[…] later. The media would respond that the new model price was “only” a few dollars more than last year, comparing the new model pricing to the la test prices for last year’s model. In e ffect, the hokey price for last year’s model! Car Dealers and the Factory: I have always been perplexed by […]
[…] his or her name and address to me and I will mail each prospect a sample copy of the Journal, a form letter outlining the purpose and objectives of the SAH , and a membership appli cation form. Additionally, any and all suggestions and ideas for build ing greater membership will be most welcome. […]
[…] Hossain , Treasurer -Phil Hall and Direc tors are Ray Scroggins , Matt Joseph, and Bill Cameron. Bill is also Editor or the Spark. In the la test issue of the Spark there are com ments by the officers on editorial policy and activities of the membe rship. There are also featured a number […]
[…] Autos (1992), Collectible Automobile and The Bulb Horn of the Veteran Car Club of America (both 1993). Brigham Award nominations sho uld be accompanied by a representative sample of the year’s issues. Send nominations to the Brigham Committee in care of: Taylor Vinson, President 1314 Trinity Drive Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Nominations for the […]
[…] Mar/AprMay/JunJul/AugSep/OctNov/Dec 1/31 3/315/317/319/3011/30 Deadline: Mailed: Issue: Submission Deadlines: Note: the SAH Journal is a bimonthly publication (printed 6 times a year) and there is a two-month horizon for submitted material before it is mailed (e.g., material sub – mitted by February 1st appears in the Mar/Apr issue and is mailed on or before 3/31.) […]
[…] In the latter case, have the time pre -e t, so that the pe rson will be somew hat pre pared . Don’t ask too ma ny questions on any one occas ion unles yo u are ass ure d that th e per son is ready and willin g to take on a […]
[…] of Automotive History Winners Roll SAH News SAH Journal No. 246 Electronic Edition 4 NEW YORK TO PARIS – 1908 Use PayPal and order online at www.thegrea testautorace.com or send your name and address with a cheque or Money Order for $35.44 ($29.99 + $5.45 S/H) to The 1908 Great Auto Race Film Company […]
[…] to a higher standard than what has come before. PUT THE CAT OUTPUT THE CAT OUT AND THE CAR ON CHARGEAND THE CAR ON CHARGE Editorâs Note: Looking forward intelligently should also entail ï¬Â rst looking back as every historian can at test. This issue of your Journal is doing just that, which has afforded us an opportunity to once again read words written by our much respected and greatly missed colleague, Beverly Rae Kimes. Bev wrote these words in 2006. They are printed here with the approval of her husband James Cox who had penned his tribute to and memories of Bev in his 2010-published book Simply Bev. W hat automobile won the worldâs ï¬ rst dirt track race in 1896? What car won the ï¬ […]
[…] business overextended itself and a shakeout occurred, the brothers Opel were allowed to look at motor vehicles with some seriousness. This Wilhelm and Fritz did at a test day organized in Berlin in 1897. There an ungainly but able vehicle built by Friedrich Lutzmann of Dessau emerged the superior of the better-known machines. The […]
[…] 1965. During these years cars were kept ·running by their owner’s use of junkyard parts. It was possible to keep Chevrolets running on used parts-I can at test to that but more thought was required; more mechanical skill and a knowledge of interchange manuals. If a Ford part was required, chances were that a […]
[…] two routes of 100 deliveries each day taking five hours each. The new truck enabled him to cover 250 customers in three hours . In a measured test, he delivered 28 cases of milk to 180 stops , traveling 19 1/4 miles and consuming 1 3/4 gallons of gas. News of the unusual vehicle […]
[…] the 40 th anniversary issue and will be included in the next issue for comment and proposals to contribute articles. Membership Directory: Kit Foster reported the changeover to pdf form, planned with Keefe Media, is not yet complete and date not yet set. Some members will require paper copies and this will be taken into […]
[…] mote Rolls-Royce heritage. I n order to encourage research and writ- ing effort among university students in the area of automotive history, the Society confers its annual award for the best student paper in the auto history fi eld. The award is named for Richard Scharchburg, the late Professor of History at Kettering University, eminent automotive historian, and former director and vice-president of the Society of Automotive Historians. Persons submitting papers must be enrolled at educational institutions (upper-class undergraduate or graduate level) at the time of submission. This competition is international in scope, but papers must be in the English language. Papers already published or accepted for publication will not be accepted. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, and should be double-spaced. An abstract is requested. Judging criteria include clear statement of purpose and testable hypothesis, accuracy and thoroughness of research, originality of the research, documentation, quality and extent of bibliographic resources, and writing style. Diagrams, graphs, or photographs may be included. Submissions are to be electronic, in Word 1997-2003 format or PDF fi les only, to the email address below. The SAH 2013 RICHARD P. SCHARCHBURG STUDENT PAPER AWARD Possible subjects include but are not limited to historical aspects of automobile companies and their leaders, regulation of the auto industry, fi nancial and economic aspects of the industry, the social effects of the automobile, highway development, […]
