The Knobbly-Lister race cars were built and campaigned in 1957-58 with similarities to the AC/Shelby Cobra introduced in 1961. The idea was the brainchild of Brian Lister and the cars were very successful in the 1958 season, powered by Jaguar I-6s and Corvette V8s. Fast forward 40 years and Chuck Beck (of Beck 550 Spyder fame) designed and built a number of Lister replicas and eventually sold the rights to a company called Avanti. Avanti went belly-up in 2006 due to allegations that the owners were involved in a Ponzi scheme...clearly in violation of the US federal government monopoly on such activities. The history of this
Lister Replicar is indeed fascinating and this one can be purchased for $12,500 sans drivetrain via craigslist, in San Clemente, CA.
A good advertisement gives detailed information about a vehicle and lists its condition and asking price in thorough detail...but a great advertisement gives just enough detail that you forget the negative points of the car and build this amazing picture in your mind of what the car could be. This next advertisement does exactly that. Find this 1959 Lister Capri Thing here on eBay offered for $6700 buy-it-now located in Oceanside, CA with 4 days to go.
