Third International Drive History Conference
For a recap of the Third International Drive History Conference held by the Historic Vehicle Association in Allentown, Pennsylvania celebrating the 50th Anniversary of SAH can be found HERE.
Where Auto History Lives
For a recap of the Third International Drive History Conference held by the Historic Vehicle Association in Allentown, Pennsylvania celebrating the 50th Anniversary of SAH can be found HERE.
Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:00 PM Hershey Country Club 1000 East Derry Road, Hershey, Pennsylvania In past years the Member’s Meeting and Gala Banquet were combined into one meeting. Since October 2018 we have established the formal Annual Member’s […]
The Fifth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History took place on Friday, November 8th and Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at the Watkins Glen International race track Media Center, located in the track infield. The Symposium explored the […]
Leland Chapter, Detroit co-sponsored a panel discussion on Oldsmobile design at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing on December 9th. Chapter President Brian Baker was the moderator. Panelists Dennis Burke, Glen Durmisevich, John Perkins and Richard Ruzzin shared their […]
The April 18, 2020, WSAH Spring meeting at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, WI was cancelled, due to restrictions placed on meetings and gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even with the cancellation of the Iola Car Show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chapter was still able to hold a one hour WSAH Summer Meeting on the Iola show grounds on Saturday, July 11, at 2:00 PM, after […]
Bill Warner has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for this conference. See further details here. Included with this Conference will be a personally hosted tour by Dr. Simeone of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum with a feature of "Ford […]
The SAH Book Signing at our Orange Field tent and our Annual Banquet at the Hershey Country Club scheduled for October 6-8 were regretfully cancelled due to pandemic concerns. These decisions were made with the health and safety of all […]
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 […]
The WSAH Autumn Meeting was called to order by Chapter President Ken Nimocks at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, WI. The two hour meeting covered member recruitment, increasing public awareness of […]
The Automotive Historians Australia (AHA) and the SAH co-convened a one-day online symposium for their members on 9/17. Ten speakers presented nine papers, exploring ways in which the Australian and North American auto industries shared parts and components, staff, expertise and skills, […]
Plans are underway with our colleagues at the Automotive Historians Australia to convene a joint one-day hybrid symposium on 9/18/22 in North America and 9/19/22 in Australia. The event will tentatively consist of ten presentations over five hours, a one hour break, and […]
We resumed our customary big-tent presence on the flea market Orange Field this year and were happy to see Hershey Week resemble something close to "normal." Tuesday was the obligatory foul weather day this year, but by Thursday and Friday […]
The Eastern Division AACA Fall Meet will take place this year in Hershey, PA, October 4-7, 2022. For more information on the meet, see the AACA event page. Note that, beginning this year, the Fall Meet will take place from […]
The Third European Conference for Automotive History will be held at MAUTO, Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, in Turin from 14 to 16 October 2022. The conference is organised jointly by Thomas Ulrich of the AHG in Germany and Anders Ditlev Clausager […]
The WSAH Fall Meeting was held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1:30 PM at the Automobile Gallery in Green Bay, WI. The main topic of discussion was new member recruitment methods and initiatives to make the WSAH inviting to […]
Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History The Sixth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium for International Motor Racing History, in Watkins Glen, NY, was co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) and the SAH. The […]
The Chapter end-of-year gathering, originally scheduled for Thursday, December 8 at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, unfortunately had to be cancelled.
Some 20 Leland Chapter members gathered virtually at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 22nd. Brian Baker introduced Nick Gargaro, a recent graduate of Wooster College in Ohio, as a new staff member of the AHF. Nick will be handling alumni […]
The WSAH Spring Meeting was held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 2:15 PM at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, WI. Fifteen members and two guests were in attendance. The Treasurer presented an annual budget, which was discussed in […]
The nomination deadline is June 15th for the Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award (Language other than English) and the Richard P. Scharchburg Student Paper Award. For nominating procedures, click here. For a description of each award, click here.
