“Although I began my career as a writer about current events in the car world,” said Society of Automotive Historians honorary member Karl Ludvigsen when accepting the Friend of Automotive History Award, “I was always interested in what had gone before. […]
Michael Lamm
Michael Lamm (0042H) became a member of the Society of Automotive Historians over 50 years ago. As he recently observed, “It’s been a long ride, and that’s one of the advantages of advancing age: “We duffers gain more time to […]
In Memoriam: Richard B. Brigham
Dick Brigham was born on May 10th, 1907 in Toledo, Ohio, and resided there until 1962 when he moved to Marietta, Georgia, where he passed away July 6th, 1995. Dick had a lifelong interest in automobiles and started to drive […]
In Memoriam: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. (1917-1991)
Henry Austin Clark, Jr., was Vice-President of SAH during the 1988 and 1989 term that Beverly Rae Kimes served as President. These two officers of SAH combined to author the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1905-1942. This profile, written by Jim Donnelly […]
In Memoriam: Beverly Rae Kimes (1939-2008)
Beverley Rae Kimes, former Society President, Friend of Automotive History and world class historian and writer, passed away May 12, 2008 after a lingering illness. For decades the First Lady of Automotive History, she was the author of more than […]
In Memoriam: G. Marshall Naul (1919-2015)
Every organization that has survived over time, whether it is a nation, corporation or educational institution, can point to a “founding father.” Our own nation can point to an array of founding fathers that inspired others, wrote fundamental documents, recruited, […]
In Memoriam: Z. Taylor Vinson (1933-2009)
When we first approached Taylor Vinson about writing the story of his experiences in collecting automotive literature he laughed and said, “Just replace Rick Lenz’s name with mine in the article you wrote about him and you’ll have my story.” […]
In Memoriam: John A. Conde (1918-2008)
The Best way to describe John Conde is “multifaceted.” He’s been one of the old-car hobby’s most influential personalities because he’s been involved in the automotive history for more than 60 years. Conde retired from American Motors Corporation in 1976 […]
Annual Meeting, Gathering and Presentation by Chris Lezotte at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn
Twenty-Six members of the Leland Chapter gathered at 5:30 PM on December 1st at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI, with social distancing in place. Unfortunately, our friends in Canada were unable to cross the border to be […]
2021 WSAH Summer Meeting and Iola Car Show
The WSAH Summer Meeting was called to order by Chapter President Ken Nimocks at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the Iola Car Show, with nine members and guests in attendance. In his report, Treasurer Gary Koehnke verified that […]
2020 WSAH Fall Meeting
Ten members and one guest met at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford at 2:00 PM. President Ken Nimocks reviewed the personnel changes in the Iola Car Show management and what direction the show may take in 2021. The buildings […]
Virtual Gathering
The Leland Chapter, Detroit fall gathering was held virtually by Zoom on October 22, 2020, from the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF) in Dearborn, Michigan by President Brian Baker. The event started off with the attendees from two states and […]
Gathering at the Points and Condensor Society in Ypsilanti
Leland Chapter, Detroit met at the Points and Condenser Society warehouse in Ypsilanti the morning of March 7 at 11:00. Chapter member and SAH Board member Bob Elton presented the video “Hudson Motor Car Company: the Men, the Automobiles and […]
Annual Meeting and Ford v Ferrari Presentation by George Levy at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn
Leland Chapter, Detroit held its annual end of the year gathering at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI at 12:30 PM on Saturday, December 7th. AHF President Sarah Cook kindly made the hall auditorium available for this chapter […]
October 28, 2019 Evening with Ted West at M1 Concourse in Pontiac
Leland Chapter, Detroit was treated to an evening with long-time automotive magazine writer Ted West. Ted was our guest at the M1 Concourse garage in Pontiac, Michigan ( https://m1concourse.com/) on October 28, 2019. Ted regaled us with his first-hand memories of […]
2019 WSAH Fall Meeting
The WSAH Fall Meeting took place on Saturday, September 21, 2019 in conjunction with the 37th Annual Hill & Valley Antique Car & Americana Show at Baer Park in Cross Plains, WI. The meeting was called to order by President […]
2019 WSAH Summer Meeting and Iola Car show
The 2019 Iola Car Show in Wisconsin took place Thursday, July 11th, through Saturday, July 13th. The theme of the Special Exhibit this year was Calling All Car Clubs. The WSAH continued its annual tradition of staffing the Special Exhibit.There […]
2019 WSAH Spring Meeting
Eighteen members and one guest attended the WSAH Annual Spring Meeting held at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford on April 13, 2019. The Wisconsin Region of the Studebaker Drivers Club also held a meeting at the museum on the […]
December 15, 2018 Annual Meeting and Corvette Design Celebration with Panel Discussion
Members of the Leland Chapter met on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, 100 E. Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197. After a brief chapter business meeting, President Brian Baker started the afternoon off with a tribute […]
October 2018 WSAH Special Election Results
In September, long serving WSAH Vice President Michael Keller made known his desire to step down and provide another member with the opportunity to serve as the chapter Vice President. President Nimocks suggested WSAH Director Don Gullikson as Vice President […]