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Remembering Peter Helck

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By Dale LaFollette
From the VeloceToday Archives, June, 2018

On my way to the 1979 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen and I had been invited to stay for a couple of days with the 86-year-old artist Peter Helck and his wife Priscilla. Peter and I had been “pen pals” for several years but this was the first time we had actually met. I had traded one of my sculptures with Peter for one of his paintings and our mail discussions hinged on Art and turn of the century auto racing. Helck is seen in the lead photo above, walking toward Old Number 16. [Read more…] about Remembering Peter Helck

Rick Carey on New Lives after the Auctions

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Rick Carey with the Bothwell Peugeot

Story and photos by Rick Carey

Cars at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in 2019

Do high profile cars disappear after they leave the auction block with a new owner?
Given some profound wails of regret heard from observers, that seems to be a popular view. But are images of secretive collectors hoarding their auction trophies accurate? [Read more…] about Rick Carey on New Lives after the Auctions

And How! Peter Helck and Old Number 16

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By Dale LaFollette

On my way to the 1979 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen and I had been invited to stay for a couple of days with the 86-year-old artist Peter Helck and his wife Priscilla. Peter and I had been “pen pals” for several years but this was the first time we had actually met. I had traded one of my sculptures with Peter for one of his paintings and our mail discussions hinged on Art and turn of the century auto racing. Helck is seen in the lead photo above, walking toward Old Number 16.

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