The success of the Lister Knobbly led to further developments on the theme. For 1959 the body was revised to improve aerodynamics with a smooth clean shape. The new body was designed by Frank Costin with a total of eleven being built. However, only two of these were powered by Jaguar, making the Costin Lister Jaguar one of the rarest of the Jaguar racing specials of the period.

The car presented here is a faithful reproduction of these famous Costin-designed cars. Constructed by the artisans at Tempero Coach and Motor Co. Ltd., it reflects the skills of a by-gone era.
As with the original cars, the Tempero car is constructed with a tubular space frame chassis with full aluminium bodywork. This alloy shell is secured to the frame with quick-release fasteners, giving access to all mechanical components in minutes.
Suspension is independent all round, the front being Lister-style double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers and a sway bar. The rear features the quad shock absorber/spring setup found on E-Types. Other Lister features include rack and pinion steering and all round disk brakes, inboard at the rear.
The alloy body was removed and every mechanical component removed from the chassis. The chassis frame was checked for perfect alignment, then media blasted and painted.
The body restoration comprised of stripping every panel to component level and checking for fatigue or cracking. The outer panels were found to be in immaculate condition, with no sign of any accident damage – unusual in a car that has spent its life racing! The full-length belly pan was somewhat scratched and dented and so was completely replaced. The body was then repainted in Lister’s famous racing colours of BRG with a yellow stripe.