Lister Costin group S (1959)

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Chassis numbers
Chassis #BHL123 with Jaguar 3.8 lt engine

Specifications

11 units built
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Jaguar XK6 "D" type head 3.0

Analytical specifications and drawings

Inline 6 cylinder
2986cc capacity
DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with 3 x Weber 45 DCOE carburetors
Power output, 260 HP / 194 KW

Jaguar XK6 R "Straight Port" head

Analytical specifications and drawings

Inline 6 cylinder with cast iron block
3781cc capacity
DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with 3 x Weber 45 DCOE carburetors
Power output, 306 HP / 228 KW @ 5500 rpm
Torque, 434 Nm / 320 ft lbs @ 4500 rpm

Chevrolet Small Block gen. I 327

Analytical specifications and drawings

V8 (90^o) cylinder
5354cc capacity
OHV with 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with Rochester Fuel Injection
Power output, 360 bhp / 6000 rpm
Torque, 352 ft lbs (476 Nm) @ 4000

dual Facet fuel pumps
Jaguar D Type, 4 speed manual gearbox
2.14:1, 1.63:1, 1.27:1, and 1:1
final drive 3.73/1, Salisbury limited slip rear differential
Aluminum Body over steel tubular frame chassis
Front suspension double wishbones, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers
Rear suspension DeDion axle, twin trailing arms, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers
rack and pinion steering
Girling calipers with Dunlop disc brakes, inboard at rear. (master) Dual Girling master cylinders with bias bar, and remote mounted reservoirs. Wilwood residual pressure valves.
Length 4388 mm (172.8 in)
Width 1702 mm (67 in)
Height 789 mm (31.1 in)
Wheelbase Jaguar: 2305 mm (90.7 in), Chevrolet: 2337 mm (92 in)
Track (fr) 1321 mm (52 in)
Track (R) Jaguar: 1359 mm (53.5 in), Chevrolet: 1372 mm (54 in)
wheels, 5.5 x 16"
tires, 6.00 - 16"
800-900kg
1100kg (Coupe '63)

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Results in WSCC

1959Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy
Team	12h		1000km	24h
Brian Lister Engineering, BHL123 (Jaguar)	#2, disqu alified
Brian Lister Engineering, BHL122 (Jaguar)			#9, acci dent		#8, oil leak
Brian Lister Engineering, BHL2/59 (Jaguar LM)				#1, eng ine
Brian Lister Engineering, BHL3/59 (Jaguar LM)				#2, eng ine
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 5/0	1/0		1/0	2/0	1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Brian Lister Engineering
Ivor Bueb	2			1
Stirling Moss	2
Mike Taylor			9	+
Peter Blond			9	2	8
Bruce Halford				1
Walt Hansgen				2
Jonathan Sieff					8

1962Season races for Sports/Prototypes

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	d' Auvergne	Bridgeh
Team	3h	12h		1000km	24h		400km
Bill Frick, BHL123 (Chevrolet 327)	#8, 31st
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/1	1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Bill Frick
Joe Weatherly	8

1963Season races for Prototypes 2.0+
Group P

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	d' Auvergne	Freiburg	Ollon
Team	12h		1000km	Hill climb	24h		Hill climb	Hill climb
Peter J. Sargent/ Peter Lumsden, BHL136 (Jaguar Coupe XK6R 3.8)					#17, eng ine
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0					1/0

1964Season races for Prototypes
Group P

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Targa Florio	Consuma	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Freiburg	Tourist Trophy	Sierra Montagna	Brigde Hampton	Paris
Team	12h		Hill climb	1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb		Hill climb	500km	1000km
John Coundley/ Jack Fairman (Jaguar Coupe XK6R 3.8)				#136, rear axle
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0				1/0

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Costin Jaguar BHL123
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Chassis

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The Lister twin-tube frame's main members are 3" diameter, fourteen gauge, seamless drawn, mild steel tubing.
Essentially two dimensional and with very little triangulation, this is not a "space frame" design