Unique Jaguar Mk1 race car is restored in Essex
A barn find Jaguar Mk1 racing car is undergoing restoration by an Essex-based classic specialist.
The 1958 3.4 is the only Mk1 ever to race officially under the Lister name, and is now being restored by Braintree-based CL Panelcraft.
The car’s current owner, Simon Lewis, told CCfS: “It has a great history and won its class at tracks such as Oulton Park and Snetterton.
“It will be restored to how it would have looked in period and should be ready for the HRDC press day in March.”
Kept in a barn until January 2013, the car was bought by Jaguar racer Guy Connew, before being sold to current owner/racer Simon Lewis.
The Mk1 was an essential part of the resurrection of the Lister name, and was actually part-owned by Brian Lister himself at one point. The modified Jaguar has since been raced in a variety of classic races with such drivers as Chris Wood and Iain Exeter at the wheel.
Lewis, an avid racing driver, has commissioned CL Panelcraft to restore the body shell and install a new current-specification roll cage, in order for it to be raced once again.