Name brand 727 shop? “Fairbanks”

[72smallairparticler]

Body is painted yellow and orange. Curious if anyone knows anything about this transmission rebuilder?

 

[GTX JOHN]

They were an excellent builder 20 or 30 years ago.

I think they were bought out or change hands a time or
two maybe 15 years ago or so. Last time I knew anything
is I "think" they may have been bought out by Frank Lupo (Dynamic).
way back then.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Fairbanks is a company from long ago. They were bought out by Superior. Fairbanks was really good stuff. If that's a Fairbanks transmission and it appears so, it probably has good stuff in it.

 

[RustyRatRod]

They were an excellent builder 20 or 30 years ago.

I think they were bought out or change hands a time or
two maybe 15 years ago or so. Last time I knew anything
is I "think" they may have been bought out by Frank Lupo (Dynamic).
way back then.

I don't think it's a stretch to say Fairbanks was the best at one point in time.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Surprisingly, Superior stills Fairbanks products.

Fairbanks Performance® | Superior Transmission Parts - The problem solvers of the transmission industry

 

[plymouth67]

Doesn't seem that you can get a whole built trans from them anymore but, you can still buy parts from them. My buddy has one in his car although not painted like yours but has a sticker or plate on it with the name on it. It seems to work really well..it has a manual reverse valve body in it.

 

[forphorty]

Fairbanks was an old company. I remember the magazine ads in the 70s . Google is your friend https://www.chevelles.com/threads/anybody-hear-of-fairbanks-heavy-duty-torque-converter.199885/

 

[Ricks70Duster340]

Surprisingly, Superior stills Fairbanks products.

Fairbanks Performance® | Superior Transmission Parts - The problem solvers of the transmission industry

Yeah, I still buy Fairbanks shift kits from Superior. I've used both B&M as well as TransGo and found the Fairbanks to be "superior". Just my opinion, but the kits are less expensive than the other two and they WORK!

 

[famous bob]

Yeah, I still buy Fairbanks shift kits from Superior. I've used both B&M as well as TransGo and found the Fairbanks to be "superior". Just my opinion, but the kits are less expensive than the other two and they WORK!

we borrowed a Fairbanks trans from Jim Hale back in the day , it wasn't worth a s--- , went back to B_M , parts in our own trans that my partner built . We had some trouble with B_M convertors too , but most were good ...jfyi

 

[Ricks70Duster340]

we borrowed a Fairbanks trans from Jim Hale back in the day , it wasn't worth a s--- , went back to B_M , parts in our own trans that my partner built . We had some trouble with B_M convertors too , but most were good ...jfyi

Hey, don't get me started on TCI either... ugh.

 

[HemiSSDart]

Ran a Fairbanks in my 69 Dart with a 383, always worked great! You can always tell with the tiger stripes...

 

[YY1]

Didn't they also paint them in black and white stripes?

When I was going through 727B's like cheap beer on a hot Florida day, I really wanted a Fairbanks built one.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Yeah, I still buy Fairbanks shift kits from Superior. I've used both B&M as well as TransGo and found the Fairbanks to be "superior". Just my opinion, but the kits are less expensive than the other two and they WORK!

I used them all through school when we did work for fellow students. There were some weeks we did 5 or 6 transmissions a week when word got out to other schools in the area. Our local transmission parts dealer, Trans Parts of Macon was a Fairbanks dealer. Sadly, like so many others, that business is a thing of the past.