3743 S Country Club Rd
Tucson, Arizona 85713
(520) 884-0217

MEET SIMMONS AUTO REPAIR CENTER

"Dad's 4x4, Mom's Cadillac, Junior's Hotrod"

Simmons Auto Repair

In business at the same location (3743 S. Country Club) since 1974, Simmons is a full service repair center, as well as specializing in 4x4, drive shaft and exhaust system repairs. Our ASE certified technicians are well-trained in computer diagnostics.

The Management Team

Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons A native of Mount Airy, North Carolina (Mayberry), Jerry migrated to Tucson with the US Air Force in 1966. After a period of time in South East Asia and Northern California, he returned to Tucson in 1970. In 1974 Jerry opened Simmons 4X4 Automotive Repair Center and has been in business at the same address ever since.

Jerry married native Tucsonan Diana in 1968. The couple have two children. Their daughter Pam is a nurse practitioner, while son Wade runs the Driveshaft Department of Simmons Automotive.

Jerry's hobbies include anything to do with automotive, particularly race cars. Jerry is a member and past president of the Automotive Service Association.

The entire Simmons family is into horses; Jerry's wife and daughter compete regularly in rodeos around Arizona and other western states. Jerry is a member of the Pima County Sheriff's Posse Search and Rescue Team.

Jerry and his Service Manager Mike Gabrielson co-host The Simmons Car Care ShopTalk Show, an exclusive of "The Truth" 104.1 FM Tucson. You can tune in to Jerry's show each Saturday morning at 7:00 AM.

Contact Jerry at jerry@simmonsautorepair.com.

Mike Gabrielson

Mike Gabrielson Mike "Gabe" Gabrielson is a born and bred Arizonan, raised in a little town you've probably never heard of, Cornville. Mike's first automotive experience came shortly after he turned 16 when he began working for Andy DuBois in Cottonwood. This is where Mike's love affair with Ford (Mustangs in particular) began. A 1970 Mach I with a 351C and a 4-speed was all that was needed to lure Mike into this never-ending obsession with Mustangs that go fast!

Mike attended Yavapai Junior College and Arizona State University on his way to an 18 year career in radio broadcasting. His travels eventually led him to Tucson back in 1989. This is where Mike met Jerry Simmons and developed a friendship and business relationship with the owner. When Mike walked away from radio in 1997, he got back into the automotive industry when Jerry called him and asked if he wanted to "turn wrenches for a while." After training in the shop area and driveshaft areas of Simmons 4X4 Automotive, Mike moved to the front service desk and has been the Service Manager since 1999.

Mike has attended dozens of service seminars and training courses, and recently received his ASE certification in automotive customer service.

When asked what he enjoys most about his job as Service Manager at Simmons, Mike simply says that "the opportunity to meet new people and work with them to solve their transportation problems," is what keeps him coming back day after day.

Contact Mike at mike@simmonsautorepair.com.

Connie Nuest

Connie hails from Montezuma, Kansas, not too far from Dodge City. In 1971 she married Paul Nuest, a minister. Paul and Connie moved to Arizona in 1976 and have spent most of that time in the Southern part of the state (aside from about about four years in California where she taught Kindergarden in a private school). Connie moved to Tucson in 1971 and has been the office manager at Simmons 4x4 for the past fifteen years. She enjoys working in the Family atmosphere of the independent repair shop. Paul and Connie have a son working in the auto repair industry here in Tucson.

Trish Baird

Trish Baird Trish has been around the auto repair business all her life. She began working in a machine shop rebuilding cylinder heads and engines. She moved to the position of Service Advisor at a local PepBoys in 2004 where she received extensive training in customer service. Trish made the move to Simmons 4x4 Automotive as a service advisor in 2005.

Trish was born in Kansas and moved to Tucson in 1978. She attended Pistor Jr. High and Cholla High Schools. Her hobbies include demolition derbies and Tuff Truck Off Road Racing. Trish's husband is also a certified technician in the auto repair industry.