1959 Lister Jaguar 'Knobbly' Sports-Racing Two-Seater

Whitehead took delivery of this third-off production example and had it assembled at his own garage by his mechanic Arthur Birks. He raced it with a 3-litre engine before his death in September 1958 during the Tour de France.

Wilkinson purchased the car for the 1959 season, engaging John Bekaert as driver and employing a full-time mechanic. A 3.8-litre engine was fitted, and the chassis was replaced after a racing accident at Aintree in 1959.

De Selincourt acquired the car after stepping up from a smaller-engined Lola; the car was prepared for him by John Coundley and John Pearson.

Took on the refurbished car in 1973 specifically for historic racing purposes.

Germany-based owner during whose tenure the car made regular competitive appearances driven by Udo Ruutcher at events including the Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix, Eifel Klassik, and Hessen Cup.

Very active historic racing competitor who had the car extensively restored and prepared by CKL Developments, a specialist in historic Jaguars based in East Sussex.

Deacon, a Fleet Air Arm officer, replaced the original XK engine with a 7-litre Ford Galaxie V8 unit during his ownership.

Received the car from Deacon; no further detail on his tenure is given.

Lister enthusiast who had the car rebodied to original specification by Peel's of Kingston, fitted a D-Type 3.8 engine, and revised the brakes and suspension.

German nobleman who acquired the car in the later 1970s primarily for museum display rather than active competition.

Bekaert drove a works Lister in this event rather than the Whitehead car; referenced for comparison purposes in the catalogue prose.

Whitehead was navigating in a Jaguar 3.4 saloon driven by his half-brother Graham Whitehead when the car crashed over an unguarded bridge; Peter Whitehead died as a result.

Bekaert collided with Ashmore's D-Type in wet conditions but continued to take the win; the impact was later suspected of causing chassis damage.

Car rolled at Village Corner for no apparent reason, sustaining extensive damage that necessitated a full rebuild around a new chassis frame.

Ruutcher made a notable impression with the car at this event while it was still in Gluck's care.

Nürburgring-based historic event attended regularly during the Gluck era.

One of several historic events at the Nürburgring in which the car appeared regularly during the Gluck ownership period, 1982–2003.

Regional German historic racing series contested during the Gluck ownership years.

The car has been a regular competitor at Goodwood Revival events under Lynn's ownership; it also achieved a victory at Goodwood in the original period.

Lynn recorded considerable success at the Le Mans Classic with this car following acquisition from Gluck.

The original 3-litre engine was replaced with a 3.8-litre unit prepared at the Jaguar factory by George Hodge, delivering a reliable 292 bhp.

Works Don Moore engines were reportedly producing over 300 bhp; this unit was tuned for reliability rather than peak output.

Following the Aintree rollover accident the car was comprehensively rebuilt around a new chassis frame, believed to be the last Knobbly frame supplied by the works.

Mechanic Jim Abbott carried out the rebuild; the original damaged chassis was sold on and subsequently found to still be out of true.

The original XK engine was removed and replaced with a 7-litre Ford Galaxie V8 unit during Allan Deacon's ownership; the original engine was sold separately.

The XK engine was acquired by David Beckett for his Chevrolet-powered car BHL 125.

Gordon Lee had the car rebodied to original specification by Peel's of Kingston, fitted a D-Type 3.8-litre engine, and revised the suspension and braking systems.

This work restored the car to broadly original appearance and mechanical configuration ahead of historic racing use by Bert Young from 1973.

Following acquisition by Shaun Lynn, the car underwent an extensive restoration and competition preparation by CKL Developments, a leading specialist in historic Jaguar racing cars.

CKL Developments is based in East Sussex. The work supported Lynn's subsequent active historic-racing campaign.