Gary Milton Gardiner (April 20th, 1949-February 28th, 2018) was a monster truck owner out of Lynwood, California. He was the second owner of Cyclops from 1983-1987, and the last legal owner of the original chassis.
Career[]
In 1983, Gary acquired Cyclops from The Dykmans.
In 1987, crew member Robert Moore would illegally acquire the truck. Due to the cost of trying to re-acquire the truck, Gary reluctantly gave up. Moore would end up scrapping it.
In 1995, Gary would allow Terry Woodcock to own the rights to the Cyclops name.
Death[]
On February 28th, 2018, Gary passed away. He was 68.