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The Carl Benz Award recognizes excellence in the presentation of automotive history as an article in a periodical. Articles in commercial, club and academic periodicals can be nominated. An author or publisher is welcome to nominate his or her own article(s) in their respective periodical.
The article must have appeared in a publication with an on-sale date within calendar year 2023. Multi-part articles with installments appearing with both 2022 and 2023 on-sale dates are also eligible. Multi-part articles with installments appearing with both 2023 and 2024 on-sale dates must wait until 2025 for nomination, but all installments would be eligible at that time. The Benz Award Panel may also, if it deems it warranted, select an additional article for secondary recognition with an Award of Distinction.
Prior to 1983, the article awards were a subcategory of the Cugnot Award.
Nominations should be emailed to sahawards@gmail.comby April 15, 2024. Please include the name of the publication, the volume/date in which the article appeared, and the page numbers. Upon notice that the nomination is accepted, digital copies of the article(s) should be forwarded to the Benz Award Panel Chair Don Keefe.
Questions regarding the Benz Award should be directed to Don Keefe.
“Upward Mobility: The Low-Cost Luxury Cars of 1966” by Kit Foster. Published in the October, 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile.
“The Origin of the Species” by Karl Ludvigsen published in the June 2020 issue of The Automobile
Award of Distinction – “Fuhrmann’s Formidable Four-Cam” by Karl Ludvigsen published in January 2020 issue of Classic Porsche
“The Rise and Demise of the Packard Speedster” by Ronald Sieber published in the January/February 2019 issue of Antique Automobile the official publication of the AACA, Volume 83, Number 1
“Toward the Tucker: Creating Preston Tucker’s Bid for Glory” by Karl Ludvigsen published in the December, 2018 issue of Collectible Automobile
Award of Distinction – “The Long and Winding Road of the Packard Pan Americans” by Leon Dixon published in Fourth Quarter 2018 issue of The Packard Cormorant
“Race to the Clouds: The Pikes Peak Hillclimb, Parts 1 and 2” by David Bellm published in Vintage Motorsport
“The Cars of 1969: Rising Middle Class” by Kit Foster published in Collectible Automobile
“1967-70 Cadillac Eldorado: Applying a Personal Touch” by Terry V. Boyce published in Collectible Automobile
Award of Distinction – “Record Collector: The Story of a Special 1958 Chrysler 300D” by Andy Mikonis published in Collectible Automobile
“Lightning in a Bottle Again: The Return of the Electric Car in America” by Gary Witzenburg, published in Collectible Automobile
“A Star is Reborn” by Terry V. Boyce, published in Collectible Automobile
“Trans Am Memories” by Sam Posey, published in Hagerty Classic Cars
“Flying Low,” by Carl Goodwin, published in Vintage Motorsport.
“1951 Buick XP-300: Mr. Chayne Builds His Dream Car” by Terry V. Boyce in Collectible Automobile.
“The LeBarons: Heir Apparent to the Throne,” by John L. Baeke, M.D.,published in The Reunion, the annual publication of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club.
Award of Distinction -“Last Legs: A Story of the Final Carrera Panamericana,” by Chuck Giametta, published in the June, 2009 issue of Collectible Automobile.
“Packard and Winton: The Transcontinental Rivalry” by Jim Chase, published in The Packard Cormorant.
“The End of the Future: Chrysler Corporation Cars of 1957” by Jeffrey I. Godshall, published in Collectible Automobile.
“Breaking the Mold: NASCAR at Road America, 1956,” by Greg Fielden, published in Collectible Automobile.
Award of Distinction – “Standing the Test of Time: The Continuing Story of the Packard Proving Grounds,” by Gary Witzenburg, published in Collectible Automobile.
“Lucky Goes to Camp,” by William Oosthoek, published in Vintage Motorsport.
Award of Distinction – “Brooks Stevens: The Seer that Made Milwaukee Famous,” by Richard M. Langworth, published in Collectible Automobile.
“1,000 Miles in Half a Day,” by Carl Goodwin, published in Vintage Motorsport.
Award of Distinction – “1960-62 Plymouth Valiant: Chrysler’s Unique Slant on the Compact,” by Jeffrey I. Godshall, published in Collectible Automobile.
Award of Distinction – “Bound by Tradition: The Coachcraft Story,” by Vince Manocchi, published in Collectible Automobile.
“General Motors LeSabre: Harley Earl’s Think Tank,” by Michael Lamm, published in Collectible Automobile.
“Mysterious Ways: The Long, Strange Trip of the 1954 Oldsmobile F-88,” by Michael Lamm, published in Collectible Automobile.
“The Story Behind the Marmon 12,” by Beverly Rae Kimes, published in Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” by Terry B. Dunham, Antique Automobile.
Award of Distinction: “Tom McCahill: Say ‘Uncle’,” by Richard M. Langworth, Collectible Automobile.
Benz: “Doble E-14: The Pinnacle of Steam Power,” by Jonathan A. Stein with James J. Crank, Automobile Quarterly.
Award of Distinction: “The Aesthetics of Sport,” by Carl Goodwin, published in Vintage Motorsport.
Benz: “Unrealized Dreams: GM’s 1955 LaSalle II Motorama Cars,” by Michael Lamm, Collectible Automobile
Award of Distinction: “Origins of the French Concours d’Elegance,” by Brooks T. Brierley, Car Collector.
Benz: “Kurtis” by Michael Lamm, Collectible Automobile.
Award of Distinction: “Edmund Rumpler: An Engineer’s Life” by Karl Ludvigsen, The Automobile.
Benz: “Austie,” by Beverly Rae Kimes, Automobile Quarterly.
