Society of Automotive Historians

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

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. […] Read More

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 […] Read More

David L. Lewis was born on April 5, 1927, in Bethalto, Illinois, and grew up in Du Quoin and Sesser, Illinois, where his father was a teacher, and then principal, at the local high schools. His father taught English & […] Read More

A Call for Papers has now been issued for the Eighth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, which will take place November 1-2, 2024 at Watkins Glen and also be live-streamed. Independent motor sport scholars and […] Read More

The AACA Eastern Division Nationals (aka “Hershey Week), will take place in Hershey, Pennsylvania, this year from Tuesday to Thursday, October 8th to October 10. The car show will be on Friday the 11th. The SAH will be there again this […] Read More

The Society of Automotive Historians Leland Chapter gathered for a meeting and guest presentations at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum on Saturday, December 2, 2023. After a warm holiday welcome and chapter business review from Leland Chapter President Peter Hollinshead, […] Read More

The Seventh Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History took place November 3rd & 4th at the Watkins Glen International Racetrack Media Center building in the track infield. The event is co-hosted by the International Motor Racing […] Read More

The SAH Annual Awards were presented at the Awards Banquet held in Hershey, October 5, 2023. Here is the list of the 2023 winners. Cugnot Award, English Language The 2023 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award, English Language, has been presented to Detroit […] Read More

When we (Robert and Sharon McLellan) first approached Taylor Vinson about writing the story of his experiences in collecting automotive literature he laughed and said, “Just replace Rick Lenz’s name with mine in the article you wrote about him and […] Read More