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The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), founded in 1969, is an eclectic community of professional and amateur historians, academic scholars, automotive journalists and publishers, museum and library professionals, educational and cultural institutions, car collectors and restorers, and general automotive enthusiasts. Our 650 members reside in 25 countries, and 20% of our members reside outside the United States.
While our members have varied backgrounds and automotive interests, they all share the common goals of researching, compiling, distributing and promoting any and all aspects of automotive history.
The recipients of the 2022 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Awards, English Language, have been announced:
The 2022 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award is given to:
Delage: Records & Grand Prix by Daniel Cabart, Sébastien Faurés and Fustel de Coulanges. Published in 2021 by OREP Editions.
In addition, Cugnot Awards of Distinction are given to:
Joseph Figoni Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile Alfa Romeo, Volume One, by Peter M. Larsen & Ben Erickson. Published in 2021 by Moteurs!
Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions, by Gautam Sen. Published in 2021 by Dalton Watson Fine Books.
Congratulations to the authors and publishers of these exceptional contributions to the field of automotve history.
We thank the seven other nominees for submitting their outstanding work for consideration.
The Cugnot Awards, for Languages Other than English, will be announced later this summer. (6/24/22)
Wheels Across the Pacific: transnational histories of the automotive industry, September 18th
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2022 Eastern Division AACA National Fall Meet in Hershey, PA: Tuesday, October 4th through Friday, October 7th
We look forward to resuming our customary big-tent presence at Hershey in 2022. Please be aware that beginning this year the AACA National Fall Meet in Hershey will be held Tuesday through Friday, replacing the previous schedule of Wednesday through Saturday. The flea market is Tuesday through Thursday (instead of Wednesday through Friday) and the Car Show is Friday (instead of Saturday).
Additional details will be announced as the dates draw nearer. (5/20/22)
Third European Conference for Automotive History, October 14th through 16th
The Third European Conference for Automotive History will be held at MAuto, Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, in Turin from 14 to 16 October 2022. The conference is organised jointly by Thomas Ulrich of the AHG in Germany and Anders Ditlev Clausager of the SAHB in the UK. The event is supported by the SAHB and the Culture and Youth Commission of the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA). Seventeen 30-minute English language presentations are scheduled. Click here for the Booking Form and email Anders Ditlev Clausager of the SAHB for accommodation details. (6/28/22)
Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, November 4th and 5th
The Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, scheduled for Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at Watkins Glen, NY, will be an event geared to both motor racing scholars and racing enthusiasts alike. Over the last several years the Symposium, co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) and the SAH, has established itself as a unique and respected forum and has gained a growing audience of scholars, students and enthusiasts. The open-to-the-public in-person Symposium sessions will be held in the Watkins Glen International Media Center and will be supplemented by virtual presentations. The Keynote Speaker will be renowned NASCAR historian Buz McKim. Click here for the Call for Papers (CFP). Abstracts are due August 5, 2022. (6/13/22)
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SAH member Vince Wright’s videos of our 2018 and 2019 Book Signings in our Orange Field tent at Hershey.
Steven Rossi has worn an impressive number of hats of different makes and models reflecting the all-things-automotive arena in which he has both worked and played practically his whole life, including being an SAH member since 1980.
His work life as an engine development engineer at Ford began in 1976, after he’d earned his mechanical engineering degree. Two years later he moved to Saab where he would fulfill a number of roles for nearly 15 years before spending a bit of time as President of Lotus Cars USA, followed by two years at GM as head of Chevy’s Product Public Relations. Next came four years with Mercedes-Benz at the helm of its corporate public relations. When M-B became Daimler-Chrysler, Rossi was promoted to head of Global Communications. Next, he went to work for McLaren Performance Technologies. Lastly, before retirement, he spent several years at Honeywell.
Rossi’s hobby life has been every bit as varied. He describes his collection with: “The garage has about 20 cars and 30 motorcycles in it. Starting with the more common 1912 Overland and 1924 Ford Model T…to the more unique 1922 Wills Sainte Claire A-68 roadster and 1933 Pierce-Arrow…and then to the really weird stuff like my Tatra 603 and Matra Simca Bagheera. The motorcycles are mostly Italian, with a particular leaning toward Moto Guzzi.” And that doesn’t include his collections of tube-type radios or outboard motors and who knows what else.
Rossi’s been active with the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex in Detroit; has been a trustee of AACA’s Automotive Library and Research Center as well past service as a trustee for the Detroit Public Library’s NAHC. He currently is a trustee of the Historic District Commission of East Haddam, Connecticut, the community in which he resides. He’s also active with the Pierce-Arrow Museum Foundation and editor of that society’s magazine. He writes for the Moto Guzzi National Owners Club and is a regular columnist for AACA’s Antique Automobile magazine where column topics range from those proverbial soup to nuts and back again. A group of them, 48 to be exact, have been assembled in a 2021-published book from McFarland & Company Publishers titled Gearhead At Large: A Backroad Tour of Automotive History and the Old Car Hobby.