Welcome to
The Society of
Automotive Historians
in Britain Ltd
which is an entirely independent organisation, limited by guarantee and registered in England number 12780211, that was originally established in 1980 as a Chapter of the American-based Society of Automotive Historians that had been founded in 1969.
You can access full details of the company, including its directors and articles of association, through the Companies House link below. Just click on the FILING HISTORY tab, which then gives access to a PDF with all the information. The link is:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/
12780211/filing-history
The principal purpose of the SAHB is to encourage research, recording, compilation and publication of historical facts concerning the worldwide development of mechanically powered road transport and all related topics from inception to the present day.
The SAHB exists for all those of amateur or professional status who are interested in any aspect of motoring history, whether or not they are UK resident. The Society produces a quarterly publication: SAHB Times, an annual journal: Aspects of Motoring History; plus a comprehensive Membership Directory which assists in information exchange networking.
The SAHB holds two Seminars annually in the Spring and Autumn where speakers give presentations on an extensive variety of motoring-relating topics.

Collins, Culture and Competition – the 2025 Spring Seminar
The SAHB Spring Seminar...

Maps, Motorsport and Moulton – The 2024 Autumn Seminar
The SAHB Motoring Literature...

PEUGEOT 404
By Rhys Nolan. 2025 review by James Loveridge Charisma comes from the Ancient Greek and my Oxford dictionary defines...

FOREVER YOUNG – SIX LOST TALENTS OF MOTOR RACING
By Ian Wagstaff, Andrew Marriott, Jon Saltinstall and Darren Banks. 2025 review by Peter McFadyen Readers will recall that,...

Aspects of Motoring History # 20
Published August 2024. 110 pages, 30 black & white illustrations and charts and 51 full-colour images, softbound. Articles: Oliver...

Aspects of Motoring History # 19
Published August 2023. 132 pages, 60 black & white illustrations and charts and 26 full-colour images, softbound. Articles: Paul...
News

POWER UNLEASHED: Trailblazers who energised engines with supercharging and turbocharging
By Karl Ludvigsen 2025 review by Autolycus This is a book review — so why is it, at least for…

The Bristol prototype
Seldom does one see the prototype of a particular model from an important car manufacturer, partly because such rare beasts…

Cheshire Registrations: new volume published
Volume 2 (1908-11) of Craig Horner’s Cheshire Motor Vehicle Registrations is now published. This, and volume 1 (1904-07) are available…

As special as you can get…
Following our Snapshot 496 on the Amilcar Pégase, good friend of the website Peter McFadyen has sent us a fine…

INVITING YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 MALCOLM JEAL AND MICHAEL SEDGWICK AWARDS
It’s that time of the year again! We are now inviting nominations for the SAHB’s two annual awards – the…
Snapshot

SNAPSHOT 500 1954 Revis 500cc
Searching for something appropriate for our 500th Snapshot, we naturally considered the Fiat 500 – but, distinguished though that car…

SNAPSHOT 499 1922 Hands 10/20 Tourer
The Hands car gives some insight into the complex interweaving of suppliers and small car manufacturers in Birmingham in the…

SNAPSHOT 498 1953-56 Wolseley 4-44
Before we tell the story of the Wolseley 4-44 it is worth talking about its designer Gerald Palmer – because…

SNAPSHOT 497 1913 Lanchester 38hp Torpedo Tourer
Idiosyncratic. A perfect description for this, and all the other creations that emerged from the fertile mind of one of…

SNAPSHOT 496 1935 Amilcar Pégase
Amilcar was founded in 1921 by Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar, the name Amilcar being an imperfect anagram of the…