There are modified cars, there are specials and then there are creations like the Yama Moke; projects conceived not to meet a budget or a deadline, but simply to answer the question, 'What if?' The inspiration behind this remarkable machine dates back to the early 2000s, when its owner decided that rather than entrusting ambitious projects to outside specialists, he should establish his own engineering workshop.

Finding the right man to lead it proved the crucial decision, introducing him to Roger Constable, a former Lotus prototype engineer whose experience embodied the celebrated Lotus philosophy of turning ambitious concepts into beautifully engineered reality.

Over the next two decades, Roger became responsible for an extraordinary range of bespoke engineering projects, from concours-quality restorations of a Lamborghini Miura and Maserati Ghibli SS Spyder to power steering conversions for a Lamborghini Countach, Ford RS200 and De Tomaso Pantera, along with a host of unique one-...