Geographically scattered as we are can mean it takes a tad more effort to get to know one another. One with whom a personal friendship has formed—in spite of our living over 1200 miles from one another—is Sigur Whitaker (SAH #4741). Some […]
In Memoriam: Stuart R Blond
Unfortunately all news about members is not joyful. With this issue we must note the recent passing of a truly stellar automotive historian, Stuart R Blond (SAH# 952). His widow and life’s partner for 40 of his 72 years, Stella Pyrtek-Blond, told […]
Corvette, Legend or Myth & Zora’s Marque of Excellence
As the words generally attributed to Abe Lincoln go, “you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” Or maybe you can! It’s the premise of […]
Member News
Last issue we told you about Joe Freeman successfully placing his collection—amounting to over a million historic motorsports photographs, artifacts, memorabilia, books, and programs—with the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) in Daytona Beach, Florida. You can review one of Joe’s presentations […]
Defying Detroit: Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California
Leslie Kendall, SAH #1599 who served his stint as an SAH director 2009 to 2012, has written his first full book targeted to publish sometime in 2026. What a book it promises to be, too. It is titled Defying Detroit: Automobile […]
A Chin Wag Opportunity
Dictionaries describe a chin wag (or chinwag or chin-wag) as a long and informal conversation between friends. Those who have participated in any of these sporadically held conversations over the past three years in which SAH and SAHB [Society of Automotive Historians […]
Member News
ALL reading this need to pause for a moment and then raise a glass to continuous, supportive, and active SAH member #812. Think about what that number means – just how long John C Meyer III has been unwaveringly actively supporting this […]
Hello, I’m Paul Page; “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis.”
SAHJ #314 published a review of Hello, I’m Paul Page; “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis.” Then the unusual and unexpected happened. The book was pulled from the marketplace by the publisher. A few months later it reappeared but now from a different publisher […]
Member News: David O. Lyon
David O. Lyon’s name is now emblazoned in lights – well perhaps not literally but in the Summer of 2023 his dedicated efforts to keep the world informed regarding Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan—a bit outside of Kalamazoo—were rewarded […]