"To whom it may concern,
C Type Jaguar
I asked Gavin King of Concours Sportscar Restoration, to build me an accurate replica of the 1953 Le Mans winning car. A price was agreed and the project commenced in early 2005. The chassis and principal suspension components, brakes and steering rack were manufactured by Dave Brown in Invercargill, New Zealand to original specifications. Gavin had the C Type wheels built in Sydney and the rest of the car was painstakingly constructed by Gavin and his team in Tuggerah, NSW. The trouble Gavin went to in ensuring a complete toolroom reproduction was unbelievable.
The standard of workmanship is of the highest imaginable standard, right down to the correctly coded electrical wiring.
The all-aluminium body is absolutely perfect in every respect, down to the petrol tank inspection plate on the rear quarter. Original Le Mans headlights were fitted and even the correct rear vision mirror, oh and the Morris Minor horn!
The choices that Gavin gave me allowed us to have a car exactly as I wanted it. Through the process Gavin came up with a number of practical suggestions that improved on the original concept.
Nothing was too much trouble and standards were never compromised. I ended up with a car that far outstripped my original expectations.
Since completion in February 2009, I have campaigned the car in Historic Racing, at Wakefield Park, Eastern Creek and Bathurst race tracks and completed two classic Adelaide bitumen stage rallies and this year, Targa Tasmania. I get enormous enjoyment out of both competing, country touring and just looking at it. Perhaps when I die I will be buried in it.
Through the period of its use, Gavin has made continuous adjustments and minor modifications that have improved the car’s performance and my enjoyment.
If you are thinking of commissioning a replica C Type, I heartily recommend you go to Gavin who can build you a car of great accuracy at the highest possible standard of workmanship imaginable."

Martin Braden
Paddington, NSW
2017