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July/August 2018 Issue SAHJournal ISSUE 293 JULY / AUGUST 2018 SAH Journal No. 293 • July / August 2018 $5.00 US1 Contents 3 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE SAHJournal 4 WOMEN IN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ISSUE 293 • July/August 2018 6 HISTORY ON THE FIELD: THE GREENWICH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIANS, INC. 9 MIKE WORTHINGTON-WILLIAMS RECEIVES QUEEN’S HONOURS An Affiliate of the American Historical Association 11 BOOK REVIEWS 15 IN MEMORIAM Officers Billboard Louis F. Fourie President Wanted: The Automobile (British mag- field during Hershey week - visit the Orange Edward Garten Vice President Robert Casey Secretary azine). Contact Gary Fisk at gfisk24506@ Field: OBB 17-19. Rubén L. Verdés Treasurer aol.com. Searching: The Rolls-Royce shown Board of Directors at the bottom of the facing page is often Andrew Beckman (ex-officio) ∆ SAH in Hershey: The annual Robert G. Barr ∆ meeting will take place on Thursday, Octo- mistaken for a Phantom II (chassis 126MY) H. Donald Capps # ber 11th, and the gala awards banquet will on the Internet; but it’s actually a Derby Donald J. Keefe ∆ take place on Friday, October 12th, at the Phantom I with coachwork by Baltasar Fiol Kevin Kirbitz # Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Penn- y Cia, Barcelona, and thought to be lost. If Carla R. Lesh † you have any information on this car, please John A. Marino # sylvania. (that’s during the annual AACA Robert Merlis † “Hershey” Fall Meet). The registration form contact the editor directly. Thank you! Matthew Short ∆ was mailed with SAHJ 292 and emailed to all Vince Wright † members. One could register by sending $62 Terms through October (†) 2018, (∆) 2019, and (#) 2020 for each attendee via PayPal to sahtreasurer@ Editor outlook.com (please specify “Banquet 2018” Rubén L. Verdés with the payment). Also, we will be on the 7491 N. Federal Hwy., Ste C5337 Boca Raton, FL 33487-1625 USA [email protected] Front cover: This photo is related to our Greenwich Concours story on page [email protected] 6. It is a 1952 Cunningham C-3, owned by Donald Bernstein. This description tel: +1.561.866.5010 appeared on the concours' display placard for the car: “This is the first C-3 Publications Committee delivered with front vent windows and the only one delivered new with Borrani Thomas S. Jakups, Chair wire wheels. It has been on display in the Henry Ford Museum.” For more on Patricia E. Chappell Briggs Cunningham and his cars, read Cunningham: The Passion, The Cars, The Louis F. Fourie Legacy by Richard Harman, and see the book review in SAHJ No. 271. Christopher G. Foster Donald J. Keefe Rubén L. Verdés Back cover: There was a seminar on Saturday, June 9th, on the Fisher Body Steve Wilson Craftsman's Guild during The Elegance at Hershey concours. The panel included SAH members Chris Ritter, John Jacobus, and Paul Sable (who was the moderator SAH Journal (ISSN 1057–1973) for the panel, as well as the Chief Judge for The Elegance). On display were is published six times a year by The Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. these 15 model competition entries. For more on the subject, consult these Subscription is by membership in the Society. McFarland books by John Jacobus: Inside the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild: Contestants Recall the Great General Motors Talent Search, and The Fisher Membership dues are $50 per year ($60 Body Craftsman's Guild; and see the reviews for both books in SAHJ No. 255. per year outside North America & Mexico); digital membership dues are $20. Dues and changes of address go to: Submission Deadlines: Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. Deadline: 12/1 2/1 4/1 6/1 8/1 10/1 c/o Cornerstone Registration Ltd. Issue: Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec P.O. Box 1715 Mailed: 1/31 3/31 5/31 7/31 9/30 11/30 Maple Grove, MN 55311-6715 USA Note: the SAH Journal is a bimonthly publication (printed 6 times a year) and there is ©2018 a two-month horizon for submitted material before it is mailed (e.g., material sub- The Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. mitted by February 1st appears in the Mar/Apr issue and is mailed on or before 3/31.) www.autohistory.org All letters, manuscripts, and advertisement submissions and inquiries go to the editor. Join, renew and more right on-line! 2 SAH Journal No. 293 • July / August 2018 refl ection we realized that such a percep- PPresident’sresident’s tion refl ected highly on what the Society PPerspectiveerspective represented. None of your Directors wishes to view SAH as elitist, but there is value in having an impressive image. he 50th Anniversary of SAH is fast ap- Given the choice between quality versus Tproaching. In 1969 two enthusiasts, G. quantity in our membership, quality