The Society of Automotive Historians is a community of people who preserve and promote automotive history. We have over 650 members in 25 countries, including amateur and professional historians, scholars, collectors, restorers, journalists, museum and library professionals, teachers, educators, and just plain enthusiasts.
What we have in common is our interest in automotive history. We research, share information, and publish to build a deeper understanding of the development and impact of motor vehicles—cars, motorcycles, and trucks—from recent history all the way back to Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot’s steam-powered three-wheeler of 1769, which is featured in our logo.
The Society promotes the preservation of documents, records, images, and ephemera related to the history of motorized transport on wheels. We encourage the writing, recording, and dissemination of automotive history based on such primary sources.
Above all, the Society is a community that encourages the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and data.
The Society publishes two premier automotive research journals, both benefits of membership. The SAH Journal comes out six times a year with articles, book reviews, and news. Automotive History Review is an annual publication with extended articles on all aspects of automotive history.
The Society gives out annual awards to authors and organizations who produced the best books, essays, articles, and publications on automotive history in the previous year. In addition, we have a special award for students, and one each for individuals and organizations recognizing their service to the automotive history community.
The Society holds multiple meetings and events during the year. We co-sponsor the Michael Argetsinger Symposium held at Watkins Glenn. We have regional and special interest chapters that organize meetings of their own, and we hold an annual get-together in Hershey, Pennsylvania, every year.
Members receive six issues of SAH Journal and one issue of Automotive History Review each year, and can choose print and/or digital delivery. Members can also search our archive of back issues, which is a valuable storehouse of automotive history. In addition, Members receive the SAH newsletter with current Society news, meetings, and events.
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