[…] history. More than 60 issues have now been published. This page provides a table of contents for every issue of the Review, with links to the corresponding pdf. You can get a sense of the topics covered in the Review by scrolling down the page. You can use browser search (Control-F) to find topics […]
[…] CENTERHERITAGE CENTER T he weather in Flint proved kind as the Society of Automotive Historians Board of Directors and guests met for the spring Board Meeting April 25th through April 27th. Breathing a huge sigh of relief was meeting organizer and SAH Vice Presi- dent, John Heitmann, who worked hard to plan a very informative and enjoyable event. Thanks should also go to Leroy Cole who was an entertaining host and tour guide to Flint and its environs. Thursday’s Board meeting ran so smoothly it was almost completed by lunchtime. This allowed plenty of time for enjoying the fi ne food and step-back-in time prices at the Temple Dining Room, long the favorite gathering spot for Flint’s movers and shakers in years past. Friday offered a look at GM’s future though a tour of its Powertrain Labs in Pontiac. There engineers test automobile and truck engines and drive trains to meet extreme conditions at very early stages in development, before putting them in ve- hicles. This results in more designs being tested faster and at lower cost. But for us historians the day would not be complete without a look into GM’s past. This was accomplished with a visit to the GM Heritage Center, housed in an inconspicuous industrial park in Sterling Heights. Greg Wallace, manager of the facility, walked us through an eclectic col- lection of concept cars, which included several Corvettes, the 2004 Nomad concept car and the Buick Y Job, the old—1902 Cadillac Runabout and 1920 Cadillac Type 59C, which was designed by Harley Earl for Don Lee, and the new—a 2007 Chevy Tahoe, a self-driving SUV. Also on display were engines, including Cadillac’s V16 and V12, full-size billboard and neon signs— revenue producers, according to Wallace, which help defray the costs of the center, a Parade of Progress Futurliner and the fi rst microprocessor-based engine control. […]
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[…] Ford, use an engine and mechanicals of British origin, in this case the VAUXHALL Viva 1256 cc unit and is generally laid out to meet the same objectives. Of simple construction with a ladder frame to take any body type, a 91.5-inch wheelbase and a 1300-lb. payload capacity, its initial production was at Tamplii, […]
[…] DavidG.Styles, Ph.D., sentin”Alfa Avio” and”Riley’s Venture IntoAviation,” aswell asthe lay- outs, thatweare using. David wonthe Society’s CugnotAwardforAsOld asthe Industry (1982)anditsAward of Distinction forSporting Rileys:The Forgotten Champions (1988).Hisla test work onRiley isBeyond theBlue Diamond (1998). Davidhasalso previously appeared in the Review with’The Riley Cycle Company” (IssueNo.22,p.15) and “Riley Nine: TheWonder Car”(Issue No.28,p. 19), aswell asauthoring […]
[…] estate business withsome ofhis wife’s relatives. Soonprosperous, in1876 hewitnessed anex- periment thatsharply changed hiscareer. InW hington, the city authorities putdown an phalt pavement onPenn- sylvania Avenue a test venture. Gr ping thepossibilities of this innovation, Barberplunged into phalt paving.The Barber Asphalt PavingCompany enjoyedgratifying success. By 1892 ithad paved streets insome 30cities anddominated the industry. […]
[…] important as the closed body gained greater acceptance requiring the banishing of anything that might create creaks and groans in the closed body. The following is a sample of 1907 makes that used the platform arrangement at the rear: Atlas, American, American Mors, American Napier, Cleveland, English Daimler, Logan, Martine, Panhard and Rainier. Specifica- […]
[…] April 2021 3 President’s PerspectivePresident’s Perspective Random Thoughts No. 1. I t occurred to me as I prepared my remarks as a member of a panel for the topic, “An Automotive Century,” at Ave Maria Univer- sity several years ago, that we have certainly lived in a dynamic era. I imagined how someone looking at the world of New Year’s Day 1801 would then attempt to consider that same world on New Year’s Eve 1900, as the century ended. The worlds of New Year’s Day 1901 and that of New Year’s Eve 2000 may have some vague similarities, but the ubiquity of the automobile and its impact would still surprise that observer from the beginning of the 20th century. At the end of the 19th century, the railroad was the fas test mode of land transportation and the coal-powered steamer on water. If the 19th century was the Steam Age, it was also an age that depended largely upon a fossil fuel, coal, to create the energy needed to power the steam engines. Although another fossil fuel, oil, was beginning to make an impact by the end of the 19th Century, coal was still the primary source for providing the necessary power for the age. Electricity also began to make its way into the fabric of that century during its latter decades. Only in the waning years of the 19th Century did the automobile begin to make an appearance upon the scene. When the 20th Century dawned, the number of au- tomobiles worldwide numbered only in the several thousands. When the century ended, automobiles numbered in the millions upon millions. Roads for the automobile prolif- erated as the century opened, altering the landscape, both urban and rural. As historians, we tend to be really good at explaining the events of the past, but our track record for “predicting” the future often leaves a great deal to be desired. We […]
