Bristol Owners' Club - Oxford Branch

"The talk will be all about my motoring life over the past 45 or so years, including the cars I've owned, the motoring magazines I've been associated with, and the interesting people I've met, from Sir William Lyons onwards. Inevitably there will be a Jaguar bias, although a varied mixture of other marques will feature as well, including Alfa Romeo, Austin A40 Farina, Bentley, Ferrari and Rolls-Royce. Something for (almost) everyone, perhaps..."

Paul Skilleter was born on the Isle of Wight in 1945 and studied photography and cinematography. In 1966 he joined Motor magazine, in 1974 transferred to Thoroughbred & Classic Cars and went freelance in 1977. In the 1980s Paul worked to launch The Automobile, Jaguar World Monthly, and Practical Classics which became Britain's best-selling classic car magazine.

Paul's first book Jaguar Sports Cars was published in 1975 winning the Montagu Trophy for the year's best-researched motoring book. Other book titles (written, co-authored or published) include Jaguar Saloons; Collector's Guides on XKs and E-types; history of the Morris Minor; the official biography of Sir William Lyons; the story of the famouse Scottish racing team, Ecurie Ecosse; and Norman Dewis of Jaguar - Developing The Legend, for which he again won the Montagu Award!

Paul writes every month in Jaguar World Monthly and his latest offering is Cat Out of the Bag, which is about Jaguar's competition department in the 1960s. He is planning a series of pictorial Jaguar books for 2008.

Read more at www.paulskilleterbooks.co.uk/mystory.php.