Society of Automotive Historians

The 2026 Annual Awards Banquet will be held Saturday, September 19 at the Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Michigan. We are pleased to announce that the banquet speaker will be Shelley Selim, Mort Harris Curator of Automotive, Industrial, and Decorative […] Read More

The International Motor Racing Research Center and the Society of Automotive Historians announce the Tenth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, in historic Watkins Glen, New York on Thursday and […] Read More

The Society presents several awards each year in recognition of significant contributions to the publication, documentation and preservation of the worldwide history of the motor vehicle. We have awards for print media), non-print media, papers authored by undergraduate and graduate […] Read More

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 […] Read More

Books nominated for the 2025 Cugnot Award are available now at Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Each year the SAH receives a number of books and periodicals as part of the nomination process for the SAH Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Award and the Carl […] Read More

This year we tried something different, hosting the 2025 SAH Annual Awards Banquet at the historic Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Michigan, considered the birthplace of General Motors. The weekend of activities included a special tour of the Sloan Museum […] Read More

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, Michigan303 W. Water St., Flint MI […] 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

2025 Annual Awards Banquet 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 […] Read More

Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History 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 […] Read More