Sweeping and car dusting gave way to work in the parts department with inventory dating to the 1920s. As I learned how component parts made engines run, my summer job turned into weekday afternoons and weekends, and many summers thereafter. I am forever grateful to Butch for that opportunity.

This continued during my time at University of Connecticut, where in addition to academic studies, I began writing auction descriptions. Through the auction world I met Rick Carey, who eventually hired me to help report on some of the many sales he attended. Rick introduced me to the truly great cars, educated me, and made introductions that helped secure freelance work from most of the major auction houses. Among those organizations was RM Auctions, and a year of freelance gave way to a full-time role that rapidly evolved with many exciting opportunities; it was an amazing journey for which I feel most fortunate. Motivated to work closely with the coachbuilt automobiles I always gravitated to, I founded Sierakowski Classic Car Advisors in January 2017. I look forward to sharing my passion and client-oriented focus next time we visit.