Sarah Whitfield
Third-generation classic car collector specializing in pre-war American and European coachbuilt automobiles. Researcher and concours enthusiast.
Sarah Whitfield grew up in a family that took pre-war motoring seriously. Her grandfather drove vintage cars across Europe, and she learned to appreciate the craftsmanship of coachbuilt automobiles from an early age through her father's collection of 1930s American classics. After a career in the arts, she turned her attention fully to the world of pre-war collector cars.
She has spent years researching period coachbuilders, marque histories, and factory records from the 1920s and 1930s — work that has given her a detailed understanding of what originality actually means in vehicles that have passed through multiple owners and restorations over nine decades. She attends the major concours events each year and writes about pre-war cars with a level of historical rigor that the subject deserves.
Her personal collection includes a 1933 Pierce-Arrow Twelve and a 1936 Cord 810 Phaeton, both unrestored survivors.
Magazine Articles by Sarah Whitfield
Polishing Stainless and Aluminum Trim
Choosing an Auto Upholstery Shop for a Classic
Restoring a Convertible: The Extra Steps in a Body-Off Job
The 1931 Slant Windshield Fordor
The 1996 Bronco, the End of the Full-Size Line
The Model A in Europe: Dagenham, Cologne and the Model AF
The 1987 Bronco Restyle and Its Smoother Face
The Mid Bullnose Bronco Updates of the Early Eighties
Model A Cabriolet and Convertible Sedan
Finding a Clean 1978 or 1979 Bronco Today
The Free Wheeling Bronco and Its Rainbow Stripes
The Scrambler's Odd Cousins: CJ-8 Postal and Overseas Kin
1978 Bronco vs K5 Blazer, the Full-Size Rematch
The Other Model A: Ford's 1903 Car and the 1928 Revival of the Name
The 1979 Bronco and the Catalytic Converter Era
How the 1978 Bronco Borrowed the F-Series Body
Why Ford Supersized the 1978 Bronco
The Ford Model A Phaeton
Why Collectors Fall for the Early Bronco
Myths and Legends of the Early Bronco
Selling the Farmer's Jeep: The CJ-2A Marketing Story
Women and the Early Bronco, an Overlooked History
Notable 1973 Squarebody K5 Blazers
