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The original 'Knobbly' Lister, this car was built for Ecurie Ecosse, which is why it is often referred to as 'EE 101' instead of 'BHL 101', which would be more in line with the rest of Knobbly Listers. With an eye on conquering the American market, Brian Lister gave precedence to the order of Briggs Cunningham at the last minute, so EE 101 was never actually delivered to Ecurie Ecosse. Instead, it was fitted with a three-litre Jaguar XK engine and sent to the United States. Along with a sister car, this Lister Jaguar debuted at the 1958 Sebring 12 Hours where it was driven by Walt Hansgen and works driver Archie Scott-Brown. Sadly the race ended on lap four where the car was involved in an accident after blowing its engine.
Following its competition debut, it was fitted with the much more reliable 3.8 litre version of the D-Type engine and regularly campaigned by Cunningham's team in national events. Hansgen remained the car's main driver and he won at Cumberland ahead of his team-mate in Cunningham Lister Jaguar one-two and later also at Bridgehampton. The Cunningham team would end the year with six one-two finishes. Along with several other Listers, including later Costin bodied examples, chassis EE 101 continued to be campaigned by Cunningham with considerable success well into the 1960 season. The car was retained until the mid-1960s and eventually ended up in Great Britain where it was extensively raced in historic events. The ex-Cunningham Lister was consigned to RM Auctions for the their 2013 Monterey sale, where it sold for just shy of $2 million. A few months later, it was offered at auction once more, this time selling for just under Euro 1.2 million at RM's Monaco sale.
(Source: Powered by Jaguar, by Doug Nye)
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