The International Jaguar XK Club was founded by Jaguar author Philip Porter and his wife Julie in 1997. Philip is the author of over 15 Jaguar books, including Original Jaguar XK and Jaguar: The Complete Illustrated History. In a writing career that has spanned over 20 years he has won the coveted Guild of Motoring Writers Montagu Trophy twice - for Jaguar E-type: The Definitive History and for Sir William Lyons - The Official Biography, which he co-wrote with Paul Skilleter. Since its creation, the International Jaguar XK Club has gone from strength-to-strength. It now has almost 1400 members in over 40 countries worldwide and is still growing.
At the heart of the XK Club is our monthly colour magazine, XK Gazette. Considered by many to be far above the average car club magazine, it is professionally edited and designed. It is also truly international with contributions from all over the world - from Austria to Australia, from New York to New Zealand, from Russia to Ramsbottom, from Coventry to Canada. The XK Gazette is described by Australian XK expert, author and founder of XK Lovers, John Elmgreen as 'The mail-box highlight of the month'.