FUEL INJECTION CENTER

Jerry Fairchild Industries has been in business since the early 50s. It was a family business which started out as a machine shop wherein Jerry manufactured many different aircraft parts. One of the parts was a refueling valve. Jerry went on to making magnetic memory drums, which is basically what we know today as our first computer. The Navy used these parts for their flight simulators and the Steel Mills used them to run their plant... In the late 50s, Jerry got involved in sportscar racing. He built a one-of-a-kind fuel injected twin overhead cam Panhard engine. Throughout the history of the Fairchild, it is a standout, winning the H-Modified Class in the California Sports Car Club's Pacific Cost Championship two years in succession (1958-1959). The car also placed second in the H-Modified in SCCA 1958... While working on the Panard project, Jerry contacted Bosch looking for more information on fuel injection. Jerry ended up purchasing a Bosch test stand in 1966 and opened up a..

Primary location: Shingletown United States