Winner of the Michael Sedgwick award 2015 is....

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The SAHB is delighted to announce the winner of the Michael Sedgwick Award for 2015. From a shortlist of three very strong entries, the clear winner was: Stewart Penfound author of: Harry Lester, His Cars & The Monkey Stable (BR Books, 2015)

This is the story of Harry Lester, who produced 30-odd Lester MGs during the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, which were mainly raced by the Monkey Stable. The judges said of the book: ‘If the criterion for the Sedgwick Award is original research, then this book is a strong contender. Lester owner Stewart Penfound has gone to considerable trouble to set down this well-researched story and has not jibbed from making it a warts-and-all account. Like many of his ilk, Lester was a good engineer but poor businessman; he was also a cankerous old buffer with a chaotic private life. A book that is packed with hitherto unpublished information and a fine selection of previously unseen photographs. It ticks many of the required boxes.’

The author was presented with a plaque and a cheque for £250 by the Chairman of the Judging Panel, Dr Craig Horner. The SAHB acknowledges the generous support of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust in making this award.

Runners up:
Bruce Dowell and Alan Richens: Sunbeam, the Brass Period (Privately published, 2015)
Graham Robson: Works Triumphs in Detail: Standard-Triumph’s works competition entrants, car-by-car (Herridge and Sons, 2014)

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