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TMCP #436: Carl Gerst – Inventing Modular Pro-Touring Suspension Systems for MOPARS; Plus the Listener Mail Bag!

The MuscleCar Place

Robert Kibbe

Automotive, Leisure, Business, Careers

4.8701 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Carl Gerst is an Iowan who makes Pro-Touring MOPAR suspension systems.....but the reason why is a tale as old as time; man has a car that won't do what he wants it to do, man then invents parts to solve the problem, then man is approached by others to do the same for them!

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0:00.0

The Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, episode number 436. This week, a pro-toring suspension system

0:06.3

that's a horse of a different color. I guess I needed a Wizard of Oz reference here for some

0:11.3

reason. No good reason. Our guest is Carl Gerst of Gurst suspension systems. He is a creator of

0:17.0

Mopar-specific pro-turing systems, and he's right here in Iowa. I was put on to Gurst by a listener,

0:23.6

and we're finally able to connect. What an interesting story. Guess what? Carl's first system

0:28.8

wasn't for public consumption. It was for him, for his own car, and he was just trying to solve a

0:34.3

problem he had. The business came afterwards because of it.

0:38.3

How many times have we heard that one?

0:40.3

And actually the very first suspension I ever designed,

0:43.4

I laid out by hand on a four-by piece of sheet metal.

0:51.9

This is the Muscle Car Place, weekly online podcast.

0:56.1

Brought to you by National Parks Depot.

0:58.8

This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars.

1:04.7

Whether you're buying them, selling, restoring, or even racing them, this is the place for you.

1:13.4

Now, here's your host, Rob Kibby.

1:20.9

Yes, indeed, I am Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. Fun show today,

1:25.7

second half of the year, and how do I know? Because I went to the Good Guys show in Des Moines.

1:27.6

It actually happened, and for me, I mean, that's the 4th of July, but that always kicks off the second half of the year in a very strange year.

1:35.5

Is it just me or does it still feel like this should be about April?

1:39.5

Is time all messed up for you guys too?

1:41.5

Yeah, I am really off-kilter here. But anyway, good guys was

1:45.7

awesome. It was very hot, genuinely hot, but very worth it. Fun show today, the timing of a

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