A privately held example of the most focussed road car Lister has built. This record documents its specification, custody and evidence — in full.
Headline figures for one of the most purposeful Jaguar-derived road cars in production. Verified at point of manufacture and supported by independent assessment.
Lister supercharged 5.0-litre V8, derived from the Jaguar F-Type SVR platform and extensively reworked at the factory in Cambridge. The final output figure is achieved through a recalibrated supercharger pulley, revised ECU mapping, and a bespoke stainless exhaust system.
The F-Type SVR platform is retained and comprehensively uprated. Adaptive Dynamics are recalibrated for the additional torque; springs, dampers and anti-roll bars are revised. This specific car carries the full polybush suspension upgrade as fitted at manufacture — an uncompromising chassis specification.
The Lister Stealth is not a cosmetic exercise. Every element of this car — from the widened carbonfibre body to the recalibrated drivetrain — exists to serve a single purpose: to deliver the most capable, most visceral expression of the Jaguar F-Type architecture that Lister could produce within a build run of exactly one hundred vehicles.
This example is specified in full factory trim with the addition of the polybush complete suspension upgrade. The alloy coolant pipe uprate was carried out as a preventative measure at first service. The complete modification record is maintained here, in this document.
A limited-production car of this character demands a specific approach to ownership. Three governing principles shape every decision made in the custody of this machine.
Every mechanical decision made on this car has been executed ahead of requirement — not in response to a failure. The alloy coolant pipes, the polybush suspension, the service intervals — all done early and to specification.
This car carries only factory-authorised modifications. Nothing has been added that cannot be substantiated, and nothing has been removed. The full factory specification is maintained intact alongside the subsequent documented upgrades.
Every aspect of this car's custody — from delivery mileage to service intervals to photographic evidence — is recorded here. This site is the living record of the machine: updated as events occur, and accurate at all times.
Darren Emery M.Sc. is a Senior Instrument Engineer and Technical Authority — a discipline that demands precision, thorough documentation, and a specific intolerance of ambiguity. Those same instincts govern his approach to the cars he keeps.
The Lister Stealth is not the first significant car to pass through Darren's custody, but it may well be the most considered acquisition. The decision to own one of the one hundred was not made quickly. The specification was researched in depth, the mechanical integrity scrutinised, and the provenance of the Lister Motor Company examined against its claimed heritage.
The conclusion was unambiguous. Lister produces a car of exceptional character — raw where it should be raw, precise where precision is demanded, and honest about what it is. This is a fast, theatrical, demanding road car. Not a track toy. Not a motorway cruiser. Something rather more interesting than either.
This site exists because a car of this rarity deserves a proper record. Every specification detail, every maintenance intervention, every mile of evidence — documented here, updated in real time, and maintained for the long term.
"The role of the curator is to ensure the car's history is as complete on the last day of ownership as it is on the first. Everything in between is evidence."
— Darren Emery M.Sc., Curator
A chronological record of significant events in the custody of this car — from delivery through to the present. Updated as events occur.
Delivered on Saturday and straight out into the real world. The first weekend included runs to Caffeine & Machine The Hill and Caffeine & Machine The Hut, with fresh photographs now added to the record. Early impressions are exactly what you would hope for — presence, theatre, and serious pace.
A complete photographic record of this car — from delivery through to the present. Every image is dated and contextualised within the custody record.
