[…] when he wasn’t allowed to enter his Ford #23 in a hillclimb, Walters ran the Fordillac up the hill instead, winning the class and posting the fas test time of the day. Frick’s work on Cad Allards and Cad Healeys in 1949- 50 resulted in Speed Age magazine naming him Sports Car Racing Mechanic […]
[…] car shows are coming early in the new year. For those you can attend, add these to your 2001 calendar. The biggest (and as I think grea test too) classic car show of the world “under roof’, the Techno Classica (http://www.siha.de) , will be held from 5th to 8th of April2001 in Essen, Germany. […]
[…] opportunity to receive Chapter publications, including SAHB’s Journal equivalent, SAHB Times, and SAHB’s Automotive History Review equivalent, Aspects of Motoring History. • Reduced cost of servicing membership when the Journal is emailed and Review is bulk- shipped at UK distribution expense. • Expand collaboration between SAHB and SAH websites. • Cooperation between chapters and SAH to assure accuracy in membership rosters. • Consensus around SAHB soliciting members for SAH in Europe. • Accolades from SAH Board for new Sedgewick Award created by SAHB, and for SAHB’s high quality of activities. These points are all a near-direct result of a letter from SAHB’s Malcolm Jeal, past Chair of the British Chapter shortly after Tayor Vinson’s death. He noted the loss of Taylor as unoffi cial international ambassador of SAH and requested that the SAH board seriously consider making that an offi cial position. You may have followed in our minutes of the March 24, 2010, board meeting that we saw its importance but that SAH was not fi nancially able to appoint such a position. We agreed to continue discussion at the Hershey meeting based on who would be attending the Paris meeting. It followed that I was able to attend the Paris meeting myself, and further to stop over in England with friends, which enabled a formal meeting with the SAHB board. It’s clear to me that the kind of communications that have taken place over the last six to nine months between SAH and its UK chapter have illuminated many areas in which SAH can strengthen overall—with all its chapters, and […]
[…] Company. The Woods was a typical tandem seating type cycler with a 36-inch tread and 102-inch wheelbase except that it carried a four-cylinder water cooled engine rated at 12 horsepower. The company made a fetish of advertising the Woods Mobilette as “America’s First Cyclecar” and that it could “pass through any ordinary door, into hall, basement, or store.” A pattern of continu- ous improvements to the vehicle and a price that never wavered from $380 may have contributed to the company remaining in business until 1916, long after most other cyclecar fi rms disappeared. Another 1913 cyclecar entry worth mentioning is the Zip manufactured by the Zip Cyclecar Company of Davenport, Iowa, which was formed in October. The Zip featured side-by-side seating which led to a wider tread of 40 inches. The rest of the vehicle was typical cyclecar: an air-cooled V-twin engine and friction transmission plus belt drive; price: $395. The company claimed that the Zip was capable of a speed of 40 mph and 40 mpg. The fi rst Zip was road tested a month after the company opened its doors and full scale production was initiated by the end of the year. It re- ceived much publicity from the automotive press in January 1914 when Hughie Hughes, a well known race driver of that time, drove a Zip from Chicago to New York, some 628 miles, in the dead of winter so that it could be displayed in the New York Auto Show. Hughes left Chicago on Christmas Day 1913, arriving in New York in the early morning hours of January 7, three days before the show opened. It was the longest trip recorded by a cyclecar to that date. In truth, the New York Auto Show was the venue that cyclecar manufacturers selected as the place for providing the buying public with their fi rst good opportunity to see a cyclecar in the fl esh. Until the show, all anyone knew about cyclecars is what they read in the paper or saw via photographs in auto magazines, not an exaggeration since, according to The Automobile magazine, less than 100 cyclecars were on the road in the entire country! Tucked in among nearly 500 automobiles on the show fl […]
[…] data on the actual costs of our operations and projections for the future. Over the last few years, the costs of operating the Society (most of which result from our publications) have exceeded dues income by a significant factor. However, we have been fortunate to close the gap with proceeds from our silent auctions, […]
[…] Wheelbase) Chassis 33-5313 Cabriolet Aerodinamica by Carrozzeria Pinin Farina The 1936 Milan Show Car (Pinin Farina Stand), First Concorso d’Eleganza, San Remo not the fi rst, with the option of movement with or without opening the vent windows for the rear seat passengers, a welcomed feature when the factory power top was up! The rear fender spats and lav- ish use of chrome trim on this show car resulted in a truly spec- tacular automobile, while still comparatively restrained compared to various other coachbuilders’ show cars of the period. A two piece “V” windshield, with each half individually hinged to fold down as desired, certainly enhanced the package. Here is a review of the attributes and history of the car featured herein: Pininfarina archive photo of the iconic Lancia Astura, Pininfarina archive photo of the iconic Lancia Astura, Tipo 233 Corto. Inset: the […]
[…] foreground isacompleted Oldsmobile producedinthis plant, while behind itare seven others invarious stagesofcompletion. Thecaratthe right doesnotappear tobe an Oldsmobile ofany known variety. Photo from theFlummerfelt Collection,St.Catharines HistoricalMuseum. Engine testingroomwhere theengines appeartohave beenrunwhile at- tached tothe assembly standandthen installed inthe chassis inthe same room. Thecomplete chassiswithengine appears tobe that ofarunabout rather thanatonneau. PhotofromtheFlummerfelt Collection,St. Catharines HistoricalMuseum. […]
