The Richard and Grace Brigham Award is presented to the commercial, institutional or club periodical that presented the most exemplary editorial, graphic or historical content relating to automotive history in the previous calendar year. Online-only periodicals can also be nominated.

Award evaluations are based on issues for the entire calendar year, rather than a single issue. Single articles should be nominated for the Carl Benz Award.

The Brigham Award Panel may select more than one periodical for recognition.

Requirements

All nominations and enquiries should be sent to sahawards@autohistory.org. Your email will then be forwarded to the Brigham committee chair.

Nominations should include the name of the award, the publication being nominated, the name and contact information of the individual making the nomination, and one or two lines outlining the reason for the nomination.

Once a nomination has been accepted, links or issues of the periodical should be sent to the committee as directed by the chair.

Please remember that the award is for content published over the 12 months of the previous previous year and note that nominees and nominators do not have to be SAH members.

All nominations for the Brigham Award must be received by April 15 of this year. Be sure to apply by the deadline.

See our other awards

Previous Award Winners

2025

  • The Nash Car Club of America — The Nash Times, David Nastal, Editor

2024

  • Antique Automobile — Official Publication of the Antique Automobile Club of America
  • Award of Distinction: Air Cooled News — An Official Publication of the H. H. Franklin Club

2023

  • Collectible Automobile — For the 2022 calendar year. John Biel, Editor.

2022

  • Rare and Unique Vehicles — Published by Pál Négyesi.

2021

  • The Automobile (UK) — Published by Enthusiast Publishing Limited, Jonathan Rishton, editor.

2020

  • No Award — No Award.

2019

  • No Award — No Award.

2018

  • Collectible Automobile — Published by Publications International, Ltd. John Biel, editor-in-chief; Frank E. Peiler, publisher.

2017

  • The Dispatcher — Published by the Norris-Banonis Publishing Group, Bill Norris, Editor.

2016

  • DeSoto Adventures — Published by the National DeSoto Club, Geoff Overly, Editor.

2012

  • Sports Car Market — Keith Martin, publisher.

2011

  • The Packard Cormorant — Published by Packard Automobile Classics, Stuart Blond, Editor.

2010

  • Antique Automobile — Published by the Antique Auto Club of America. Editor-in-Chief/design director West Peterson.

2009

  • Collectible Automobile — Published by Publications International, Ltd. John Biel, editor-in-chief; Frank E. Peiler, publisher.

2008

  • Old Cars Weekly — Published by F+W Publications, Angelo Van Bogart, editor.

2007

  • Charge Utile — Published by Histoire & Collections, Jean-François Colombet, rédacteur en chef.
  • Hemmings Classic Car — Published by Hemmings Motor News, Richard Lentinello, editor-in-chief.

2006

  • The Bulletin of the Vintage Sports-Car Club — Published by The Vintage Sports-Car Club, John Warburton, editor.
  • Vintage Motorsport — D. Randy Riggs, editor-in-chief, Syd Silverman, publisher.

2005

  • Horseless Carriage Gazette — Published by the Horseless Carriage Club of America, John C. Meyer III, editor.
  • Aston — Published by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust, David Burgess-Wise, editor.

2004

  • Automobile Quarterly — Published by Automobile Heritage Publishing and Communications LLC, Gerry Durnell, editor and publisher, Tracy Powell, managing editor.
  • Automobilia — Published by Histoire & Collections, François Vauvillier, Directeur de la publication, Marc-Antoine Colin, Responsable éditorial.

2003

  • The Rodder’s Journal — Steve Coonan, editor.

2002

  • The Way of the Zephyr — Published by the Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club, David L. Cole editor.

2001

  • Collectible Automobile — Published by Frank Peiler, John Biel, editor-in-chief.
  • Automotive Fine Art — Published by the Automotive Fine Arts Society, Jack Juratovic, editor.

2000

  • V8 Times — Published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America, Jerry Windle, editor.

1999

  • Turning Wheels — Published by the Studebaker Drivers Club, Linda L. Fox, editor.

1998

  • Automobile Quarterly — Jonathan A. Stein, publishing director; Karla A. Rosenbusch, managing editor.

1997

  • The Automobile — Published by Enthusiast Publishing, Ltd., Brian Heath, editor.

1996

  • The Road Back — Published by Jenna Publishing Ltd., Nigel Trevena, editor.

1995

  • The Classic Car — Published by the Classic Car Club of America, Beverly Rae Kimes, editor.
  • Hispano-Suiza Newsletter — Published by the Hispano-Suiza Society, Jules Heumann, editor.

1994

  • La Vie de l’Auto — Bruno Leroux, rédacteur.

1993

  • The Bulb Horn — Published by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America; Walter O. MacIlvain, editor; Thomas F. Saal, managing editor.
  • Collectible Automobile — Publisher Frank Peiler, Duane O. Mackie, editor-in-chief.

1992

  • Special Interest Autos — Published by Hemmings Publishing, David W. Brownell, editor.

1991

  • V8 Times — Published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America, Bob McCoppin, editor.

1990

  • Automobile Quarterly — John F. Katz, executive editor; Martha Rachel Teel, managing editor.