The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to welcome the following new members: Harry Hurst, of Palm Harbor, Florida, is the Director of Programs at the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia, an institution he helped Dr. Frederick Simeone establish in 2008. Hurst has authored three […]
From the President: Issue 2
Happy 2026! The SAH Board of Directors hopes you had a safe and enjoyable holiday. The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Society of Automotive Historians took place via Zoom on December 9. It was great to see so many […]
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 […]
America’s Packard Museum Update!
America’s Packard Museum has completed a one-year grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to inventory the records of Automobile Quarterly. The collection is 440 cubic feet of material in 28 lateral filing cabinets holding 12,586 folders. The collection contains […]
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 […]
New Officers & Board Members
The SAH is pleased to announce the following new Officers and Board Members: Vice President David Schmidt served on the Board of Directors before being named as Vice President after the last election. Born in Detroit, his father and grandfather both […]
From the President: Issue 1
Thank you for entrusting me with the leadership of the Society of Automotive Historians for the next two years. VP David Schmidt and I are working together to make the SAH more accessible and to encourage participation from SAH members. […]
Outstanding historical work honored at the 2025 Annual Awards Banquet
This year we tried something different, hosting the 2025 SAH Annual Awards Banquet at the historic Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Michigan, considered the birthplace of General Motors. The weekend of activities included a special tour of the Sloan Museum […]
2025 Annual Awards Banquet
2025 Annual Awards Banquet Save the Date! Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the fabulous Durant-Dort Factory One building in Flint, Michigan A number of automotive-history activities are planned.We hope you will join us for a weekend of car talk and celebration. EVENTS […]
Automotive Library Titles now Available for Lending to US-Based SAH Members
SAH members based in the US may now borrow from the Turnquist Library at America’s Packard Museum by mail. America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio, houses the Turnquist Library, a dedicated reading room with more than 3,500 automotive publications. More […]
2025 Travel-to-Collection SAH Grant, Kettering University Archives
The Travel-to-Collection Grant provides support for students and scholars to use the Kettering University Archives collections. The award covers research for specific scholarly work such as an article, book, chapter, lecture, film, paper, thesis, or dissertation. The research may cover […]
F1, From Circus to Media Spectacle
https://youtu.be/1B504QFjhl0 James Miller at the 2022 Argetsinger Symposium James Miller’s engagement with F1 includes chatting about race strategy with Nicki Lauda at the 1977 USGP, where Lauda won his second world championship. Now it involves at-home viewing of real-time, in-car […]
New Login Procedures for SAH Members
New procedures for logging in to the SAH website members’ area are now in place. When you login using the link at top left, you will see a different login box than you are used to and your password will […]
Search for Members Update
An improved “Search for Members” function has now been activated in the Members Area of the SAH website. You can check it out in the Members Area. You may have to login.
Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on Motor Racing History
An event geared to motor racing scholars and racing enthusiasts alike, the Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, is scheduled for Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at Watkins Glen, NY. Over the last […]
New Member Content
We have added “Board Documents” to the members area. The new section includes SAH Bylaws, minutes of the Spring and Fall Board Meetings for 2020 and 2021 (more to come), and the beginning of our Polices and Procedures archive. All […]
Website Changes Underway
The SAH website continues to go through a significant update, which will entail temporary disruptions in the appearance of parts of the website and will temporarily take it off line from time to time. This work is akin to replacing the […]
SAH Board of Directors Meeting, Fall 2021
The SAH Fall Board of Directors Meeting took place virtually via Zoom on Monday, October 18th, 2021 from 8:00 PM to 9:45 PM EDT. All Officers and Directors were in attendance. The minutes have been posted in the Board Documents section […]