Fly Carmodel
Rafael Barrios, a former Spanish racing driver, founded Fly Carmodel. The production of slot cars started in 1996. The 3,000 square meter factory is based in Ibi, Alicante. The Fly company counts 104 employees.
Fly's level of detailing
From the beginning Fly has executed the cars with all the details you want. Other companies followed and for that reason Fly is responsible for the raising level of detailing in the slot car branch at the end of the nineties. Fly offers a highly interesting line of cars that raced in the seventies and eighties. Also modern cars, such as the Marcos LM600, the Lister Storm and BMW M3 are offered by Fly. Until now Fly produced more than 550 different models and sells more than 300.000 cars every year.
Made in Spain
Day by day the models of Fly are becoming more expensive. Other companies moved production to China, but Fly did not move. Besides the standard versions Fly offers many expensive special editions of models. Customers with a collection buy Fifty percent of the models of Fly. In other words, halve of the sales go directly to the shelves, these cars do not run a single lap.
Fly and GB Track
The Company offers an interesting line of Super Trucks since 2001. The brand name GB Track is used for these and other models.
Not all models of Fly will run instantly after purchasing. It happens frequently that the body blocks the tires. Sadly, mass production lowers the quality of the models.
Fly's specials
Fly is a master in special packages of slot cars. Fly makes series of slot cars with a theme. One of the latest themes is movies about racing. Besides the movie 'Le Mans' with Steve McQueen and the Gulf Porsche 917K Fly has chosen the following movies:
The Cobra Ferrari Wars, Las Temporades Argentinas 1947-1972, Jo Siffert Live Fast Die Young and The Speed Merchants (with Mario Andretti and Vic Elford).
The special models come with a DVD of the movie.
Jan Willem van Capelleveen
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