“Think of it as the ultimate coachbuilt Mini,” says founder David Brown. “It’s like the Wood & Pickett Minis of the 1960s. They looked homemade though – ours is built properly.” ...

But why add the Mini to the company’s line-up? “The Speedback is immensely time-consuming to make,” Brown says. “We wanted to make something that would get more volume through the business.