“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or...
Archie Scott Brown in the 1957 Lister Jaguar before Appendix C Regulations ruined its looks with a set of bug-eye headlights. Originally conceived by a customer in 1956, and with the prodding of BP who saw the potential and needed someone to battle the ESSO-backed teams of Aston and Ecurie...
Canadian Big Healey Dear Editor, I enjoyed the article “Big Healey” in the March 2012 issue of Vintage Racecar. In...
1956 Lycoming Special The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even...
Vintage Racecar was asked to play a part in continuing celebrations of 50 Years of the Lister “Knobbly” at the Silverstone Classic. John Pearson organized an impressive parade of 18 Listers between the races at Silverstone. VR’s European Editor, Ed McDonough, was invited to drive Lister founder Brian Lister for...
Part II We concluded last month’s opening segment of John Wright’s interview with Bruce Kessler as he was preparing to...
As everyone knows, after the 1960 racing season, Carroll Shelby retired as a driver and became even better known for...
August 2010 The First Ralt? Photo: Pete Austin Dear Editor, Have just been reading the magazine, which I had never seen before. Great read. Thought I would make a small point of correction regarding the Ralt reference on page 53 [Feb 2010]. Ron Tauranac actually built the first RALT in, I think,...
1959 Costin-Lister BHL133 While the Costin-Lister has proved to be a potent weapon, attention must be paid to both avoiding...
May 2017 During the Sussex Trophy Race at Goodwood, on April 7, 1958, Archie Scott Brown keeps the works Lister-Jaguar...
The inspiration behind the concepts and designs of Lister cars came from the pre-war Mercedes racing cars that would today be regarded as Formula One cars. They were simplistic but reliable in construction, with independent front suspension, de Dion rear suspension, and tubular chassis. Many builders experimented with multi-tubes, but...
A new scrutineering bay and VIP center was recently opened at Snetterton race circuit. Jonathon Palmer head of Motor Sport...
Next spring’s 75th Members’ Meeting will feature a full grid of Lister sports-racing cars fighting it out on the Goodwood...
I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy of Motor Sport. Many years later, I was chatting with James Weaver at Silverstone, who said, “Bloody Denis Jenkinson, it’s thanks to him I’m in my current mess.” In 1957,...
This is the story of a hero who was more heroic than most. You may not have heard of Archie...
One of the most inspiring stories in the history of motorsport recently took place, and though few in the motorsport...
My recollection of getting to know Archie was that my father went to Cambridge University and was a member of the Cambridge University Motor Club. The club had an annual dinner through which I met Archie and Peter Riley (later to become a works Healey driver), both of whom became...
George Lister & Son was a very old engineering company in my hometown of Cambridge, starting in 1895. I joined...
Edwin Barton, or “Dick” as he was affectionately known, in deference to the popular 1940s British radio series and the...
The Lister Motor Company has made “continuation” examples of the “Knobbly” Lister-Jaguar. An auction house has claimed that a car it was selling was the prototype Knobbly, so the Knobbly has become important. After the Knobbly came the Costin, but before the Knobbly there were three Lister-Jaguars best described as...