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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.
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 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.
23 lis 2015 · Joe Gemza had the old Gerber 4Banger in an orange sprint car. I forget the history on the car but it had enough original MILLER bits on it to cause someone to buy it and chuck all the Gerber parts and restore it back to its original MILLER appearance.
23 lis 2015 · Here is a copy of John Gerber's 1920s sprint car.... the Whippet Special that I built. Model T engine with an SR Fronty OHV conversion. Whippet grill she'll. Modified T frame.
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...
Every modern day sprint car driver owes a debt of gratitude to drivers like Maynard Clark. So, next time you're on the road, stray from the interstate and travel down the two lane by-ways of America. When you pass a small county fairground oval, think of John Gerber, Maynard Clark and those trailblazers who were true outlaws.
