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11 kwi 2011 · On an occasion during Gerber's hey-day as a race driver, rumors that he had been killed in a crash in Milwaukee spread like wildfire around the Cedar Rapids area. Old-timers said those few rumors resulted in a flood of calls to the old Cedar Rapids Gazette-Republican newsroom.
During his 82-1/2 years, he accomplished more than most men have in the auto racing field. Mr. Gerber built a road speedster from a model 490 Chevrolet 4-cylin- der and drove it for the first time at St. Joseph, Missouri, taking second place on May 30, 1921.
From 1921 to 1934 he was a professional racing driver, racing against the finest Iowa and American race drivers. He built his own cars and engines and it was his designed and built cars that were among the finest machines on the racing circuits prior to World War II.
8 lis 2008 · I know the sprint car hall of fame museum in Iowa has John Gerber's early 1920s sprint car,...I was wondering if anyone on here has any good photos of it from the museum?? I can't...
30 lip 2018 · Johnny Gerber was a legendary Iowa racer who was great behind the wheel and turning wrenches. Here's a look at his garage that is on display in the National ...
John Gerber was born this day in Kansas in 1896. The 1992 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee raced for the first time in 1921, finishing second in St. Joseph, Missouri. He had built a model...
During this period, one of his chief competitors was John Gerber, whose skill as a driver in his famed bobtailed cars was only rivaled by his mechanical genius. In 1 932, Gerber made the decision to offer Clark a seat in a more conven- tional up-right chassis car that he was con- structing.
