Classic car appraisers

By Pete Vack

Last week we introduced our readers to one of the younger generation of classic car enthusiasts. (Read Part 1) Jonathan Sierakowski has deftly managed to make his passion for classic cars into a profession as an appraiser and advisor, filling a growing need amoung car collectors and collections. Sierakowski offers four service categories: Acquisition & Sales; Consulting; Historical Research; and Appraisals & Estate Planning. They are listed and clearly laid out on his website. Our challenge was to ask him the difficult questions that arise in each category. Bear in mind that Jonathan focuses on the high-end coachbuilt classics. [Read more…] about Employing the Services of a Classic Car Advisor

Interview by Pete Vack
All photos courtesy Jonathan Sierakowski

Jonathan Sierakowski is a Classic Car Advisor. He provides advice – or as he puts it, “discreet counsel and facilitation” while offering a host of services related to the research, inspection, purchase, sale, and appraisal of classic cars.

That’s something you and I probably did not need in our heyday. Or if we did, we got advice from clubs, friends, mechanics, books, and magazines plus personal experience. But it’s a different era now, and Sierakowski, in his early 30s – is onto something. [Read more…] about Classic Car Advisor: Jonathan Sierakowski