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) […]
[…] expanding membership through better outreach and increased activities; the committee to submit a report to the President within six months; and the President to then make recommendations for consideration by the general membership at the following regular meeting.” Questions or comments should be made directly to the committee; the committee will also solicit ideas […]
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 Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History took place on Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at the Watkins Glen International race track Media Center, located in the track infield.
The Eastern Division AACA Fall Meet will take place this year in Hershey, PA, October 4-7, 2022. For more information on the meet, see the AACA event page. Note that, beginning this year, the Fall Meet will take place from Tuesday through Friday, and not Wednesday through Saturday as in previous years. The SAH […]
Peter Hollinshead has been unanimously elected to complete the 2020-2022 term of President, to suceed Brian Baker. Brian is now the Director of Collections and Education at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.
The Automotive Historians Australia (AHA) and the SAH will co-convene a one-day online symposium for their members on 9/18/22 in North America and 9/19/22 in Australia. The symposium seeks papers that look at transnational histories of the automotive industry – that is, shared histories that extend or go beyond national boundaries. We recognise that the auto […]
The Chapter end-of-year gathering, originally scheduled for Thursday, December 8 at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, unfortunately had to be cancelled.
Twenty-two members of the Chapter gathered for a business meeting and presentation at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan on Thursday, April 21st. The event included a presentation on 19th century American automotive pioneer John Lambert. Present were Dr. Debbie Lee and Jennifer Weed, both great-granddaughters of John Lambert, and Lambert historian […]
Jack C. Miller (1939 – 2020) was the recepient of the 2015 SAH Friend of Automotive History Award. Here is a 2016 YouTube video about Jack Miller, by John Jendza III
The WSAH Fall Meeting was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1:30 PM at the Automobile Gallery in Green Bay, WI. The main topic of discussion was new member recruitment methods and initiatives to make the WSAH inviting to prospective new members.
[…] along with four members. The minutes and the treasurer’s report of the Spring Meeting were reviewed and approved. Following up on discussions from the Spring Meeting, the formation of sustainable committees to handle the Chapter operations was further explored. Ralph Kalal made a motion that the WSAH volunteers working the Iola Car Show be […]
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[…] Jessica Zdanowicz to succeed Don as a Director. A 9/23/18 email broadcast by President Nimocks suggested these candidates to the chapter membership and invited comments and other suggestions for candidates. Over the next few days a motion was made and seconded by email to present the slate of these two candidates for a vote, after only […]
[…] Pacing for Bicycle Races, 1896-1903, by David Manson, FALL 07 (48), 22-24 BLOMSTROM AHR016 — Background on Blomstrom, by James C. Petersen SUM 84 (16), 14-15 BOOK REVIEWS AHR016 — 60 Ans D’Autocatalogue (Pozzoli/Rousseau), SUM 84 (16), 22 AHR022 — 75 Years of Chevrolet (Dammann), FALL 87 (22), 22 AHR021 — All-American Wonder: The […]
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