Allen Guiberson
Samuel Allen Guiberson III was an active Live Steamer from Dallas, Texas. He was one of the founders, and the first president, of the Southwestern Live Steamers. Alan had a track around his home on Beverly Drive in Dallas.
Inventor
Allen designed the first radial diesel engine, which is now on display in the Smithsonian.
Racing
Allen was heavily involved in automobile racing in the late 1940's and into the 1950's.
- If you look at page 3 of the 1948 program, you will see that the race was presented by a group called Racing International of Texas. The president, Allen Guiberson, was a well noted Dallas/Chicago business man that developed lots of oil field tooling. He also designed and sold diesel radial engines for Army tanks. In the very early 40's, Guiberson had one of his 1020 radials installed on a Stinson Reliant, and my Grandfather was the pilot for the program. The diesel program was suspended during WWII, and dropped when it became apparent that jet engines were the future. Guiberson was also a sports car enthusiast who entered a few races in the World Sportscar Championships with various drivers that included Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby, Ernie Triplett and Richie Ginther. He also had an interest in Indianapolis racing. My Grandfather's Association with Guiberson set the stone for my families involvement to this day.
Live Steam
Allen was a fan of steam locomotives. In the late 1960's he built a track around his home at 3711 Beverly Drive in Dallas, Texas.
Allen was instrumental in the formation of the Southwestern Live Steamers, and served as its first president.
Guiberson-Harpur Locomotive
On May 16, 1966, Allen formed Guiberson-Harpur Locomotive Enterprises Inc, housed at 212 Meadows Bldg, Dallas, TX. Allen served as the Texas agent for Harpur Locomotive Works. The company produced Astroworld No. 1 "Caroline", a 25-ton, 36 inch gauge 4-4-0, for Astroworld in Houston, Texas. As of 2019 the locomotive is housed at Pacific Coast Railroad.