Tag: Jerry Helck
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Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Jerry Helck and Walt Gosden in Old 16 at the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Walter McCarthy challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck’s “Murder Car” featured in The Saturday Evening Post
The June 2, 1951 issue of The Saturday Evening Post is a collectible featuring the artwork of Peter Helck and Norman Rockwell.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos of Old 16 at the 1948 Antique Auto Show from the Helck Family Collection
Old 16 was the featured vehicle at the Antique Auto Show held from March 8-14, 1948 at the 71st Regiment Armory in Manhattan. Below are never-before published photos of the event from the Helck Family Collection
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Mystery Foto #50 Solved: Joe Tracy & Jerry Helck in Old 16 at the 1945 Franklin County Fair
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
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Jerry Helck: Anyone Here Ever Seen A Vanderbilt Cup Race?
Jerry Helck, former owner of Old 16 Locomobile and the son of artist icon Peter Helck, wants to know if anyone else is a member of the two Vanderbilt Cup Races Club?
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Jerry Helck and the Old 16 Locomobile Racer
Old 16 Locomobile, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, was owned by the Helck family for 55 years from 1942 to 1997. Nobody was photographed more frequently with this historic racer than Jerry Helck.
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Peter Helck: Memoirs: 75 Years with Palette, Paintbrush and Wheels
Tim Helck has posted the memoirs of his grandfather Peter Helck on PeterHelck.com. These memoirs were previously published in 1981-1982 issues of Bulb Horn.
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Helck Family Collection: The 1942 Bill of Sale From Joseph B. Sessions for Old 16
Another gem of the Helck Family Collection treasure is the original January 30, 1942 bill of sale transferring the 1906 Old 16 Locomobile from the estate of Joseph B. Sessions to Peter Helck .
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Helck Family Collection: Old 16 at the Opening of the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957
For the inaugural races at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit in 1957, Old 16 participated in the Vintage Exhibition Run. Prior to this appearance, Old 16, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, stopped off at the Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton.
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…