Certified Transmission History & Car Collection

Peter Fink was born and raised in Omaha, NE.  He founded Certified Transmission when he was 19 years old, at a 2 bay gas station on 84th and Blondo, $1000, his tool box, and his drive to succeed.  Since then, he has grown his company to over 500 team members; including 14 transmission shops and 3 manufacturing plants (All located in NE, IA, KS, and MO), and a network of distributors throughout the country.  Certified is the 3rd largest transmission manufacturer in the country, producing more than 55,000 units per year.  

In his free time, Peter enjoys anything that has a motor.  Maybe not a golf cart as much, but preferably anything that goes over 50 mph, actually more like 100 mph.  His hobbies include boating, razoring, snowmobiling, flying one of his planes, and hanging out with his family and friends.  Peter and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for 37 years.  They have 3 children, Amanda (Suburban Rotary’s favorite member!!!), Peter Jr, and Alex; and also have 5 grandchildren and 4 step-grandkids.   His passion for cars ignited the desire to start Certified Transmission and he continues that passion to this day.  He has over 125 classic American muscle cars.  These cars are at the Certified Transmission Car Museum and the venue is used for over a dozen fundraising events each year.  The venue has raised well over half a million dollars since opening 2 ½ years ago.  This venue is also home to our annual fundraiser: the Suburban Rotary Car Show.