Winners of the Michael Sedgwick and Malcolm Jeal Awards 2021

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Press release

The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain is delighted to announce the winners of its two awards for 2021.

THE MICHAEL SEDGWICK AWARD:

The clear winner was Jonathan Wood, for his book:

Aston Martin & LM10 (published by Hugh and Miranda Palmer, 2020)

(See the attached image of the book's cover).

Jonathan’s book, almost certainly his last, is a fitting companion to his two impressive volumes on the Squire and the Triumph Dolomite. The book has been commissioned and published by Hugh and Miranda Palmer who are the current custodians of the Aston Martin car number LM10, so the history of this car is the main focus of the book. The book covers far more – including a history of Aston Martin’s early years, up to 1939, with much information on the personalities involved. The book is profusely illustrated, mostly with appropriate archive photos which are all attributed to source. The pleasure in this book comes from the combination of diligent research and Jonathan’s accessible writing style: it is simply a good read.

Chairman of the Judging Panel, Guy Loveridge, presented the award to Hugh and Miranda Palmer at our Autumn Seminar. They received a plaque and a cheque for £250 on behalf of Jonathan Wood.

The SAHB acknowledges the generous support of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust in making this award.

THE MALCOLM JEAL AWARD:

The clear winner was Scott Barrett, for his two-part article on the JARC Little Horse microvan and its successor the Anzani Astramicrocar: The Four Lives of the Little Horse (In the February 2021 issue of The Automobile) and Per Aspera ad Astra (Inthe March 2021 issue of The Automobile).

These two thoroughly researched and highly entertaining articles trace the history of both products from the 1954 launch of the JARC to the demise of the Astra in the late 1950s.

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