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Dina Flxible: Made in Mexico.
Article; Dr. Robert Ebert. Photo by Ralph Cline

In the 1950s and 1960s, Flxible established very close contacts with Mexican bus operators. Quite a few Visicoaches, VL100 s, and Hi-Levels were sold down there. Eventually, an agreement was reached with DINA whereby Dina built Flxible buses from CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit in Mexico. By 1964, Flxible provided the tooling and subassemblies needed to produce the Flxiliner and merely collected royalties on that production. Up until 1964, the VL100 s and Hi-Levels sold to Mexico either as finished buses or in CKD form were counted as part of Flxible production. (More Hi-Levels were sold to Mexico than anywhere else.) With DINA assuming production of the Flxiliner for the Mexican market, that production was not counted as part of Flxible production beginning in 1964. Buses with some basic Flxiliner features and styling were continued in production by DINA until early 1989 .

Bob Ebert