should Marshall Naul and Richard Brigham, wisely always be our goal. But we must not lose out decided to mail out a questionnaire to 75 on potential membership because there is in- people they were aware of who might have adequate exposure of SAH. Fortunately with an interest in the preservation of automotive the introduction of digital memberships we history. They received an impressive 60% are catering to new trends while keeping response with many expressing a “wildly our cost structure low preventing the need enthusiastic” sentiment to the formation to grow so as to cover any overhead. of a society. As we approach the next half century The first newsletter was sent out in of SAH we are mindful of the need to con- September 1969 and incorporated comments stantly encourage the younger generations from the survey including three international to embrace automotive history. This will replies from Argentina, Canada and the UK, almost certainly occur through a digital the last identifi ed as GNG of London likely medium such as our website and social me- from recently deceased GN Georgano. This dia like Facebook with Carla Lesh and Bob fi rst edition encouraged a meeting at Hershey, Merlis providing constant updates. The ever Pennsylvania, in October, 1969. The second expanding LINKS page is highly popular. newsletter, out early in October, advised that We encourage all members to promote the meeting would take place at the AACA 2019 Banquet in Hershey, someone who SAH to fellow enthusiasts. If you have not National Offi ce in the offi ce of William (Bill) has held key executive roles in the major joined us at Hershey, the next two banquets S. Jackson, editor of Antique Automobile. three North American manufacturers. This should prompt you to make the trip. In Nineteen people attended this meeting. memorable event will conclude a signifi cant addition do not forget the Michael R. Ar- It is therefore most fitting that Bill year for SAH. getsnger Symposium put on by Don Capps Jackson is the guest speaker at the 2018 Already in place under the guidance over November 8 and 9, 2018. SAH Banquet to kick-off our 50th year of Kevin Kirbitz and Bob Merlis is a public —Louis F. Fourie celebrations. Joining him is someone who relations initiative to ensure that we gain has handled most every position with SAH, maximum exposure from this milestone year. Kenneth Golden (4529) namely Kit Foster. We have been celebrating Besides encouraging new memberships, we Garden Ridge, TX everybody else’s history, now it is time to are surveying relatively new members who [email protected] focus on our own. do not renew to understand their expecta- Martin Moore (4532) Plans are evolving to congregate on tions and reason for losing interest in SAH. Chester, NJ the West Coast in Los Angeles during the One interesting discovery has been [email protected] last week of April, 2019 to visit several car reports that some potential members have Vasily Shishka (4533) collections and help stimulate the revival of asked if they need to be nominated by an Novocherkassk, Russia the SoCal Chapter that Bob Barr has been existing member in order to join SAH. At [email protected] nurturing. We have tentatively secured a fi rst we felt that such an impression would Shelton Stevens (4534) most signifi cant keynote speaker for our hinder membership growth. Upon further Bakersfi eld, CA [email protected] Pope Kanne (4537) Middleton, WI [email protected] Jason Vansickle (4538) Indianapolis, IN [email protected] Thomas Kernan (4543) East Nassau, NY [email protected] NEW MEMBERS David & Carole Weaver (4544) Carmel, IN [email protected] Melvin Sells (4545) Florence, AZ email: n/a SAH Journal No. 293 • July / August 2018 3 he EyesOn Design Lecture Series of the Detroit Institute Tof Ophthalmology (DIO) and the Leland Chapter of the Society of Automotive Historians in Detroit jointly presented a panel discussion about women in automotive design on Friday, June 8th, in the Peacock Room located in the Fisher Building in downtown Detroit. Forty attendees enjoyed a ninety-minute panel discussion, conversation and Q&A session hosted by Brian Baker, SAH Leland Chapter President, automotive consultant and former GM designer, and moderated by Elizabeth Wetzel, Director of Design, User Experience Studio, General Motors Global Design. The distinguished panelists were Constance A. Smith, author of the book Damsels in Design, Women Pioneers in the Automotive Industry 1939-1959 (ISBN 978-0764354359), and MaryEllen (Green) Dohrs, who began her design career at GM in 1950 working for Harley Earl. The late designer Margaret Elizabeth Sauer, hired by Earl in 1955, was repre- sented at the event by her longtime friend Julie Sabit. Ms. Smith, a graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York, was recruited by GM’s Charles “Chuck” Jordan.
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