Society of Automotive Historians

The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to welcome the following new members: Mark Porcaro, of Easton, Pennsylvania, is ‘semi’ retired from the retail automobile business. He served in various positions, mainly focused on service, parts, and body shop operations. […] Read More

Hello SAH members. Winter is a time for planning, and that’s what we’ve been doing at the SAH. While there is no big news to report this month, committees are being restructured, revisited, and renewed to make the organization run […] Read More

The SAH has received the following research inquiries. Please direct any questions to the researcher. The Role of the Racing Car in the Field of Sports Heritage My name is Ben Huntley, I’m a PhD student studying motorsport heritage at […] Read More

On a very cold Saturday in January, the SAH Leland Chapter hosted a special event at the Pontiac Transportation Museum in Pontiac, Michigan. Former chapter president, ex-Corvette Museum director, and GM design alum Brian Baker introduced his friend Bob Feldmaier, who captivated […] Read More

Another of the periodic automotive and motorsport history Chin-Wags took place via Zoom on Sunday, January 25 with nineteen participants, which included ten in the US, one in Canada, five in the UK, one in Italy, one in Australia, and […] Read More

As the words generally attributed to Abe Lincoln go, “you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” Or maybe you can! It’s the premise of […] Read More

The book author/self publisher who shared this heartwarming and wonderful news with me was a several year participant in our Book Selling and Signing at Fall Hershey. He’s not an SAH member but is one with whom I’ve shared a […] Read More

Not long ago, two marques – one German, one Italian – each marked their 75th anniversaries. Automotive history and motorsport owe much to two men—their interests, their designs, and the many vehicles produced by the firms founded by Ferdinand Porsche and Enzo […] Read More

Last issue we told you about Joe Freeman successfully placing his collection—amounting to over a million historic motorsports photographs, artifacts, memorabilia, books, and programs—with the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) in Daytona Beach, Florida. You can review one of Joe’s presentations […] Read More

The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to welcome the following new members: Bob Byers, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has always been interested in all things automotive – especially the history of design and the people involved. His casual online research has […] Read More