SAH member Jeff Mahl is the great grandson of Georger Schuster, driver of the New York to Paris race-winning 1908 Thomas Flyer. Jeff is a member of the team staging the Thomas Flyer gathering and directs us to the Buffalo Transportation […]
The Flea Market is Tuesday Oct. 3rd through Thursday Oct. 5th. The Car Show is Friday Oct. 6th. The SAH Orange Field tent is open Tuesday through Thursday, at spaces OBB16-19, near light poles #113 and #121. Thanks to the […]
The Seventh Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium for International Motor Racing History, in Watkins Glen, NY, will again be co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) and the SAH. 2023 is the 75th anniversary of the beginning of […]
The deadline for Cugnot-English, Benz, Friend of Automotive History, Brigham, Bradley, and Ingersoll award nominations is upon us. If you’ve read a good automotive book, article, or periodical; viewed a film, documentary, or television program that presented auto history in […]
A call for Papers has been issued for the Eight Annual Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, which will take place November 1 and 2, 2024 at Watkins Glen, New York. The deadline for presentations is August 2, 2024. […]
Details for the 2024 Annual SAH Awards Banquet have been announced. This year's Award Banquet will take place in the Keystone Ballroom of the Hershey Country Club on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, during the Antique Automobile Association of America's […]
Since 2015 the SAH has co-hosted the Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History in association with the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) at Watkins Glen, New York. The Argetsinger Symposium provides scholars, writers and researchers with […]
As the holiday glow begins to fade, New Year’s resolutions confront the hard reality of implementation, and work schedules resume, it could be easy to lapse into a feeling reflected in the slate-gray Michigan winter skies. But your friends in […]
The deadline for Cugnot-English, Benz, Friend of Automotive History, Brigham, Bradley, and Ingersoll award nominations is upon us. If you’ve read a good automotive book, article, or periodical; viewed a film, documentary, or television program that presented auto history in […]
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 Saturday, September 20 Tour […]
The annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History is co-hosted each November in Watkins Glen, NY by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), the SAH, and Gran Touring Motorsports (GTM). Founded in 2015, the two-day Symposium […]
Begin the automotive history part of your new year on Saturday, January 24, 2026, when SAH's Leland Chapter will host members and friends for a program on the storied Route 66 presented by longtime Chrysler engineer Bob Feldmaier at the […]
The Studebaker National Museum and the SAH are co-hosting a two-day lecture series in conjunction with the 2026 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm in South Bend, IN. The lecture series is on Friday & Saturday, July 10 & 11, 2026 and the Concours is on […]
Vote for three Directors for the 2026-2029 term. Starting this year voting is quick and easy through a portal on the SAH website. Login here: https://autohistory.org/sahlogin In “Username or Email” enter your 4-digit SAH member number. In “Password” enter your […]
Our Chin-Wags are friendly, casual Zoom gatherings to talk about any aspects of automotive and motorsport history. The Chin-wag Zooms last about 90 minutes and typically have ten to twenty participants, who are free to come and go during each session. […]
FIVA invites members and friends to the Fifth Pan-European Conference for Automotive History, organised by FIVA in cooperation with the Norwegian Federation for Historic Vehicles (LMK) and hosted at the Norwegian Roads Museum to be held September 18-20, 2026 at the Norwegian […]
All are welcome - SAH members, non-members, friends Social hour with cash bar begins at 6PM with dinner at 7PM Dinner will be followed by the 2026 SAH Awards Ceremony, and conclude with a presentation by guest speaker Shelley Selim […]
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — John J. O’Leary IV of West Hartford has been selected to present his research at the New England Historical Association (NEHA) Fall 2026 Meeting, to be held at Fairfield University on September 26, 2026. O’Leary’s proposal, […]
The SAH has a long relationship with the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the AACA Hershey Region—more than 50 years—and has regularly attended the annual AACA Eastern National Fall Meet held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, during the first full […]
The International Motor Racing Research Center and the Society of Automotive Historians will convene the Tenth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History at Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel in historic Watkins Glen, New York, on Thursday and […]