The Lister Motor Company Receives £3.1 Million Worth Of Orders Within 24 Hours Of Announcing Its 200 MPH+ Thunder

February 2, 2018 by Lister Motor Company Limited

•Following the preview announcement on Wednesday 31st January of its new 666 bhp Lister Thunder, the all-British specialist sports car maker The Lister Motor Company has received over £3million-worth of Thunder orders within the first 24 hours

•With 22 examples of the 99 limited-production Thunders already sold, demand for the remaining Lister bespoke models looks set to be high

•The Thunder is already the fastest-selling new Lister model in the Cambridgeshire Company's 65-year continuous history

•The limited-production Thunder will make its world public debut at the 2018 Historic Motorsport International at ExCel, London, on Thursday 15th February

•The Thunder supercar will join be joined on the Lister stand at ExCel by the first public display of the aerodynamic Costin continuation model

•Lister - Britain's oldest surviving racing car company - was named the fastest-growing company in the UK's competitive motor industry business sector in 2017 by leading independent financial analysis specialists, Plimsoll.

Following The Lister Motor Company's preview announcement just two days ago of the fastest, most powerful and luxurious car it has ever built in 65-years – the 666 bhp Thunder supercar – the legendary Cambridge-based marque has been inundated with interest, with £3.1million-worth of orders for the model received within the first 24 hours of model's announcement.

With 22 keen customer orders already placed for the Thunder, priced from £139,950, in less than 24 hours, and ahead of the its exclusive world public debut at Historic Motorsport International, staged at London's ExCeL from 15th-18th of February, this bespoke model has already become the fastest-selling new Lister in the specialist sports car maker's 65-year history.

Commenting on the positive early reception to the bespoke Thunder, Lawrence Whittaker, CEO of the Lister Motor Company, says 'I am delighted, overwhelmed and gratified by the huge level of interest and excitement the Thunder has already generated. Following the release of the Thunder prototype, the number of phone calls and email enquiries have been bonkers!'

He adds 'Securing over £3million-worth of orders within the first 24 hours is a Company record, and I am now even more thrilled to be revealing the Thunder to the world at ExCel on Thursday 15th February, as the car looks even better in the metal, carbon fibre and Nappa leather than it does in the photographs! I'd like to thank Tiff Needell for his epic work on the launch video. As a former Lister racing driver and having watched him on Top Gear and 5th Gear throughout my life, working with him was a dream come true.'

A short video of the Lister Thunder, presented by former-Lister Storm racing driver Tiff Needell, can be viewed, used and shared here, https://youtu.be/XNghMsdXgng

Photo credit: Lister Motor Company Limited
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