Projects John Gerber's 1920's sprint car

That's an awesome little scooter!

 

Will any of your trips bring you close to Reno?

 

Heading down to pizmo peach in October will be the closest to reno I think

 

The Colorado Dirt Drags in June would make a great shake-down run before TROG

http://hotroddirtdrags.com/

 

How tall is the Gerber car at the cowl, it looks so much lower than your other T. Bob

 

Hotrod dirt drags is the week after TROG and we will be swingin by and racing there on my way home

 

Its WAY lower. The cowl is about 34" of the ground. The back tires are either 31.5" or 32" tall..... I'll go measure the cowl white one.....

 

Cool, look forward to seeing it there!

 

When are you going to be in Cheyenne? What kind of parking do you need? I live in Cheyenne and would be willing to help you out if possible.

John

 

Hey John, that would be great! I think we will be in Cheyenne late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and looking to Park my moms Tahoe there while we drive to NJ for the Race of Gentlemen and then we head back. So maybe a week or so. Here is my cell Number let me know what you think. You can text or call 360-540-1051.

 

This Wednesday or Thursday the 18th or 19th? Should not be a problem. you are welcome to park outside my garage behind my mom's house. I will give you a call when I get out of work after 4 mtn. I have a few things to do Thursday morning but will be available after 9.

 

The white single seater is 44.5" lol


The elephant ear and steering wheel on the black car stick up quite a bit, 3 or 4" I think its about 37-38" at it tallest point. Such a crazy little car, lots of fun to build.

 

We need a good side shot of the car with you in it. Bob

 

Actually I don't even fit in it, I can't see over the steering wheel.... I need a booster seat haha

 

Thanks again for all the help John!.... Here are the three cars we will be hauling East.

 

Like on your local dirt track, with the camera man at the beginning of turn two, with you turning right but going left.

 

Kinda like this?? Its not local.... And not dirt.....and not a track but getting sideways!

 

So, is it fast or what???

 

Pretty fast for a T!! But faster then a Miller/Crager equipped model A or hopped up Flathead V8, I'm not sure but hope so!! We will find out in a few weeks

 

Another pic I found

 

Broke the crank

 

Everything else survive?

 

Sorry about the crank loss, but the above ch***is shots show some great build details with T parts. Bob

 

Gerber Spec at The Race of Gentlemen

 

I saw this pic on Cyclone Kevin's thread, and thought it should be re-posted here ...

The proportions look great when you see it with the driver!

 

Thanks, spent a lot of time to get the seating position just right

 

Thank you Simon, I've wanted toi see a side shot of this car ever since the first post about it, sure looks nice. Just how close is your arm to the left rear wheel? Bob

 

Its close but we haven't had any Injuries yet!!

Here another

 

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How long did John Gerber campaign the original, what was its win record, did he ever crash it? I really like the detail work you put into this build. Bob