Society of Automotive Historians

Hello SAH members. Although winter is a relatively quiet time for the Society of Automotive Historians, as the majority of major SAH events – Hershey, Awards Banquet, Argetsinger Symposium – take place during the fall, the SAH board and various […] 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

Nominations for the SAH [Society of Automotive Historians] ANNUAL AWARDS are now open. Each year the SAH offers awards for outstanding contributions in automotive history in a number of categories. If you’ve read a good automotive book, article, or periodical; […] Read More

SAH members were some of the featured speakers at the National Association of Automotive Museums conference, held at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles from April 1-5 of 2025. Four SAH members participated in the “Education and Museums” roundtable discussion, which was organized and […] Read More

Leslie Kendall, SAH #1599 who served his stint as an SAH director 2009 to 2012, has written his first full book targeted to publish sometime in 2026. What a book it promises to be, too. It is titled Defying Detroit: Automobile […] Read More

Dictionaries describe a chin wag (or chinwag or chin-wag) as a long and informal conversation between friends. Those who have participated in any of these sporadically held conversations over the past three years in which SAH and SAHB [Society of Automotive Historians […] Read More

SAH Member Pal Negyesi would like to make fellow members aware of two excellent resources for worldwide auto museum news. The World Forum for Motor Museums has introduced a new directory of digitized magazines as part of WFMM Knowledge Center. Continually […] Read More

ALL reading this need to pause for a moment and then raise a glass to continuous, supportive, and active SAH member #812. Think about what that number means – just how long John C Meyer III has been unwaveringly actively supporting this […] Read More

The Society of Automotive Historians is pleased to welcome the following new members: Harry Hurst, of Palm Harbor, Florida, is the Director of Programs at the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia, an institution he helped Dr. Frederick Simeone establish in 2008. Hurst has authored three […] Read More

Happy 2026! The SAH Board of Directors hopes you had a safe and enjoyable holiday. The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Society of Automotive Historians took place via Zoom on December 9. It was great to see so many […] Read More