Lister Cars was founded in 1954 by Brian Lister.
Inspired by Cooper, he used a tubular ladder chassis, de Dion rear axle, and inboard drum brakes.
Like others, he used a tuned MG engine and stock gearbox.
It made its debut at the British Empire Trophy at Oulton Park in 1954.
Lister had good success on the racetrack with a number of wins.
Lister cars stopped production in 1959 but resumed production in the 1980s.
The Lister company returned in 1986 as Lister Cars Ltd based in Leatherhead, Surrey.
In 1993, they released the "Lister Storm", which used the largest V12 engine ever fitted to a production road car at the time.
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