“In May 1930, Galvin announced plans to drive his...automobile from Chicago, Illinois, to Atlantic City, New Jersey...a distance of about 850 miles ...He intended to demonstrate the new radio at the Radio Manufacturers Association Convention in June. With only one month left to complete a working model, the team worked day and night. A few days before Galvin departed, the crew successfully built a radio that received a clear signal with the car motor running. By squeezing some radio parts inside and others under the floor, the radio fit into the car. Although rough roads ...tested the radio to its limits, it withstood the journey” (Motorola Heritage, N.D.).
"If somebody bought a new car and decided to put in a car radio, they'd get a real shock. They saw us go in and rip out the brand new headlining in the car, drill holes into the floor for our batteries, and rig up a whole complicated electrical system with a network of wires" (Wavering, 1932). Galvin Mfg. Corp. employees traveled around the country installing radios (DPLA, 1929).