[…] at the age 81 years at his retirement home of Cross Inn, Dyfe on October 31st 1999. “Char les Griffin’s contact with MG began with development and testing of various MG Models at Cowley in the then Nuffield organisation. In particular the M.G. Magnette ZA along with its parallel Wolseley 4/44 under the direction […]
[…] be discuss ed , it is probably best to sch ed ule a second session in th e n ear future instead of atte mptin g to cram everythin g into one lo ng sitting . An interv ie w er m ay ass um e that a two – hour taping ses sion […]
[…] a vo lume product and do much more than be a loss l ea der. In my o pinion , a ll three are differin g ” answers” to the problem of look-a like products within the mainstream offerings. Each is unique , in some way, and all three are attempts to be link […]
[…] Scharchburg, the late Professor of History at Kettering University, eminent automotive historian, and past offi cer of the Society of Automotive Historians. Persons submitting papers must be enrolled at educational institutions, upper- class undergraduate or graduate level at the time of submission. This competition is international in scope, but papers must be in the English language. Papers already published or scheduled for publication will not be accepted. Manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, and should be double-spaced. An abstract is requested. Judging criteria include clear statement of purpose and testable hypothesis, accuracy and thoroughness of research, originality of the research, documentation, quality and extent of bibliographic resources, and writing style. Diagrams, graphs, or photographs may be included. Submissions are to be electronic, in Word 1997-2003 format or pdf fi les only, to the e-mail address below. Possible subjects include but are not limited to historical aspects of automobile companies and their leaders, regulation of the auto industry, fi nancial and economic aspects of the industry, the social effects of the automobile, highway development, environmental matters, and automotive marketing, design, engineering and safety. A cover letter should be included stating the student’s address, school, program, advisor, and stage in studies. The student should indicate how the paper submitted will relate to his or her professional future. Submissions must dated by June 10, 2011. All papers submitted will be acknowledged. Upon recommendation of the judges, the winning paper will considered for publication in the Society’s Automotive History Review. The award consists of a plaque and a cash prize […]
[…] patent specification. Thomson’s tyreswereactually madeandtried onhorse- drawn carriages in1847 andwere found tobe noiseless and comfortable andtogreatly reducethetractive effortrequired. The Mechanics’ Magazinefor27th March, 1847,contains an article describing some testsmade onaBrougham fittedwith such tyres, inwhich itisstated thatthetyres weresaidtohave travelled morethan1,200 milesandshowed nosigns of deterioration. Thereisno mention ofpunctures inthese early days, butinthe patent specification theinventor isclearly con- […]
[…] of all Hudson and AMC historians. Old timers recall with fondness when John would send his famous catalogs on these and other makes; they often offered interesting one-off items. His personal collection of literature and photos was one of the most extensive in the country. One of my “John treasures” was an original Yousuf Karsh photo of A.E. Barit, long lost by a previous editor. He was born March 25, 1918, in St. Louis, Missouri. One of his interests was all the autos built there. His career at Nash started right after World War II and continued into the AMC era. He started building Nash-Kelvinator historic archives and in 1951 published the fi rst Nash Family Album. He’s credited with nine in total. The green-covered Rambler edition was printed in three editions between September 1961 and November 1963. My fi rst purchase was the AMC February 1969 brown cover with gold lettering. Former AMC President Bill Luneberg called him “the company’s grea test used car salesman” for his efforts to preserve materials about AMC’s past. During the Nash-Hudson merger as Director of Nash Public Relations he had access to all the Hudson archives and was responsible for a donation of factory ad man John N. Hill’s bound set of factory dealer letters from the very fi rst solicitation in 1909 to July, 1929 along with a truck load of other material. John would later serve as a trustee of the Detroit Public Library’s National Automotive History Collection. When AMC acquired Jeep there were recurring rumors of a vast library of treasures at the historic Toledo factory. John dropped a note to historians that he’d been in every building looking for literature and there was none. John was interested in auto history his whole life. In 1969 he was a […]
[…] means of comparing one race w ith another . A high numeric al va lue indicate s hi gh rate of m ec hanical failure. In the sample shown , the slope is ca lc ulated (b y co mput er program ) to be 0.548. The program also will generate a coeffici ent […]
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