There’s another new book. This one is written by former SAH (#5169) member Preston Lerner. SAH president 2019 through 2021, Don Capps (#3122), had been one from whom Lerner, his longtime friend, had sought input sharing an early draft of his manuscript with Don […]
Mustang Unbridled
New to SAH, for he recently joined as the January issue of this newsletter had noted, Robert M Kennedy (SAH #5384) has enjoyed a spring 2026 release—by Motorbooks, an imprint of Quarto–of his book titled Mustang UNBRIDLED. Thus, it joins the list of Mustang titles […]
Publication News: 1954 Hudson Italia
A brand new book has been written and published by SAH member #4228, Mark L. James. Titled The 1954 Hudson Italia, it is indeed just about that single year car of which only 25 were ever produced. The story it tells of Hudson […]
Publication News: Legends in Motion
Gary Witzenburg joined SAH (#2613) shortly after the Millenium. He’s truly been car-centric his entire life as the myriad articles he’s written over his 38-year career along with the ten books he’s authored bear witness. Publications for which he has written […]
Copyright 101 for Automotive Researchers
Mark Vargas, SAH Board member and Director of Grants and Research at America’s Packard Museum. The entrance to Hell in Dante Alighieri’s Inferno is a gate bearing the famous inscription: “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” Welcome to the netherworld of copyright […]
Founded on Family – Forged in Faith: FISCHER
Four years ago, Alfred Fisher III, and his brother, Michael J. Fisher, of Fisher & Co. and Fisher Dynamics, the latest DNA of the seven Fisher brothers still in the automotive business, hired SAH member Dan Hughes to create a book on […]
Publication News: Jim Crank
Then the something old is quite special on several levels. It concerns a book written by a longtime and much missed SAH member named Jim Crank (SAH #1153). Engineer by trade, Crank had been captivated by all things Doble—as in steam car—and more. As […]
Publication News: Preston Lerner
Then just last issue we mentioned a one-time SAH member (# 5169) Preston Lerner’s seminal work documenting Lance Reventlow and his Scarab racecars only to learn just a week or so later that Lerner has a new book releasing in mere days. It is […]
Publication News: Defying Detroit
Something old; Somethings new The somethings new: Chris’s very first newsletter—ever—at the beginning of this year, told you about Leslie Kendall’s (SAH #1599) first book targeted to publish this year. Good news is it is on track although a precise release date is […]
Major Sources of Information for Automotive History – Part 2
What follows is the second of three articles addressing available research resources written by Mark Vargas, SAH Board member and Director of Grants and Research at America’s Packard Museum. Many aficionados of automotive history, like the members of SAH, look for sources […]
Major Sources of Information for Automotive History – Part I
What follows is the first of three articles addressing available research resources written by Mark Vargas, SAH Board member and Director of Grants and Research at America’s Packard Museum. Many aficionados of automotive history, like the members of SAH, look for sources […]
Using the Turnquist Library at America’s Packard Museum
Since the last newsletter in which Mark Vargas reminded us of America’s Packard Museum’s book loan program available exclusively to SAH members in good standing, your correspondent has participated in the program. Thus follow thoughts from that experience. It was precipitated by […]
The Turnquist Library Comes to You!
Did you know SAH members can borrow books from the Turnquist Library at America’s Packard Museum? You don’t have to go the Turnquist Library, the Library comes to you! The Library has over 4,500 titles, including many book award nominees and […]
Defying Detroit: Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California
Leslie Kendall, SAH #1599 who served his stint as an SAH director 2009 to 2012, has written his first full book targeted to publish sometime in 2026. What a book it promises to be, too. It is titled Defying Detroit: Automobile […]
Hello, I’m Paul Page; “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis.”
SAHJ #314 published a review of Hello, I’m Paul Page; “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis.” Then the unusual and unexpected happened. The book was pulled from the marketplace by the publisher. A few months later it reappeared but now from a different publisher […]