[…] (no vehicles or parts). It will be held at the Irwindale Speedway 13300 East Live Oak Avenue, Irwindale, CA. The speedway is just west of the 605 Freeway , north of Interstate 10, and south of the 210 Freeway . Selling begins at daybreak , or slightly before. Most sellers close up shop by […]
[…] nd in two cars e nter ed in m e eve nt for ca rs of less than 300 cub ic-inch dis pl ace ment and the free– fo r-a ll e vent . Fo r their effons Loesch e wo n a go ld cup and the Penrose Trop hy a nd Clin […]
[…] of Automotive Historians, Inc. SAMUEL V. FIORANI, EDITOR 307 Kingston Drive Douglassville, Pennsylvania 19518 USA Email: SAHJoumal@ AOL.COM OFFICERS Leroy D. Cole President Michael Berger Secretary JosephS. Freeman Christopher Foster Vice President Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Through Oct. 2001 Through Oct. 2002 Through Oct. 2003 Darwyn H. Lumley Charles W. Houser James J. Schild […]
1 M AY / JUNE 2017 ISSUE 286 SAH Journal $5.00 US SAH Journal 1 R 0 D - X Q H 2 Contents A RESEARCH TOOL AND SKILL: SEARCHING PDF FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER BOOK REVIEW SAH Journal ISSUE 286 ⢠MAY/J UNE 2017 3 4 12/1 2/14/16/18/110/1 Jan/Feb Mar/AprMay/JunJul/AugSep/OctNov/Dec 1/31 3/315/317/319/3011/30 Deadline: Mailed: Issue: Submission Deadlines: Note: the SAH Journal […]
[…] by Aldo Zana McFarland & Company, Inc. (2022) McFarlandPub.com/ 800−253−2187 204 pages, 7″ x 10″ softcover 97 b/w images, chapter end notes, bibliog− raphy, appendices, index Price: $39.95 ISBN: 978−1476680873 ISBN: 978−1476643595 (ebook) L and speed record (LSR) history—1898 to current day and on into the future— was covered in that charming and charm− ingly illustrated Quest for Speed (SAHJ #310) in which the writer of the foreword, David Tremayne, observed “public highways suf− fi ced to begin . . . were superseded by longer stretches of fl at beach. The beach straights were found wanting in traction as speed increased. The advent of the aero−engine to rockets required vast amounts of open land . . . found only at Bonneville Salt Flats, Block Rock, Nevada and Lake Eyre in South Australia . . . it being diffi cult to fi nd 20−mile long perfectly fl at stretches of the earth’s surface that are relatively free of debris.” Louise Noeth’s Bonneville Salt Flats book (also in SAHJ #310) explains why Bonneville wasn’t even on the radar in 1928. The fi rst timed run wasn’t held there until 1932. That run had been organized and piloted by Ab Jenkins who would be the one to fi nally succeed lobbying land speed seekers to try the Salt Flats. This particular book—Fast on the Sand by Italian Aldo Zana (a member of SAH since 1999)—is focused on discussing, as the subtitle clearly indicates, The Daytona Beach Land Speed Record Runs of 1928. The events of that year are familiar to many for they made headlines and various aspects are recounted in the histories and stories of other books. Zana scrutinized that published knowledge along with period reporting in American and British newspapers and journals as his bibliography and chapter end notes attest. In fact, the wonderful cover im− age is credited to one of those period British magazines, The Motor, but sadly neglects to include the name of the artist. […]
[…] sketches of the parts, part numbers, labor time and part price (at time of publication). The manuals cover 1965 to 2000 domestic and import. The collection is free; all the recipient has to do is pay the shipping, or pickup in the San Francisco North Bay Area. Contact Wayne Johnson at: waynejohnson66@comcast.net. Save the […]
[…] +1.301.754.0303, email: jwest@earthlink.net I n the “Chairman’s Comments” in the spring edi- tion (No. 72) of the Society of Automotive Histo- rians in Britain’s SAHB Times, Peter Card reported that “the SAHB fi nances look sound and that the membership renewals are on target. You will be pleased to note that the Autumn Seminar will, once again, with the good offi ces of Philip Hall, be at our regular venue, The Hunt House, which is the HQ of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club and the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation, on October 20th.” There was also a call for nominations for the Michael Sedgwick Award to go to Craig Horner (C.Horner@ mmu.ac.uk) —it can be a book, pamphlet or article, and it doesn’t have to be by a SAHB member, but the subject must be about the British Motor Industry. For Sale: Automotive Climate Control 116 Years of Progress. A comprehensive his- tory of automotive HVAC systems. Paper bound, 524 pages, more than 600 images, time span 1897 to 2013. Available at all on line booksellers $43.50 for printed version. CD available exclusively from author $12.00 free shipping. Contact: Gene D. Dickirson, gdickirs@yahoo.com. Wanted: the Cugnot Non-English Award Committee is being reorganized to put ourselves in a better position to review nominations that arrive in many languages. If you are a US or Canadian member and reasonably fl uent in Spanish or one of the Eastern European tongues, we can use your help. You can be ‘on call’ or a full commit- tee member. The duties are not onerous. Let us hear from you. Contact: Arthur Jones, nomecos@verizon.net. 4 SAH Journal • March / April 2013 TARGA FLORIO REVISITEDTARGA […]
