SAHJ153
[…] rtant dec ades. Th e emphasis is up on r ac ing in th e Gold Cup, Harm swo rth, President ‘s Cup, Sweep sta kes, and Free–For-All classes. But they arc no t all. On e enco un ters eng i nc s such as Pac k ard, Wri ght , Alli son, […]
[…] rtant dec ades. Th e emphasis is up on r ac ing in th e Gold Cup, Harm swo rth, President ‘s Cup, Sweep sta kes, and Free–For-All classes. But they arc no t all. On e enco un ters eng i nc s such as Pac k ard, Wri ght , Alli son, […]
[…] Oct. 2001 Through Oct. 2002 James J. Schild Darwyn H. Lumley Charles W. Houser Freder i ck Roe Paul La hbrook Darvin Kuehl Sam Fiorani Joseph S. Freeman Dale K. Well PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Christopher G. Fo ter, Chair Leroy D. Cole Samuel V. Fiorani Patrick Foster Taylor Yin on ADVERTISING MANAGER Sam Fiorani 307 […]
[…] to-the development ofPeerless production cars. The Peerless of 1903 18Ibib., p. 53. 19I bid., p. 53. 20Alexander Winton,thefirst American manufacturer of automobiles, wasalso thefirst tocash inon the free publicity gainedbyanautomobile that =ould travel thefastest. Hissuccess immediately lured competitors, andPeerless wastobe one of the most successful competitors. 21This waspart ofaproject tomake Cleveland the center ofmotor […]
[…] lists,unfortunately, thattheir entries wcrediffi lt tocheck forac ra . But thischecking wasatask thatmem- bers ofthe Socicty ofAutomotive Histori- ans decided toundertake. Theyfeltthat if they pooled theirinformation more reliable lists could bemade andsome ofthe myths might bedebunked. As astarter, theNovember 1969issue of their Newsletter (No.3)printed “TheAlso- Rans.” Thisconsisted ofapage withnames of cars onwhich onlyaslight amount […]
[…] Ed Garten, Mark Patrick, and Jim Wagner. Judith E. Endelman, Chair, Bradley Award Committee Society of Automotive HistoriansThe SAH 2013 JAMES J. BRADLEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Automotive Climate Control 116 Years of Progress A comprehensive history of automotive HVAC systems. Paper bound, 524 pages, more than 600 images, time span 1897 to 2013. Available at all on line booksell- ers $43.50 for printed version. CD available exclusively from author $12.00 free shipping. Gene D. Dickirson,P.E. email: gdickirs@yahoo.com Recent changes in U.S. postal rates and regulations have greatly increased the cost and complexity of mailing overseas copies. A number of options for meeting these chal- lenges will be presented to the directors at the Spring meeting to be held at Flint, Michigan, in April. Possibilities include email delivery in pdf format and overseas agents for local mailing in member-concentrated countries like France, Germany and Australia. Pre- liminary thoughts from non-US members are welcome, emailed as above. –Kit Foster Next Issue of the SAH Journal The Geneva launch of a new Rolls-Royce model, reviving a prewar name: Wraith. Photo courtesy: […]
[…] that. David W Brownell Detroit in Washington? Most automotive historians would have been rather surprised to see a three column heading in the February 4, 1981, Detroit Free Press, reading-Smithsonian wants Detroit’s automotive history collection . The article states that L. Scott Bailey of Automobile Quarterly, who heads the fund raising camp aign for […]
[…] witha”Palm” badgereplacing the Ford script onthe radiator andhubcaps. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author wouldliketothank thefollowing fortheir assistance inthe preparation ofthis article: HenryAustin Clark,Jr., Ralph H.Dunwoodie, LouisG.Helverson andtheAutomobile ReferenceCollection ofthe Free Library ofPhiladelphia, Arthur Lee Homan, BeverlyRaeKimes, Herbert Lozier,JohnM.Peckham, andWilliam J.Lewis forhissketch ofthe Prado. BIBLIOGRAPHY Automobile Identification, bySgt. John F.Brennan, Scientific American Publication, NewYork, N.Y.,1924. Automobile ReferenceManual,November […]
[…] New York: Competition Auto mobiles. 1903-1985 will be on exhibit at the New York State Museum from November 19 . 1988 to March 19, 1989. Admission is free. CANADIAN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS HOSTED WHILE ATTENDING MEADOWBROOK CONCOURS Again the warmth and friendliness across the US Ca nadian border was evident when 31 members of the […]
[…] the S.A.H. will be interested to know that Mr. Peter Cunningham has made a donation of CUNNIN .GHAM material to the Auto mobile Reference Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. This includes about 8000 engineering drawings and a large number of glass negatives covering both their automobiles as well as horsedrawn carriages, as […]
