Tag: Tim Helck
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Sep 23 2025
Sad News: Jerry Peter Helck has passed away at the age of 94.
Maggie Helck has informed me that her father Jerry Peter Helck passed away peacefully last Sunday at the age of 94.
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Jan 19 2022
Sad news: Tim Helck has died at the age of 64 years
It is with great sadness that I report that Tim Helck has recently died at the age of 64 years due to complications from COVID-19.
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Dec 11 2021
Illustration Magazine: The work of Peter Helck. (112 pages)
Tim Helck has forwarded the news that the current issue of Illustration is devoted solely to the work of his grandfather Peter Helck.
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Jun 26 2020
Update: Peter Helck’s 1921 Benz-Mercedes “Rabbit-the-First” Now Owned by Jay Leno
Tim Helck, the grandson of Peter Helck, has forwarded as recent Jay Leno's Garage YouTube on the 1981 Benz-Mercedes Rabbit-the-First once owned by Peter and now owned by Jay Leno.
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May 18 2019
Update: The Hunt for the “Godfather” Train Painting is Over
Two weeks ago, a search began for a lost "Peter Helck" train painting that was seen in the famous "Five Families" scene in the Godfather film. Jerry Jordak and Greg Anderson have solved this mystery.
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Mar 06 2018
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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Nov 29 2014
Memories of the Long Island Old Car Club and the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Walter Gosden provides this first post of a series on the Long Island Old Car Club and its celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Feb 18 2012
Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting
Anne R: "I have acquired what I believe is a fantastic original Peter Helck painting and I was wondering if you could help me verify its authenticity? Thank you in advance for your consideration."
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Feb 07 2011
Peter Helck and a Piece of Locomobile Vanderbilia
In 1905 Roslyn photographer William Pickering captured the #7 Locomobile passing Krug's Hotel on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. The Locomobile's third place finish in the race was the first time an American car had ever placed in an international competition. Tim Helck, the grandson of Peter Helck, brought back memories of this famous Vanderbilt Cup racer with a recent email.
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Mar 13 2010
A Tribute to Peter Helck (1893-1988), the Great American Artist
Born in 1893, artist Peter Helck was just 13 years old in 1906 when he attended the Vanderbilt Cup Race as a spectator. Who could have known at the time his razor-sharp mind was absorbing memories that would transfer onto canvas decades later with amazing accuracy.
