RE: Lister-Jaguar XJS Le Mans: Spotted
Discussion
Krikkit said:
Point of note, I don't think that's the twin-supercharged one, "just" the 7.0L N/A one.
See below for the engine bay of a twin-supercharged car as sold by Silverstone a couple of years ago:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/jaguar-lister
That looks DIY friendly !See below for the engine bay of a twin-supercharged car as sold by Silverstone a couple of years ago:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/jaguar-lister
I just love this, and great value too.
One sold at Bonham's last year for £62k http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24122/lot/240/
One sold at Bonham's last year for £62k http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24122/lot/240/
Been looking for the unicorn of unicorns for many years. A 7.0 Le Mans in Blue over cream.
Impossibly small build numbers of the 7.0 cars, and alas most of them were black or red. But I know that 'my' car is out there somewhere.
Lifting the garage up and seeing it sat there next to my (blue over cream) Pantera,......oooooeeee! Two fat ass cars, which one to drive today.
Pricing on them is indeed good, but one cannot imagine how expensive these are to maintain. Keeping a mint XJS V12 is expensive enough, without all of the added complexity.
Impossibly small build numbers of the 7.0 cars, and alas most of them were black or red. But I know that 'my' car is out there somewhere.
Lifting the garage up and seeing it sat there next to my (blue over cream) Pantera,......oooooeeee! Two fat ass cars, which one to drive today.
Pricing on them is indeed good, but one cannot imagine how expensive these are to maintain. Keeping a mint XJS V12 is expensive enough, without all of the added complexity.
Very intriguing cars, but getting definitive information on numbers built and, especially, specs is tricky.
Some were built retaining the conventional XJS front end, which is a far better look. Some were twin-supercharged, some were N/A. Some came with the eye-catching disc style wheels above, but some came with the same type of spoked wheel as later fitted to the Lister Storm.
I once saw a twin-supercharged car for sale at Racing Green in the early 00s. Then, to my amazement, a guy turned up to a small car meet in Oxfordshire a few years ago in a Lister Le Mans convertible! He'd just picked it up and reckoned it was the s/c version. But, without looking under the bonnet, there was really no way of knowing.
Some were built retaining the conventional XJS front end, which is a far better look. Some were twin-supercharged, some were N/A. Some came with the eye-catching disc style wheels above, but some came with the same type of spoked wheel as later fitted to the Lister Storm.
I once saw a twin-supercharged car for sale at Racing Green in the early 00s. Then, to my amazement, a guy turned up to a small car meet in Oxfordshire a few years ago in a Lister Le Mans convertible! He'd just picked it up and reckoned it was the s/c version. But, without looking under the bonnet, there was really no way of knowing.
AndyS2 said:
Wasn't this on the audio tape that Fast Lane magazine released back in the day? Along with the F40, 911 CS and Sapphire Cosworth if I remember correctly.
It was on the second tape they did at Brands Hatch, along with the Aston Martin Vantage, 959 and Countach. Someone has kindly put it on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=091uTGCx6NI
simonrockman said:
The boss of Commodore Computers UK had one, and wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers. It's already impressive without having to lie about it.
Astonishing. I had a Commdore64, the lad from Dixons wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers as well.
Spooky coincidence!
simonrockman said:
The boss of Commodore Computers UK had one, and wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers. It's already impressive without having to lie about it.
Astonishing. I had a Commdore64, the lad from Dixons wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers as well.
Spooky coincidence!
Edited by tch911 on Wednesday 21st February 14:47
simonrockman said:
The boss of Commodore Computers UK had one, and wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers. It's already impressive without having to lie about it.
Astonishing. I had a Commdore64, the lad from Dixons wound me up by exaggerating all the numbers as well.
Spooky coincidence!
Edited by tch911 on Wednesday 21st February 14:47
this is the Lister-Jaguar I would have, 2nd one down on here - http://simplyperformance.com/pictures-of-listers/
Normal body, no bodykit.
Normal body, no bodykit.
Krikkit said:
Point of note, I don't think that's the twin-supercharged one, "just" the 7.0L N/A one.
See below for the engine bay of a twin-supercharged car as sold by Silverstone a couple of years ago:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/jaguar-lister
You are correct, it is not a SC engine in this red one for sale. See below for the engine bay of a twin-supercharged car as sold by Silverstone a couple of years ago:
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/jaguar-lister
Which to be fair makes it a more attractive ownership proposition, as the standard V12 is not the most reliable of units!!
It doesnt say it is in the advert, so not sure why this article claims it is.
I remember Reading about a rebuild on one of these where the foam between the boxed Arches and the original Arches degrades,allowing water in to rust the original Arches requiring huge amounts of labout to fix.
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