RE: Lister-Jaguar XJS Le Mans 7.0 | Spotted
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Niffty951 said:
thegreenhell said:
Hear one in action, described by Mark Hales, in this legendary recording that was issued as a cassette tape with Fast Lane magazine in 1990, along with an Aston Vantage, Countach and Porsche 959.
Thank you for sharing. It just sounds so very Jag. I couldn't have mistaken it for anything else.Performance would have been a bit faster as well no doubt
thegreenhell said:
It's not a Lister Le Mans; it's a Lister Mk III. The Le Mans had a 'droopsnoot' long nose and optional faired-in back window.
Wasn’t the Le Mans twin supercharged to? Savage beast. This looks better without the “droopsnoot” IMO
If my numbers came up, I’d be asking Retropower to do something like this but with the Banham FHC rear arches and faired in windows, maybe a more modern Aston V12, or.. sacrilege but a supercharged LS
These are walloping bits of crazy history. And the sound is just sublime. But twice I have gone to see a Lister up for sale and twice all the metal under the paint and bodykit has evaporated.
For cars more likely to be dry stored and used infrequently compared to a normal XJS, they seems to rot three times as quickly.
And the issue with that engine is that by now every monkey with a spanner will have worked r magic of claiming to be an authority, making the issue ten times worse and invoicing £10k.
For cars more likely to be dry stored and used infrequently compared to a normal XJS, they seems to rot three times as quickly.
And the issue with that engine is that by now every monkey with a spanner will have worked r magic of claiming to be an authority, making the issue ten times worse and invoicing £10k.
Edited by DonkeyApple on Thursday 6th May 07:43
Mave said:
MC Bodge said:
The F40 really was quite fast, wasn't it?
The Lister was an odd choice to test agains the it and the 959.
Look at the weight! I love the Lister, I remember reading the autocar feature back on the day, but it's not an F40 competitor is it! ?? The Lister was an odd choice to test agains the it and the 959.
thegreenhell said:
Mave said:
MC Bodge said:
The F40 really was quite fast, wasn't it?
The Lister was an odd choice to test agains the it and the 959.
Look at the weight! I love the Lister, I remember reading the autocar feature back on the day, but it's not an F40 competitor is it! ?? The Lister was an odd choice to test agains the it and the 959.
I’d certainly want Le Mans spec engine though with the chargers and 6-speed
cerb4.5lee said:
s m said:
Yes, they do look a fantastic GT car though
I’d certainly want Le Mans spec engine though with the chargers and 6-speed
It is amazing for sure to see such a big engine mated to a 3 pedal manual. I’d certainly want Le Mans spec engine though with the chargers and 6-speed
I drove one of these in period, I think it was 1990, compared to an XJS V12 it had much tighter body control and handled and held the road totally different. Linked to the manual gearbox the 7 litre V12 engine gave enormous linear performance, I had 160 mph on the speedometer, it still remains the fastest I have driven in a road car.
piper said:
I drove one of these in period, I think it was 1990, compared to an XJS V12 it had much tighter body control and handled and held the road totally different. Linked to the manual gearbox the 7 litre V12 engine gave enormous linear performance, I had 160 mph on the speedometer, it still remains the fastest I have driven in a road car.
Still would have had a bit left after 150 mph no doubt
Only big cruisers comparable on performance would be a Lotus Carlton or Alpina Bi-turbo
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