[…] There wasn’t anything that he wouldn’t dig to try and find. His interests ran the full gamut, from the earliest single cylin der motorcycle to the la test rocket that put the Russians and Americans in space together. If it was a mode of This summer has been a bad one for the Society […]
[…] he has fashioned in many ways a corrective and clarifying history. As the clear-eyed author states in his introduction: “It’s not the intention of this book to simply repeat already-available information. Excellent books and articles have been written on the subject of the Duesenberg brothers and their company, and the Model J in particular. […]
[…] the Constitution, but it was not possible to cover it in detail. The old question of “what is a make?” was again part of the talk, plus questions concerning where information may be located. While no action was taken on any business, it is readily apparent that there is much work which can be […]
[…] one with the article on the 1962 and 1963 Thunderbird Sports Roadsters . Already the 1980s are truly “history.” At this point in the nineties, the significant questions raised by the events of the previous decade have been answered, such as whether Lee Iacocca will be able to save Chrysler Corporation, and whether the […]
[…] the Sioux Falls city directory for 1913 was probably gathered in 1912, which would account for the listing in the 1913 book. ————————————————————— ——————— INFORMATION EXCHANGE – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WANTED: Information on FINA SPORT manufactured by Fina Imported Motor Car Co., NYC, headed by Perry Fina, 1954. Presumed only 6 were constructed, one […]
[…] worth the e ffort come up with a catalo g equal to this ? If so, I would lik e to hea r a bout it. Re search Column W a nted : Inf ormation on the Staver Carri age Co., Chicago. This compan y produc ed an automobile for years of 1907 to […]
[…] KPMG Global Environmental Study Safety History Volkswagen Dieselgate Review BBC Volkswagen Dieselgate Review Financial Times How Volkswagen’s Defeat Device Worked Enthusiast and Other Auto Websites Antique Road Test, The, with Walt Gosden and John Salemmo American Automobile History 1981-1929, by Royal Feltner Ate Up With Motor Automobile and American Life, The Automotive History, from […]
[…] elsewhere. Submission of manuscripts in electronic format is encour – aged. The editor reviews and amends each article for consistency with SAH style. Where there are substantive questions, the answers to which may require revisions to the manuscript, the editor works with the writer to resolve the questions. When the editor is satisfied that […]
[…] rut ed States , alle gat io ns of h eavy- hand ed gove rnance h ave been brought against it<> m an age ment , and questions have bee n raised about who i s g ran te d an d , more sig nifi ca nd y , denied press passes […]
[…] 24 Heures de Francorchamps held on the always daunting Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Following the lead of its French companion, the Spa 24- hour event was originally for sporting cars, which then morphed into sports cars, of course. Between 1924 and 1938 there were two gaps, 1935 and 1937, then following the war events in 1948 and 1949, then another gap until the 1953 race. Those last two events, 1949 and 1953, were won by drivers at the wheels of Ferraris, Luigi Chinetti and Jean Lucas and then Nino Farina and Mike Hawthorn, respectively. In 1964, the 24-hour race was revived as an event for touring cars, with the last such event held in 2000. Grand Touring cars took over in 2001 and continued to do so until today. If this surprises you, do not feel alone. It is doubtful that other than devotees, scarcely more than a few souls have a clue about these races. As it happens, the author got the idea for the book while answering questions from a young motor- ing journalist during the 2013 edition of the race. Although it always seems to be some- thing of a cliché when it appears in a review, this is defi nitely one case where stating that a gap is actually being fi lled by a book is quite true. Recently, Blumlein turned his attention to another aspect of endurance racing that certainly deserves that attention: the endur- ance races for production sporting and sports cars held at the Brooklands Motor Course beginning in 1926 and coming to an end in 1938. In Brooklands, the Sports Car En- durance Races, the author once again dares to tread where few others have. For those interested in all-things-Brooklands, their […]
[…] prese nted by th e me mb ers. W e h ave a potential goldmin e of data and I think that an yo ne w ho questions th e veraci ty of that s tate m e nt need look no further than in the back issues of this publi cation and THE […]
[…] should have a copy, and who would probably want to become a member, send his name and address. Future issues will be mailed only to members, but sample copies will always be available for interested prospects. The one nd only memhers.hip requiTel!len! _is an interest in th~ __ J)_reservation _Q_ f the history of […]
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