[…] M EMORIAM 3 4 6 8 13 SAH Journal • July / August 2012 B i l l b o a r dBillboard T he Society of Automotive Historians in Britain came into being in the 1990s and remains very active. Their publication, the SAHB Times, is produced quarterly. Their la test issue introduces their new editor, Malcolm Bobbitt. Many will recognize Mr. Bobbitt as the author of many automo- tive books, many on the subject of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The Summer 2012 issue contains an interesting article on post-war car production in Britain entitled “Sir Strafford and Sir John in the Van- gard” by Karl Ludvigsen and an article on the “Early days of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust” by Michael E. Ware, as well as other interesting content. The SAHB will be holding their seminar and Annual General Meeting at The Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation in October. For information and all about the SAHB, visit their website at: www.autohistory.org.uk. N EXT ISSUE OF THE EXT ISSUE OF THE SAH JSAH J OURNALOURNAL […]
[…] investments to provide some diversification, and to do so at his sole discretion. He further suggested a build-up of the Awards Fund from money collected as a result of the forthcoming book auction. This action was also approved. There was further discussion regarding the board’s action at the February 10, 1984, meeting to disc […]
[…] Da lton Watson Fine Books , Deerfield , Illin ois . www.da lto nwa tson.co m. 69.00 /£39.00 ” O ldfi eld cove re d the fas test mil e eve r traveled by a human being,” Tbe New York Times reported br eat hless ly o n March 17, 1910. “. . othin […]
[…] acquire it for Kettering when he learned it would be placed in a University . The news conference and the events surrounding the delivery are the direct results of his effort. In a well publicized induction of the Collection into the R.P .S . Archives , SAH member and archive curator, William P. Holleran […]
[…] signifi cant Holden concept vehicles, the Hur- ricane and the Torana GTR-X. 9. This is the only complete saw-toothed automobile factory left in the Fishermans Bend precinct and its design is identical to the original 1936 Plant 1 building that has been demolished. Automotive Historians Australia Inc. strongly supports the nomination of this building for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register. D. Technical Centre 1. The General Motors Holden Technical Cen- tre building at 241 Salmon Street, Fishermans Bend constructed in 1964 is historically and aesthetically signifi cant to Fishermans Bend and the greater city of Melbourne. 2. This site is historically signifi cant as a sur- viving automobile design studio in Australia generally and at Fishermans Bend specifi cally. 3. The £3 million Engineering Technical Centre commenced in April 1963 and was opened on 10 June 1964 by the Treasurer, the Right Hon Harold Holt MP. Designed by Stephenson and Turner the fi ve-story building initially housed over 700 stylists, engineers and technical personnel. 4. The Technical Centre has styled, designed, engineered and tested automobiles and com- ponents for Holden, Torana, Gemini and Commodore cars and Bedford trucks since 1964. It has gained a worldwide reputation in automobile design and up until this year was one of only four GM design studios. Automotive Historians Australia Inc. strongly supports the nomination of this build- ing for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register. In conclusion, Automotive Historians Australia Inc believes these buildings are a valuable asset to the people of Victoria and need to be protected. The buildings represent a fraction of the past industrial complexes that supplied Australia and export destinations with automotive design, vehicles and components. This is the last opportunity to protect this heritage for the future. We suggest one way to appropriately secure this is to repurpose the buildings at 241 Salmon Street as a museum so that their heritage is maintained. It is our contention that a Transport Museum would be an excellent use of the Holden buildings and we would support any moves to promote this […]
[…] to m otiv e h is to ry in g en era l, I s a w cle ar evid en ce an d m an y exam ple s o f th at s im ply n o t b ein g tr u e. T o sa y th at it w […]
[…] few historians have seen the whole body of written materials on any subject and the same applies to oral history. The next act is to report the results to interested persons, such as SAH members. This should not be regarded as the final stage, because readers of the Journal or Review frequently respond with […]
[…] in documenting and publishing the history of the industry we cherish, and I think the public’s level of consciousness of automotive history is somewhat higher as a result. A majority of our founder members are still with us, including the two men who had the vision for what we have become. An appreciation of […]
[…] October , 1969, our Society was formally organized at an initial meeting held at Hershey , Pennsylvania. Informal steps had been taken earlier that year to ‘ test the water’ and determine the degree of interest on the part of persons involved in automotive history in the establishment of a new association . The […]
[…] of technology, the evolution and development of motor sport technology, sports geography, and communications studies. Open to the public, the event has established itself as a unique forum and has a growing audience of motor sports enthusiasts. If you love motor sports, be sure to attend in person or virtually. If you are a […]
[…] have some correspondence from ~~r. Stevenson about the project, dated 1945 ••• , The Alma opposed 8 cyl. steam engine, according to its designer, never received any tests other than a few preliminary runs on a test stand in the s!!op. It was a double-acting, opposed engine of 2″ x 1″ bore x stroke. […]
[…] trained as a mechanic. While Borg’s first life was that of an everyday mechanic, he subsequently experi- enced a sharp turn to academe. This unconventional career trajectory resulted in Auto Mechanics,written with an unusual blend of authority based on experience coupled with high academic credentials. Beginning with the first decade of the 20th century, […]
[…] Ave. N.W., Gr~ Rapids, MI. ~95’04: I found out some time ago tnat a fi J. Paul Kerlin- 7332 N. 3~th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 8?021 was a test driver for Continental Oars built in Franklin, Indiana (1010-191~? Indiana Motor & Manufacturing Co.). He said the last cars made were not sold, but sent to […]
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