As a boy in the 1940s, museum co-founder, Jim Sandoro, would sneak into a neighbors' garage where a Pierce-Arrow was kept. This started a lifelong quest to learn about and collect everything related to the company and its automobiles. Later, his family moved closer to the shuttered factory, and Jim would roam the grounds searching for remnants of the great company. This passion never subsided as he grew up, and Jim and his wife, Mary Ann, spent years traveling the U.S. to expand their collection.

Together they founded The Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum in 1997 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. They housed their collections in several downtown Buffalo buildings. The museum is located in a building that was once a Mack Truck showroom and repair shop. The collection represents a passion spanning more than 50 years, and includes many automobiles that were once produced in Buffalo. It is considered by car enthusiasts as one of the most unique in the world.

The Museum is here to remind the people of Buffalo—and the world—that Buffalo, NY was once an influential city of industry and producer of outstanding vehicles. The Museum’s mission is to preserve and showcase this legacy. You are invited to come along for the ride.