Move over BMW – this is the ultimate driving machine

Once the Ace is completed, which will take about six months, Larsen will send it across the ocean and you pick it up at Southampton.

Then there’s the paperwork, including a Notice Of Vehicle Arrival form, which will trigger a 20 per cent VAT bill and six per cent duty from HMRC. You then require a motorcycle single vehicle approval (SVA) test, which would allow you to register, tax and insure your new Ace F6. It can be long-winded and fairly bureaucratic.

So, while the initial purchase price isn’t going to be much more than you’d pay for a new Morgan Super 3, the ultimate bill is going to be a lot higher.

The Telegraph verdict

Is the F6 worth it? Most of you will be scoffing at the idea of paying more than £60,000 for a vehicle with one wheel less than the normal complement and that’s fine, but there will be a few, just a few, who will say yes to this extraordinary machine, which will also be exclusive.

You can keep your supercars, your gargantuan SUVs and your battery electric autobahn-stormers. I’d say absolutely, yes.

The facts

On test: Liberty ace F6

Body style: two-seat, mid-engined three-wheeler

On sale: now

How much? £59,000 approx

How fast? 135mph, 0-62mph in 4.4sec (estimated)

How economical? n/a

Engine & gearbox: 1,832cc flat-six petrol, five-speed sequential gearbox, rear-wheel drive

Maximum power/torque: 135bhp @ 5,500rpm, 127lb ft @ 1,250rpm

CO2 emissions: n/a

VED: £101 per year

The rival

Morgan Super 3

from £41,500