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    The Lister name and logo are Registered Trademarks. 12.2013

    (+44) 01254 355101

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: www.listercars.com

    Lister Jaguar Limited

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    Silverstone GP, 19th July 1958

    Stirling Moss driving Lister JaguarMVE 303 to victory

    02 The ListerHeritage

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    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.

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    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.

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    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)

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    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)

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    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)

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    Dick Barton

    Colin Chippy Crisp

    Graham Curl

    The original Lister engineers

    Heritagein the making

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    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.

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    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

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    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.

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    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.