“Of the original seven engines one was sold to Cokee Fuller who was a wealthy Indian sportsman from Muskogee, Oklahoma. Cokee Fuller was murdered during the Roaring Twenties and his engine came into the hands of Murry Earle.
“Murry Earle as car owner and builder, and Walter Barnett as driver, proved to be a good combination and won many races in Nebraska and Kansas during the late Twenties. Both Murry Earle and Walter Barnett are now deceased.
“Murry Earle sold his engine to John Mauro (Denver) who in turn sold it to Vic Felt (Denver).
“Vic Felt did quite a bit to the engine to improve the breed by using the Wills St. Claire crankshaft. Vic Felt owned and drove the Gallivan with good success on the Fair Grounds of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. In the early Thirties, with Vic Felt as owner and Lloyd Axle as driver, this engine competed at the old Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles. Vic Felt then sold his engine to Bill Harding (Doniphan, Mo.), and Bill Harding to Jack Lovely (Omaha, Neb.).
“Another original owner of (a) Gallivan was Joe Lencki (Maplewood and Chicago, Ill.). Joe Lencki did considerable work with the Gallivans, and made a five main bearing block for the Model T. He also made a pattern for the Gallivan head. Joe Lencki had a Gallivan entered at Indianapolis with Johnny Sawyer driving. A check in the Indianapolis yearbook may show the results and year of this feat. Joe Lencki (owner) and Johnny Sawyer (driver) continued to run the Gallivan up to 1939 or 1940 when Sawyer set an AAA record at Springfield, Illinois.
“I understand that Jack Lovely (Omaha, Neb.) also acquired this engine. Anyway Jack Lovely sold two Gallivans to the Syer brothers (Denver) and this is from whom I bought the engines.
“Syer Brothers ran these engines prior to World War II around Kansas and Colorado. Proceeding (sic) World War II the Syer brothers did considerable work in fitting Model A shafts to the Gallivans and had good luck running the Gallivan in the I.M.C.A. Circuit with T.E. Russell driving.
“In about 1948 and in conjunction with running one Gallivan, Syers started rebuilding the second Gallivan by fitting a Model B shaft in the T block and making a set of tube rods and cup system for the cams. This block was never completed. I bought the Gallivans in partnership with John Frank (Denver) in 1951.
“I started in the Gallivan business and quite by luck located the new head casting in Illinois from a Mr. Clifton Denny who at that time was running a Hal. I am not sure how Mr. Denny came about the head casting but I know it was the only casting he had or knew the whereabouts of. I also quizzed him for the whereabouts of any more Gallivan equipment with no avail.”