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1959 Lister Jaguar Knobbly
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The famous ‘Boeing Car’ Lister Jaguar Knobbly, comprehensively documented with extensive racing history and success.
makeLister
modelJaguar Knobbly
year1959
engine size3.8 liters
transmissionManual
drive sideRight
locationLondon
key moments & facts
01
Sold to Jon Minshaw who owned the car for a decade and regularly campaigned the car to victory including the 2014 and 2018 Sussex Trophy at the Goodwood Revival
02
In 1987/88 the ‘Knobbly’ was extensively refurbished by historic racing experts Hall and Fowler and was then sold to renowned car collector Eduardo Baptista of Mexico
03
Sold to noted collector Sir Anthony Bamford (of JCB fame) who in turn is understood to have tasked Geo. Lister & Sons of Cambridge with reconfiguring it as a Jaguar powered 'Knobbly'
04
The car we are pleased to offer for sale is chassis BHL 128 and was supplied new to Carroll Shelby Sports Cars Inc, Dallas, Texas, 1959
description
Brian Lister’s company – Brian Lister Light Engineering Co Ltd based in Cambridge, UK unveiled its new in-house designed and manufactured prototype racing car to an excited ‘Autosport’ magazine in 1957. The new sports car chassis typically ran eit...
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1959 Lister Jaguar Knobbly
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The famous ‘Boeing Car’ Lister Jaguar Knobbly, comprehensively documented with extensive racing history and success.
makeLister
modelJaguar Knobbly
year1959
engine size3.8 liters
transmissionManual
drive sideRight
locationLondon
key moments & facts
01
Sold to Jon Minshaw who owned the car for a decade and regularly campaigned the car to victory including the 2014 and 2018 Sussex Trophy at the Goodwood Revival
02
In 1987/88 the ‘Knobbly’ was extensively refurbished by historic racing experts Hall and Fowler and was then sold to renowned car collector Eduardo Baptista of Mexico
03
Sold to noted collector Sir Anthony Bamford (of JCB fame) who in turn is understood to have tasked Geo. Lister & Sons of Cambridge with reconfiguring it as a Jaguar powered 'Knobbly'
04
The car we are pleased to offer for sale is chassis BHL 128 and was supplied new to Carroll Shelby Sports Cars Inc, Dallas, Texas, 1959
description
Brian Lister’s company – Brian Lister Light Engineering Co Ltd based in Cambridge, UK unveiled its new in-house designed and manufactured prototype racing car to an excited ‘Autosport’ magazine in 1957. The new sports car chassis typically ran eit...
