[secretagentman]

ok i am out shopping and i see this. did this car actually exist??? if it did did it run in some british race or hill run somewhere??? to quote the line in the dirty harry motion picture............. "i gots to know".......... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=STRK:MESELX:IT thanks

 

[RikoRocket]

No, they are an invention, not real. The importer had Fly do the same colour and the same number for every release they made. I thought they were quite collectable.

 

[SplitRim]

I aquired one with a pile of other stuff. It had been run, was missing a mirror but otherwise was ok.
It didnt fit the profile so I listed it on the Flea expect in £10-15.
20+ bids later it went for about £46, go figure! After some research I found out about Gaugemasters "69" status to explain the price.

 

[rich67]

Yes there is a real car, they used to be a race series for them
http://www.marcos-eng.com/

 

[mgmike]

Somewhere I still have the Tee shirt I was given when I marshalled a race that they ran at Snetterton
Mike

 

[RikoRocket]

As he linked to the fictitious number 69 importers special edition version I thought he referring to that actual car.
Yes the marcos did race, and I believe I read somewhere that the owner of Fly cars actual drove one of them (the multi-coloured one). Didn't one run at LeMans as well?

 

[DJ]

They did run at Le Mans, some images and info here......LINK

 

[Doug]

Most, if not all of Gaugemaster's special editions were #69

http://www.flymodelcars.com/shop/99027.jpg

http://www.slotmadeira.com/86-263-large/wi...gaugemaster.jpg

http://www.topslotsntrains.com/topslotsntr.../FLY%20E651.JPG

http://www.topslotsntrains.com/topslotsntr...s/FLY%20E62.JPG

http://www.topslotsntrains.com/topslotsntr...%20E%20%204.JPG

etc.

Why #69? - a private joke I was told once. The guy with the idea thought there was something sexy about it.

 

[Black3sr]

They also did an F40. I have one.

 

[secretagentman]

thanks gentleman. i knew that the marcos was an actual car. i just wanted to know if this red car was a car that actually raced or was some model that fly wanted to sell as a collector car. anyway thanks again. it is getting up there. too much for me.