1.0Supercars.nethttps://www.supercars.net/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="e2Ur2HttKe"><a href="https://www.supercars.net/blog/william-k-vanderbilt/">William K. Vanderbilt</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.supercars.net/blog/william-k-vanderbilt/embed/#?secret=e2Ur2HttKe" width="600" height="338" title="“William K. Vanderbilt” — Supercars.net" data-secret="e2Ur2HttKe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/k1.jpeg710418William K. Vanderbilt Biography He was born in 1878, the great grandson of multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known by his friends as “Willie K” he was active in various speed sports including horse racing and motorboats at an early age and like his father, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. was an accomplished sailor and yachtsman but it was automobile racing that was his true passion. It was his driving that was enraging the locals. Fifty residents of Newport petitioned the police to […]