As Featured In Robb Report: These All-Electric MG Re-Creations Blend Classic Design and Modern Tech

Peter Swain has no one to blame but himself for his obsession with building all-new, electric versions of famed British sports cars. “My first car was an MG,” he says from his atelier in the U.K. “I must have had 20 classic MGs over the years. Even though I’ve always had more exclusive cars in the garage, I’ve always had an MG . . . it’s in my soul.”

His boutique marque, RBW EV Cars, reflects this personal connection. It was dreamed up by himself and his wife, and named for his children—Rose, Becky, and Wesley. The enterprise will begin by selling licensed six-figure design re-creations of the MGB roadster ($139,000) and MGB-GT coupe ($151,000). And because it’s not building restomods, but assembling new cars under the Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturer law—which allows the annual construction of 325 new “vintage” automobiles—Swain and his team had to endure seven years of certification and testing. “We have 1,874 pages of documentation,” he says.