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Fry's Spares opened in 1976 by John Charles Fry primarily selling Volkswagon parts to Sydney mechanics out of a Dyna Truck. In 1977 it opened its first premises in Crows Nest, Sydney. In 1992 it started importing and selling Commercial automotive products to Australia.

Sponcership
John Fry's passion for car racing had the company sponsoring Damien Beck's car of Gladesville prestige auto in the formula V racing in the late 1970's and 1980s. In the 2000's horse race sponcership commenced in Ararat with the Fry's Spares Maiden Plate which was won by Erin's Chival in 2007. .