Modern British-made electric Moke; only 29 miles from new; 33kw engine; 4-hour charge time; 50-mile range; 50mph top speed; all-steel body; loads of fun! Originally designed by Sir Alec Issigonis in the late 1950s, the Moke was intended to be a lightweight, parachute-dropped military vehicle for the British Army.

However, its low ground clearance and small 10-inch wheels made it practically useless off-road, hence why it never entered military service.Undeterred, the British Motor Corporation rebranded the Moke as a civilian utility vehicle in 1964.

While it struggled to find a footing with British farmers due to its lack of a roof and doors, it found an unexpected second life as a global cultural icon.

Its open-air 'sardine tin’ looks became synonymous with Sixties beach culture.

It was famously driven by Brigitte Bardot in St.

Tropez, appeared in four James Bond films, and gained cult status as the primary transport in the psychedelic TV series The Prisoner.Although BMC stopped ...