Among the treasures of the Helck Family Collection is an original typewritten profile of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. dated November 26, 1969.
The article was later published by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America in the below March-April 1970 issue of Bulb Horn.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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I didn’t know that Willy K lost a son. After looking this up, his daughter Consuelo lived a very long life ( 107 yrs old )