Society of Automotive Historians

Society of Automotive Historians 2025 Annual Awards Banquet It’s time to make your banquet reservations! All are welcome: SAH members, non-members, friends New for 2025, the Banquet will take place at the historic Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Michigan 303 W. Water […] Read More

On Thursday June 5, 2025, Society of Automotive Historians members Mary Seelhorst and Chris Lezotte traveled to Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, to attend a presentation given by Jennifer Eaglin PhD,  the first SAH/Kettering Travel-to-Collections Grant recipient. Dr. Eaglin, an […] Read More

The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to announce the first SAH/Kettering Travel-to-Collections Grant recipient. Jennifer Eaglin PhD, an Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University, will use the grant to continue research for her upcoming book: Auto Americas: […] Read More

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 […] Read More

Thirty members of the SAH Leland Chapter gathered on a chilly day in January at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum to see a fascinating presentation by Barry Levine about the life and career of John Z. DeLorean. The museum has […] Read More

All photos courtesy of Anthony Bristol. Presentations on the history of motor racing, including a keynote by Lyn St. James, drew 65 people to Watkins Glen International Media Center on November 1st for the 8th Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor […] Read More

For many years the SAH held an Authors’ Book Signing in the Orange Field tent on Thursday afternoon of Hershey Week. While well-attended by authors, sufficient foot traffic was always a concern. In 2023 the Authors’ Book Signing was relocated […] Read More

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 […] Read More

More details have been released about the 2024 Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, which will take place in Watkins Glen, NY, November 1 and 2, 2024. This year’ symposium includes 16 talks on topics ranging from the early […] Read More

The IMRRC and the Society of Automotive Historians are pleased to announce that Lyn St. James, renowned professional race car driver and a pioneer of women in motorsports, will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2024 Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium […] Read More