Society of
Automotive Historians

2024 E. P. Ingersoll Award

The E. P. Ingersoll Award is given for the best presentation of automotive history in media other than print. Video documentaries, oral histories and sound recordings, podcasts, websites, blogs, social media, cell phone and tablet apps, computer software and art are eligible for consideration. (Nominations for online-only periodicals should be directed to the Brigham Award Panel rather than the Ingersoll Award Panel.)

Nominations should be emailed to sahawards@gmail.com by April 15, 2024. Upon notice that the nomination is accepted, materials should be forwarded to the E.P Ingersoll Award Panel Chair Mark Howell.

Questions regarding the Ingersoll Award should be directed to Mark Howell.

Previous Award Winners

2022

No award.

2021

No award.

2020

Steve Salmi, for the Indie Auto website www.indieauto.org 

2019

Howard Kroplick, for the Vanderbilt Cup Races website www.VanderbiltCupRaces.com 

2018

William Dunbar, for the Chevrolet Brothers website www.ChevroletBrothers.com 

2017

No award.

2016

No award.

2015

Don Hoke, for the Virtual Steam Car Museum www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org

2014

No award.

2013

No award.

2012

Aaron Severson, store for ateupwithmotor.com

2011

Racemaker Press, O’Keefe Winners Database, published online.

2010

Coachbuilt

2009

“The Greatest Auto Race on Earth,” Frame 30 Productions, Ltd., Michael Hamm, producer, director and writer; Kerrie Long, producer.

2007

No award.

2006

Automotive Research Services, Terry Dunham, developer and manager.

2005

“Victory by Design,” Filmplan, Ltd., Tony Maylam, director and writer.

2004

“For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African American Racing Car Circuit,” WFYI Productions, Todd Gould, author and producer.

2003

PreWarCar.com, Joris Bergsma, founder and editor

2002

The Woodward Dream Cruise

2001

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

2000

“The (new) Cadillac Database” www.car-nection.com/yann/, Yann Saunders, compiler and webmaster.

1999

No award.

1998

Fall Hershey – Hershey Region, Antique Automobile Club of America

1997

“Automobiles,” television series of The History Channel, Michael Rose, producer, director, and writer

1996

“The Rare, Racy and Beautiful,” nine-part video series of Lounge Lizard Films, Scott Forsman producer, director and writer.

1995

“Driving Passion,” Parts 1 and 2, video series of Turner Home Entertainment, Judith Quain, writer/producer.

1994

“The Men Who Started It All,” audio tape production of Principle Publishing Company, Robert C. Jones author and producer

1993

“Wheels of Change…How Trucking Changed America,” a video presentation of American Film Works, John Connor and Steve Mohl, co-producers.

1992

“The History of the Automobile,” a six-part video production of British Petroleum Corp., Bill Mason, producer