[…] disadvantages, the commercialization of his tory and possible advertiser influence, could be dealt with by a 2 March- April1994 strong Society administration . However, there’s still no free lunch. In order for the advertising policy to go into effect the Society must accept an added burden of administrative and clerical work for the Journal […]
[…] your support to Tay lo r Vinson, Kit Foster, Nan Martin, and Jim Cox. Each of these officers-e lec t has devoted a great deal of their free time and out-of-pocket expense to managing the Soc ie ty . Congratulation s and th anks to eac h of you, and to each of the […]
[…] speeds. Long cycle-type chains connected small sprockets at both ends of the counter shaft to large-diameter sprockets on the rear wheels. The wheel sprockets had a ratchet-type free-wheel device to obviate the need for a differential. This meant, of course, that the driver was completely dependent on the brake system to slow the car, […]
[…] 1999 Through Oct. 2000 Through Oct. 2001 Patrick R Foster Richard Scharchburg Leroy D. Cole Leslie M. Kendall Frederick Roe Paul Lashbrook Michael Lamm Sam Fiorani JosephS. Freeman PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Patrick Foster, Chair Christopher G. Foster Samuel V. Fiorani Michael Lamm Taylor Vinson ADVERTISING MANAGER Ken Yerama 221 Freeport Drive Bloomingdale, IL 60 I […]
[…] Kendall Frederick Roe Michael Lamm Sam Fiorani PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Patrick Foster, Chair Christopher G. Foster Samuel V. Fiorani Michael Lamm Taylor Vinson ADVERTISING MANAGER Ken Yerama 221 Freeport Drive Bloomingdale , IL 60 I 08 USA (630)893-1 058 PAST EDITORS Issues Richard B. Brigham 1-29 G. Marshall Naul 30-50 John Peckham 51-59 Walter Gosden […]
[…] Price: $110 ISBN-10: 0768095123 ISBN-13: 978-0768095128 Each of these books is about developing and contesting race machines. They share in common descriptions of the basic process of development, testing leading to refi nements, competitive running, usually followed by still more refi nements, etc. They also share a com- mon thread clearly showing the ingenuity, intelligence, creativity, and ability of team individuals to perform under intense pressure. Even with all the common threads, including each being written by an insider, their stories differ in important details, as you’ll read. –hvhDeveloping a Champion: The Electramotive Nissan GTP Story is nothing short of splen- did at covering its subject which is docu- mentably supported information relevant to IMSA and Nissan 1974 to 1989. It was then absorbed by Nissan and became Nissan Performance Technology, Inc (NPTI). Self-published by Chris Willes, a fi rst- time writer who was one of the Electramotive team engineers, the book does not contain an index but a thorough and comprehen- sive one is available for inspection and free SAH Journal No. 308 • January / February 2021 14 McFarlandBooks.com • 800-253-2187 McFarla nd 310 pages $39.95 softcover (7 ¥10) 2021 191 photos, index ISBN […]
[…] a rs built by Nash, Hud son, Willy s, and AM C. He also has provid ed both counsel and lit era tur e, much of it free, to m any auto libraries and museums. ” Conde served as president of the Soci ety in 1984 and 1985, and is currently on the Board […]
[…] o tr; 10 a.m . to 5 p.m . Admi ssion, $3 .00 : Seniors, students with !D . childr en , $2 .00 ; under 5, free . Ca ll6l9 /522-6l40 . THE ITA LIAN ASSOC IATIO N FOR TH E HISTORY OF THE AU TOMOBIL E _ This new or ganizati on […]
[…] r for the s umm er O lympi c games seven yea r hen ce. Aft er drink s and dinn er, pre sid e nt joe Freeman thank ed Laur ent Fri ry fo r hi s ef fort s in arran gin g th e eve nin g with the ACF, and […]
[…] automotive writing was with Vol. I, number I of Motor Trend. He eventua lly became editor-in-chi ef of the pioneer postwar U.S. car magazine. He turned to freelancing in mid-1952 and in 1955 wrote his first article for Road & Track becoming a steady contributor right through recent year . Along with Eugene Jaderqui […]
[…] lete Minutes of the fall Board meeting will appear in journal 208. The Awards Banquet on Friday night was highlighted by the presentation of the J oe Free man (L) acce pts the congra tulatio ns o f D ale We ll s up on ass umin g th e pres iden cy of […]
[…] from a total of 122 donors. This and our fi rst campaign stemmed from the reality of paying for services that the Society has previously received for free, such as membership management. As fundraiser in my “day job,” I encouraged both campaigns, feeling this gave members who so wished an opportunity to support SAH […]
[…] for the various vehicles are provided in appendices . The books notable roster of contributing authors includes a number of SAH figures: Charles Betts, Kit Faster, Joseph Freeman , William Greer, Beverly Rae Kimes, Jack Martin, Keith Marvin , James Petrik, and Robert Titlow, as well as the editor, Raymond Katzell. Pre-publication orders that […]
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