Hershey Week, as the event is commonly known, is the annual AACA Eastern National Fall Meet held in Hershey, Pennsylvania during the first full week of October. It’s one of the largest antique vehicle flea markets and car shows in […]
Society of Automotive Historians: 2026 Election Ballot
Vote for three Directors for the 2026-2029 term. Starting this year voting is quick and easy through a portal on the SAH website. Login here: https://autohistory.org/sahlogin In “Username or Email” enter your 4-digit SAH member number. In “Password” enter your […]
IMRRC Archives Go Digital
Watkins Glen, N.Y. (August 20, 2026) — Motorsports history is hitting the digital track as the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) expands public access to its extensive archival collections with the launch of CONTENTdm as its official digital collections platform. Developed by […]
What are these Chin-Wags?
They’re friendly, casual Zoom gatherings to talk about any aspects of automotive history. Our Chin-Wag Zooms last 90 minutes and typically have ten to twenty participants who are free to come and go during each session. We are known to go […]
Beverly Rae Kimes and the Classic Car Club of America Museum
During an April visit to the Gilmore Car Museum, Bob Barr met with SAH member John Hansen, who is the Executive Director of the Classic Car Club of America Museum on the Gilmore campus. John generously gave Bob a tour of the Noel Thompson Library and Lassiter […]
Another Successful Chin-Wag
Another of the periodic automotive and motorsport history Chin-Wags took place via Zoom on Sunday, January 25 with nineteen participants, which included ten in the US, one in Canada, five in the UK, one in Italy, one in Australia, and […]
Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium 2025
The Ninth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, held by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in partnership with the SAH and Gran Touring Motorsports (GTM), took place at the Harbor Hotel in downtown Watkins Glen on Friday November 21st […]
Hershey 2025
The 2025 SAH Hershey Orange Field tent was 20’ x 20’ which was two-thirds the size of previous years. It worked fine and a slightly smaller tent could be considered for next year. Monday and Tuesday set up was handled […]
2024 Argetsinger Symposium Wrap-up: Our Best Lap Yet!
All photos courtesy of Anthony Bristol. Presentations on the history of motor racing, including a keynote by Lyn St. James, drew 65 people to Watkins Glen International Media Center on November 1st for the 8th Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor […]
Hershey 2024 – Book Signing
For many years the SAH held an Authors’ Book Signing in the Orange Field tent on Thursday afternoon of Hershey Week. While well-attended by authors, sufficient foot traffic was always a concern. In 2023 the Authors’ Book Signing was relocated […]
Election of New Leland Chapter President
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.
2022 WSAH Summer Meeting
The WSAH Summer Meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 8th, in the Special Exhibit Building at the Iola Car Show. Six officers and directors were in attendance, along with four members. The minutes and the […]
2022 WSAH Spring Meeting
The WSAH Spring Meeting was held Saturday April 23, 2022 at the Dahl Auto Museum in La Crosse, Wisconsin at 1:00 PM. Twelve Officers, Directors and members were in attendance. The Treasurer reported that funds are sufficient to handle current […]
2021 WSAH Carhart Chronicle Newsletter
We are delighted to announce that the Carhart Chronicle, the newsletter of the WSAH, has been awarded a 2021 Golden Quill Award by Old Cars in their “sub-compact chapters category.” Congratulations to the Chapter and to Carhart Chronicle editor Ralph […]
Gathering, Business Meeting and Lambert Automobile Co. Presentation at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn
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 […]