Society of Automotive Historians

Below is a translation submitted by Louis Fourie telling of an award presented to someone he has communicated with for many years. Eckhart Bartels was awarded the equivalent of SAH’s Friend of Automotive History Award by the Automotive Historical Society (AHG), a […] Read More

What follows is the third of three articles addressing available research resources written by Mark Vargas, SAH Board member and Director of Grants and Research at America’s Packard Museum.  Many aficionados of automotive history, like the members of SAH, look for sources […] Read More

John J. O’Leary  had the opportunity to present his research on Mercedes-Benz 540K ‘AKTION P’ (chassis # 408377) from WWII at the American Historical Association Conference in Chicago, IL. John’s family has a unique connection to the AKTION P. His father-in-law, Richard Reuter, was part […] Read More

The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to welcome the following new members: Thomas Ennis, residing in Solvang, California, has been involved in the parts end of the automobile business, starting in 1957 with a Studebaker-Packard dealer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He […] Read More

Hello SAH Members: Happy almost summer. May the next few months be filled with car shows, cruises, and road trips. I am pleased to announce that the SAH has a new Social Media Chair. Clio Reid is a graduate student in history […] Read More

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 […] Read More

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

Member Ed Garten is asking SAH members if the car in this family photo [above] can be identified. The story of the photo is as follows: Pictured are my three great-aunts from Sandstone, West Virginia who set out on a “girl’s road trip” […] Read More

The SAH has received the following research inquiries. Please direct any questions to the researcher. Request for Welch Automobile Information WANTED: MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, INFORMATION OR JUST REFERENCES TO THE WELCH AUTOMOBILE. An in-depth book is being compiled about the marque, […] 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 Friday, November 12 & […] Read More