Award of Distinction: “Frank Lloyd Wright and Automobility,” by Stuart W. Wells, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Forget What You Have Seen,” by Carl Goodwin, Vintage Motorsport.
Award of Distinction: “No Questions Asked – Ford’s Harry Bennett,” by David L. Lewis, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “George Romney – On the Path of Persistence,” by Patrick R. Foster, Automobile Quarterly.
Awards of Distinction: “Climbing His Own Ladder – The Elevation of Charles Nash,” by Karla A. Rosenbusch, Automobile Quarterly. “Jomar – The British Sports Car from New Hampshire,” by Jonathan A. Stein, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Burning the Midnight Oil – Cummins Diesel,” by L. Spencer Riggs, Automobile Quarterly
Award of Distinction: “The steam automobiles of James Herbert Bullard,” by Scott Jamieson, The Automobile.
Benz: “ReVere’s Short Ride,” by L. Spencer Riggs, Automobile Quarterly.
Award of Distinction: “Not on the Road to Anywhere: Fleetwood’s Early Years,” by Stuart Wells, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Ken Purdy, King of the Road,” by Beverly Rae Kimes, Automobile Quarterly.
Award of Distinction: “Mitchell, the Car You Ought to Have,” by Bob Hall, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “On the Wings of Larks and Hawks: The Last Flight of Studebaker,” by Robert R. Ebert, The Bulb Horn. “The Checkered History of the Cab from Kalamazoo,” by John A. Heilig, Automobile Quarterly.
Awards of Distinction: “05L: The Proposed Lincoln for 1940,” by Richard H. Stout, The Classic Car. “Locomobile, the Best Built Car in America,” by Karl S. Zahm, The Bulb Horn.
Benz: “Microphone Taillights and Doughnut Decks,” by Jeffrey I. Godshall, Automobile Quarterly.
Awards of Distinction: “Mercedes-Benz Type 80,” by Dean Batchelor, The Star, magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of North America. “Edsel, the Forgotten Ford,” by Thomas E. Bonsall, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Found! The Real Lost Cord,” by Pat Tobin, Special Interest Autos.
Benz: “The 1962 and 1963 Thunderbird Sports Roadsters,” by James F. Petrik, Automotive History Review.
Award of Distinction: “Marmon’s Masterpieces,” by Griffith Borgeson, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Ahrens von Sindelfingen: Creating the Classic Mercedes,” by Griffith Borgeson, Automobile Quarterly.
Award of Distinction: “Victor Pagé and his Automobile Company,” by Frank C. Derato, Bulb Horn.
Benz: “A History of the Automobile in North Dakota to 1911,” by Carl F.W. Larson, North Dakota History.
Award of Distinction: “F.E. and F.O. Stanley: The Challenge from Steam,” by John F. Katz, Automobile Quarterly.
Benz: “Andre Dubonnet: As Supple as a Cat,” by Frederick Usher, Automobile Quarterly.
Awards of Distinction: “Strategies for Success in a Changing Marketplace,” by L.J. Andrew Villalon, Bulb Horn. “The Autovia,” by Michael Worthington-Williams, The Automobile.
Benz: “The Duke of Earle: Earle C. Anthony,” by Stuart R. Blond, Packard Cormorant
Awards of Distinction: “Lamborghini, Quest for Perfection,” by Ken Browning, Automobile Quarterly. “Comptes Mecomptes et Redressement d’une Gestin Industrielle le Automobiles Peugeot, 1918-1930,” by Daniel Henri Le Revue d’Historie Moderne et Contemporaire. “Cord and His Auburns,” by Maurice Hendry, Cars and Parts.
Benz:
“Edmund Rumpler: Icarus Bound,” by Griffith Borgeson, Automobile Quarterly. “The American Chaffeur: A Sociologic Appraisal,” by Keith Marvin, Antique Automobile
Benz: “GM Turns 75,” by Menno Duerksen, Cars and Parts.
Benz: “Seventy-five Years with Palette, Paintbrush, and Wheels,” by Peter Helck, Bulb Horn.
Award of Distinction: “The Selden Patent,” by Gerald A. Wolfe, Antique Automobile.
Cugnot: “J. Frank de Causse: The Man of Mystery and His Motorcars,” by Walter E. Gosden, Automobile Quarterly.
Awards of Distinction: “J. Frank de Causse,” by Walter E. Gosden, Automobile Quarterly. “Holden Before the Holdens,” by Max Gregory, Restored Cars.
Cugnot Article: “Origins of the VW Beetle,” by Griffith Borgeson, Automobile Quarterly.
Cugnot Article: “Maryland and District of Columbia Cars,” by Willard J. Prentice, Antique Automobile.
Cugnot Article: “Locke and Company: Custom Body Builders 1902-1932, New York City and Rochester, NY,” by Harold H. Emmons, Jr., Torque.
Cugnot Article: “The Nash Story,” by Beverly Rae Kimes, Automobile Quarterly.
Cugnot Article: “Hupmobile,” by Menno Duerksen, Cars and Parts.
Cugnot Article: “The Dead End Kids,” by Ken Gross, Special-Interest Autos. “The Graham Brothers and their Cars,” by Jeffrey I. Godshall, Automobile Quarterly.
Cugnot Articles: “Taxi: A Look at Checker’s Past,” by Stanley K. Yost, Car Classics. “Post War Babies,” by R. Perry Zavitz, Car Classics.
Cugnot Article: “Body by Briggs,” by Michael Lamm, Special-Interest Autos.
Cugnot Article: “Dolphin Motors of Shoreham,” by Michael Worthington-Williams, Sussex Industrial History.
Cugnot Article: “La France et L’Automobile,” by Charles L. Bishop, Éditions M.-Th. Géwin, Paris.