The Delaware Valley Jaguar Club (DVJC) is a community that shares a common appreciation of Jaguar automobiles, both classic and modern. Since 1965 we have promoted, fostered and encouraged a spirit of mutual interest for Jaguar automobile enthusiasts within the greater Delaware Valley encompassing Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware and Eastern Maryland. As one of the most active clubs within the Jaguar Clubs of North America, with more than 200 members, we offer a wide variety of activities to facilitate and encourage the social, technical and driving aspects of Jaguar ownership and enthusiasm. Each month we publish an award-winning newsletter that provides readers with news of upcoming club events, and entertaining and informative articles regarding the historical and technical aspects of Jaguar automobiles as well as stories about owner experiences.
Our History
The Delaware Valley Jaguar Club was formed in 1965 as the Philadelphia Division of the Jaguar Clubs of America. Founding club president Frank Weikel, who owned an XK150 Drop Head Coupe at the time, was inspired to create a club for Jaguar owners and enthusiasts like the ones he had encountered in the UK while on a business assignment there. Upon return he petitioned the Jaguar Clubs of North America (JCNA), to form a club to fill the geographic void between the existing clubs in New York City and Washington, DC. In September 1965 a handful of Jaguar enthusiasts led by Frank met with representatives of JCNA and officials of Jaguar Cars, Inc. to officially form the Philadelphia Division of Jaguar Clubs of North America. The club’s first publication “The Scratching Post”, a one page flyer, generated interest among local Jaguar enthusiasts rapidly swelling the membership to 45. The first club activity, other than organizational meetings, was in March of 1966; a motoring trip to Gross’ Highland Winery followed by dinner at Historic Smithville Village.
By the end of 1966 membership had grown to 65 members from well beyond Philadelphia thus prompting a name change to the Delaware Valley Jaguar Club. In 1968 with a membership in excess of 100 the club was officially incorporated with JCNA as the Delaware Valley Jaguar Club.
The first DVJC Concours d’Elegance was held in 1967 at the Glenhardie Country Club in Valley Forge, PA.
Subsequent locations have included Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, Renaissance Office Park in Upper Merion, Hope Lodge in Fort Washington, Coatesville Hospital, the Rancocas Native American Reservation in New Jersey and at Oakbourne Mansion in West Chester, PA. The annual Concours d’Elegance returned to Historic Hope Lodge in 2018 and continues there in 2025.
In 2015, celebrating 50 years as a vibrant club supporting the interests of Jaguar owners and enthusiasts in the Delaware Valley, the Delaware Valley Jaguar Club hosted the Jaguar Clubs of North America Annual General Meeting in Philadelphia. The JCNA Annual General Meeting brings representatives of Jaguar clubs across North America to discuss, review and revise by-laws and competition rules, share ideas for improving club member experiences and expand personal networks to members of other clubs. Ten years later, DVJC hosted the 2025 AGM in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This was the 60th Anniversary of the founding of DVJC and the seventieth anniversary of Jaguar Clubs of North America’s organization.
Today the Delaware Valley Jaguar Club continues to be an active and vibrant organization of over 200 Jaguar owners and enthusiasts who participate in a wide variety of club events including destination drives, “tech sessions,” a Slalom, a Concours d’Elegance, breakfast and lunch socials, museum visits and many other events.
Coventry Foundation
The Coventry Foundation has been established with the objective of preserving the Jaguar Heritage for future generations. DVJC embraces and supports the foundation’s development including the recently established museum in Petersburg, VA. Your individual support is encouraged. Visit their home page.