Hello, I just joined the club

My name is Graham and I'm in the North-West, close to Blackpool.
I've been a fan of the Stratos (Strato's ? not sure on forum etiquette re the apostrophe) since the late 80's and always planned to build my own.
After many years of "not getting around to it", a couple of years ago I read an article about the ListerBell car, a lot of emails and a few visits later and I'm hoping to have my "factory-built" ListerBell STR on the road very soon.
As I was always a fan of the road car first I've gone for a Stradale replica.
Since almost every internet search for useful Stratos-related info leads to these forums, I thought it was about time I joined.

Welcome to the madhouse! A Lister Bell Stradale - that'll be a rare beastie! Not so many of us in the North West these days...

Guy

Welcome.

How did you manage to get a factory built one? When I first went to LB that's what I wanted but I left having agreed to build it myself somehow!

Is you car currently in build? If so I've probably seen it at LB. I'm there again this week - prob Wed.

I think Craig and Lydia took pity on me - yes it's in build, last photos I saw had bodywork fitted and trim mostly done. If there is a car that looks like a red stradale there's a good chance its mine (although someone else is building another LB that looks like its twin !)

Welcome along! I'm also a Northerner and am currently waiting for my chassis to be built. My car will also be a Stradale, but lime green. Much more stylish than all these boy racers with their wide wheels and arches :p

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Originally Posted by ah_sprite

Much more stylish than all these boy racers with their wide wheels and arches :p

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.....and much more practical in those Manchester traffic jams, eh Richard?!

Welcome along Graham. Potentially quite a few new cars in the North-West over the next year or two then?
Richard, Norm and myself even aswell as your own.
Am I forgetting anyone else? I'm just on the verge of pouring an Epoxy floor in my new garage and then I can retrieve my LB prototype from storage and get on with it at long last.
I'm guessing the other red LB Stradale will be Pauls in NZ?

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Originally Posted by john

I'm guessing the other red LB Stradale will be Pauls in NZ?

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I don't know, photos were posted on the ListerBell facebook page back in Feb 2016 after body fit.

It certainly seemed like Stradales are under-represented at any event I've attended - maybe that's starting to change though if there are a few in build

Welcome to the Group !!

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Originally Posted by john

Am I forgetting anyone else?

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Ok! Doesn't Liverpool count as NW?

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Originally Posted by Guy Mayers

Ok! Doesn't Liverpool count as NW?

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Well I know Im going on a bit but if everyone used the members map we would know (roughly) where our closest member was. !!!!!