The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain (SAHB) was originally established in 1980 as a Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians. The SAHB became an entirely independent organization in 2015-2016. The principal purpose of the SAHB is to encourage research, preservation, recording, compilation, and publication of historic facts concerning the development of the automobile and related items, from its inception to the present day, throughout the world.

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The Automobil-historische Gesellschaft (AHG) is an association of experts who research and publish in the field of automotive history. Historians, publicists, technicians, lecturers, chroniclers, archivists, museum operators, curators and private collectors are all represented. The AHG is supported exclusively by its members and by donations.

Associazione Italiana per la storia dell’automobile (AISA) was founded in 1987 to bring together historians, enthusiasts and witnesses of the known and lesser-known aspects of automotive history. The association has published over 120 monographs to date, and has organized over 100 meetings.

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Contactgroep Auto- en Motorrijwiel Historie (Conam) is the society of automotive historians of the Netherlands. Founded in 1991, its members are active in historical research, as well as promoting interest in automotive history and safeguarding automotive heritage. Apart from daily contacts, members meet four times each year to visit automotive collections and exchange information. Conam publishes the quarterly Conam Bulletin and also publishes the quarterly Conam Bulletin. Members have written many publications on the automotive history of Holland, written in Dutch.

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Patrimoine & Histoire de l’Automobile en France, (PHAF) was founded in 2018 to bring together historians and enthusiasts interested in the history and heritage (patrimoine) of the automobile in France, to promote research on the history of the automobile and its associated activities, to promote exchanges and mutual aid between historians and researchers, and to publish research, as well as save archives and make them available to researchers.

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The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain (SAHB) was originally established in 1980 as a Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians. The SAHB became an entirely independent organization in 2015-2016. The principal purpose of the SAHB is to encourage research, preservation, recording, compilation, and publication of historic facts concerning the development of the automobile and related items, from its inception to the present day, throughout the world.

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Colleagues

Our International Colleagues

Various countries around the world have organizations dedicated to the preservation of automotive history, including Australia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and the Netherlands.

The SAH has cordial relations with all these groups. To learn more about them click on the icons below.

International Societies

Automotive Historians Australia (AHA) was founded in Melbourne in 2015 to promote the understanding and enjoyment of automotive history by promoting scholarly research, education, archival collection and the dissemination of knowledge though publications, discussions and events. 

AHG Logo

The Automobil-historische Gesellschaft (AHG) is an association of experts who research and publish in the field of automotive history. Historians, publicists, technicians, lecturers, chroniclers, archivists, museum operators, curators and private collectors are all represented. The AHG is supported exclusively by its members and by donations.

Associazione Italiana per la storia dell’automobile (AISA) was founded in 1987 to bring together historians, enthusiasts and witnesses of the known and lesser-known aspects of automotive history. The association has published over 120 monographs to date, and has organized over 100 meetings.

Conan logo

Contactgroep Auto- en Motorrijwiel Historie (Conam) is the society of automotive historians of the Netherlands. Founded in 1991, its members are active in historical research, as well as promoting interest in automotive history and safeguarding automotive heritage. Apart from daily contacts, members meet four times each year to visit automotive collections and exchange information. Conam publishes the quarterly Conam Bulletin and also publishes the quarterly Conam Bulletin. Members have written many publications on the automotive history of Holland, written in Dutch.

Logo for Phaf 

Patrimoine & Histoire de l’Automobile en France, (PHAF) was founded in 2018 to bring together historians and enthusiasts interested in the history and heritage (patrimoine) of the automobile in France, to promote research on the history of the automobile and its associated activities, to promote exchanges and mutual aid between historians and researchers, and to publish research, as well as save archives and make them available to researchers.

Logo of the SAHB

 

The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain (SAHB) was originally established in 1980 as a Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians. The SAHB became an entirely independent organization in 2015-2016. The principal purpose of the SAHB is to encourage research, preservation, recording, compilation, and publication of historic facts concerning the development of the automobile and related items, from its inception to the present day, throughout the world.