He added: “We will solely work on a sure grade of car.

“If somebody brought in a Mazda, for instance: there’s nothing wrong with Mazda, but if somebody brought in a Mazda and said ‘could you fit a coachbuilt body to it?’, we wouldn’t.”

Allesley’s first mission will likely be a “very large, superluxury SUV” commissioned by its chief monetary backer – whose identification Abercrombie wouldn’t be drawn on.

It will likely be powered by a combustion engine, owing to the present dominance of this powertrain kind within the luxurious market. 

Nonetheless, Allesley is open to engaged on electrical automobiles as their availability within the high-end sector improves, and Abercrombie famous that the skateboard-style structure of many EVs allows way more “radical” redesigns.

“The skateboard platform in electric vehicles was one of the reasons why we set about doing this, because it actually makes the process a lot easier,” he mentioned.

“Obviously you may have a skateboard and you’ve got a high hat – the physique that goes on high of the automobile.

“So it provides purchasers the flexibility to be much more radical with their designs.