Tag: Helck%20family%20collection
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Greg O.‘s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection- Barney Oldfield and the “Green Dragon”
For the 1904 racing season, Barney Oldfield broke records in his Peerless "Green dragon"
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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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Helck Family Collection: Original Transcript- “William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.”
Among the treasures of the Helck Family Collection is an original typewritten profile of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. dated November 26, 1969.
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Kleiner’s Korner: Part 2 - The Race that Brought Willie K. “Racing” to America”
Here are the next set of photographs of the participants of the 1903 Paris to Madrid race. Courtesy of the Helck Family Collection.
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Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - The Race that Brought Willie K. “Racing” to America”
Found in the Peter Helck Family Collection are over 30 photographs of the 1903 Paris to Madrid race of which Willie K., Foxhall Keene and Fernand Gabriel participated.
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Kleiner’s Korner: A 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race Entry
Even though the Vanderbilt Cup Race was not held in 1907, manufacturers were busy planning their entries until the race was officially called off. Here is the story of the Dragon, a short lived auto manufacturer that had hoped to enter up to three cars in the race and Joe…
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Helck Family Collection: Distinguished service citation for Joe Tracy awarded by Automobile Old Timers in 1948
Among the documents found in the Helck Family Collection are veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy's original honors and licenses. This citation was awarded to Joe Tracy at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Automobile Old Timers on November 9, 1948.
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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 Friday Foto #38 Solved: A Fairchild Aerial of Willie K’s Private Eagle’s Nest Golf Course
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Kleiner’s Korner: A “True” 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustration
This "Before Dawn" illustration was found in the Helck Family Collection with 1904 written on the back. Here is background on its artist Allen True and the illustration.
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…