Iconic Lister Knobbly returns with ten continuation designs

traditional British sports vehicle maker Lister has exposed it plans to produce ten continuation versions of its legendary Jaguar powered ‘Knobbly’ racing cars, which purchasers will get their hands on in June 2018.
The historic marque has produced continuation versions of the Knobbly before, though this fresh run of ten is somewhat different – each car is a devoted road-going version of the racing car, which made its on-track debut over 60 years ago. According to Lister CEO Lawrence Whittaker, the new Knobbly “paves the method for much more future road going Lister models”. 
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Continuation designs are ending up being prominent jobs for producers with pedigree. In particular, Jaguar has stepped back in time on a handful of events with its ‘Reborn’ models. Reborn E-Types as well as ‘new original’ XKSS D-Types have emerged over the last couple of years as flagship jobs for Jaguar Classic, as well as sibling brand Land Rover has got in on the act with reborn versions of the series 1 Land Rover as well as very first generation variety Rover.
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Lister stresses that its ‘new’ Knobbly isn’t just a traditional body underpinned by contemporary mechanicals, however while the firm states it stays true to the character of the 1950s car, some modifications have been required to make the vehicle completely road legal. For instance, it’s fitted with a collapsible steering column, roll hoops, plus signs as well as a rear fog lamp. In the cabin it gets a leather dashboard with push button switches as well as an range of cautioning lights.
Some of the 1950’s racecar style has been developed to be appropriate for the road too. The wheels don’t include wheel spinner hubcaps for pedestrian safety, it sprouts rear view mirrors as well as the fuel filler cap has sunk to in shape flush with the bodywork. 
When full production of the vehicles begins this September they’ll be developed utilizing the original chassis jigs at George Lister engineering in Cambridge, as well as three original Knobbly engineers have been brought in to oversee construction. The aluminium body panels are beaten by hand, taking around 500 hours to complete, while the 330bhp, 3.8-litre six-cylinder engine will be developed to 1950s specification utilizing recently fabricated parts in tandem with original Jaguar engine blocks. 

The road-going Knobbly evaluates 787kg as well as the 330bhp of the 3.8-litre engine is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed handbook gearbox. 0-62mph takes a declared 4.3 seconds, as well as Lister declares a top speed of 181mph. 
The 3.8-litre new Knobbly will set clients back £295,000, while a less expensive version utilizing a 4.2-litre Jaguar engine will be priced from £225,000. 
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