[…] peri odically as an insert which may be removed and filed with your new membership directory. 11 November-December 1993 SAH Journal welcomes advertisements from members. Ads are free, and should concern items of interest to historians: books, literature , photographs , illustrations, memorabilia, information; for sale, want ed, or to trade . Ads for […]
[…] Award of Distinction Packard 1948 to 1950, by Robert J. Neal, published by Aero-Marine History Pub- lishing Co. Award presented for books and articles of exceptional merit. Friend of Automotive History Award Joseph S. Freeman A person who has exhibited outstanding service in, and made outstanding contributions to, the fi eld of automotive history may be named a Friend of Automotive History. This award is not limited to members of the Society. It was fi rst presented in 1983. After the presentation, all were introduced to board members Andrew Beckman, Robert Casey, and Thomas Jakups, all elected to serve to 2015, and thanks given to Leslie Kendall and Steve Wilson for their service to the board. Lastly, Dr. Paul Frost of the His- toric Vehicle Research Institute at Brighton (Left) Leslie Kendall (right) Joseph Freeman. University in the UK, delivered a lecture on the economic impact of the historic vehicle movement in Britain and the E.U. economies. […]
[…] would like to find a collector for these engines or an organization interested in their restoratio n. y assistance on this matter will be appreciated. Please feel free to call me anytime, 206/773-6090 (work), or 206/854-0984 (home). Wilson M. Royer, 23810 109th Ave. SE, Apt. 2F303, Kent, WA 98031. ********* FORDMOBILE? SAH member Harlan […]
[…] for the selection of the winner of our first Cugnot Award has announced the winner, or more properly, the winner~. Mary Cattie, of the Philadelph i a Free Library, and Ervin Seltzer, the Commit tee Chairman, have informed us of a tie between Charles Bishop 1s 11La France et L1Automobile 11, Editions M. -Th. […]
[…] WANTED: Copies of Auto-Parade or International Automobile Parade for years other than 1958 and 1968. SALE: Service Manual for 1961 Oldsmobile 88, S-88, 98.Excellent oondition. $10.00 ppd. FREE : About 70 issues of Autoweek for 1970-73. Free for cost of UPS shipment, estimated to be $5. Other wise these will be scrapped. G. M. […]
[…] from 1930 or la t er. What came next rather asto und ed m e. We tend to think of artists in th e 1930s as impecunious free spir its. T he Model A For d mi ght be in ch aracte r, for it was the mos t co nun on car of […]
[…] but his automotive interests soon came to the fore and he travelled widely in pursuit of what was to soon become his work, commenc- ing initially with freelance writing on motoring topics in 1971. Although perhaps best known as the original and then long-time editor of Tri- umph World, his scope was broad and […]
[…] the following: Mrs. Austin Steele, Cambridge, Maryland. (Mrs. Steele is the daughter of Harold Porter. Volmer Siversten, Virginia Beach, Virginia Dale Price, Cambridge, Maryland Mary M. Cattie, Free Library of Philadelphia James J. Bradley , Detroit Public Library Alvin J. Arnheim, New York City Donald Berkebile, Smithsonian Institution Keith Marvin, Troy, New York SAH […]
[…] listed on the ASHRAE website as a senior staff research engineer at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, lockport, New York. The paper can be viewed and downloaded in pdf format at http://www.ashrae.org/template/ Aboutlinklanding/category/14 74. – Terry Boyce Nash an A/C Pioneer Concerning the first automobile air con ditioning units discussed in journals 216 and 217, […]
[…] Red Field, near the entrance to the Chocolate Field at Hershey Park. SAH Journal No. 252 Electronic Edition 4 To order, go to www.mcfarlandpub.com, or call toll- free 800-253-2187. McFarla nd 208 pages $45 hardcover (7 ×10) 137 photos (17 in color), bibliography, index ISBN 978-0-7864-5840-0 2010 his is the story of how a […]
[…] sibi lity of prosecution for copy right infri ng em ent. Afte r that, the statute of lim itati ons expires, a n d you’re hom e free. It should be remem b e red that although the copyright law protects writ ers from the theft of their work, it does not pro tect […]
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