take place at the home of British Motorsport. One of the races to take place on what was a beautiful Saturday was the third leg of the Stirling Moss Trophy for pre 61 sports cars, featuring a plethora of Lister models.

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FIRST LISTER-JAGUAR BACK FROM THE PAINT SHOP!
23rd Jul 2014

FIRST LISTER-JAGUAR BACK FROM THE PAINT SHOP!

See the photos of the first brand new Lister Jaguar Knobbly, finished in stunning Ferrari Nero Daytona. This colour was chosen as it matches the Ferrari F12 that our first customer also owns.

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LISTER JAGUAR PRODUCTION UPDATE
21st May 2014

LISTER JAGUAR PRODUCTION UPDATE

Please see the latest photo to emerge from the Lister factory. We are expecting the first two cars to be completed and road/race ready for summer. The first Lister bodies have arrived at the factory, and are potentially better than the 1958 original!

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LISTER MODELS STEAL THE SHOW AT DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL
05th May 2014

LISTER MODELS STEAL THE SHOW AT DONINGTON HISTORIC FESTIVAL

The stage: Donington Park, the setting: Donington Historic Festival. And it’s cast? A striking and awe-provoking array of Lister Cars, sitting proudly amongst the crème de la crème of many other classic motors.

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LISTER MOTOR COMPANY LAUNCHES THE BRIAN LISTER TROPHY
23rd Apr 2014

LISTER MOTOR COMPANY LAUNCHES THE BRIAN LISTER TROPHY

As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Lister Motor Company has announced that it has created and introduced the ‘Brian Lister Trophy’ to support Lister racing cars participating in the 2014 historic racing calendar.

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LISTER JAGUAR PRODUCTION UPDATE 2014
23rd Apr 2014

LISTER JAGUAR PRODUCTION UPDATE 2014

Please see the latest photo to emerge from the Lister factory. We are expecting the first two cars to be completed and road/race ready for summer. This is definitely british craftsmanship at its very best, just look at those welds!

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LISTER AT RACE RETRO 2014
23rd Apr 2014

LISTER AT RACE RETRO 2014

We've just landed back after a hectic but supremely successful 3 days at the Race Retro show, held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. Here are some photos showing the highlights, including the one and only Sir Stirling Moss, who visited our stand on Saturday 22nd February.

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HISTORIC CAMBRIDGE REUNION CELEBRATES LISTER MOTOR COMPANY REVIVAL
23rd Apr 2014

HISTORIC CAMBRIDGE REUNION CELEBRATES LISTER MOTOR COMPANY REVIVAL

Lister Cars, which in September announced a historic return to sports car production, proudly reunited many of the company’s most significant characters at a celebration lunch at the Cambridge base of Lister Engineering. The gathering saw the company’s original founder, Brian Lister, and many of his original team members, all sharing stories and anecdotes of Lister’s glorious racing past, alongside the new Lister Cars senior management team of Lawrence and Andrew Whittaker.

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18th Sep 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 a stated its clear intention to return to its Cambridge roots and to once again reinstate production of an exciting new Lister car.

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