The Lister brand was revived in 1986 by new owner Laurence Pearce who, soon afterwards, started building heavily modified versions of the Jaguar XJ-S. Whilst some of these were conversions of stock V12-engined XJ-S models, the Lister Le Mans was sold as a new car and, although still based on the XJ-S, it is 4 inches wider and 2 inches longer than the standard Jaguar, providing – amongst other things- better accommodation for the rear seat passengers. It is powered by Lister’s own development of the Jaguar V12 engine, taken out 7 litres and producing a claimed 512 bhp and 500 lb/ft of torque, with a top speed of 200 mph. The engines were handbuilt and dyno tested.

There does not seem to be a definitive production figure, but it is thought a little over 30 Le Mans models had been built by the time production ceased in 1993.

This car was supplied new to its first owner in Jersey in March 1991 and has had just two subsequent keepers, the last from 2006. In its 30-year lifespan it has covered only a little over 10,000 dry-weather miles and has been kept in excellent original condition, maintained and always garaged.