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| Meyers Manx | |
|---|---|
 Bruce Meyers in a genuine Meyers Manx. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bruce F. Meyers individually (prototype) B. F. Meyers & Co. (main production) Meyers Manx, Inc. (modern revival) |
| Production | 1964–65 (prototype, 12 built) 1965–1971 (main, ~6,000 built) 1999–present (limited) |
| Assembly | Newport Beach, California (prototype) Fountain Valley, California (main) Valley Center, California (revival) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Dune buggy Kit car |
| Body style | Open-wheeled |
| Layout | RR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2L VW H4, 1.3L VW H4, 1.5L VW H4, 1.6L H4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual transaxle, 2-wheel drive |
| Battery | 40 kWh (BEV) |
The Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small recreationally-oriented automobile, designed initially for desert racing by Californian engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers.[1] It was produced by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971, in the form of car kits applied to shortened chassis of Volkswagen Beetles.[2]: 120 [3] The car line dominated dune racing in its time, breaking records immediately, and was eventually also released in street-oriented models, until the company's demise due to tax problems after Meyers's departure.[2]: 118–123 New vehicles inspired by the original Manx buggy have been produced by Meyers's re-founded operation, Meyers Manx, Inc., since 2000.[3] The name and cat logo of the brand derives from the Manx cat, by virtue of the tailless breed's and the shortened vehicle's truncated "stubbiness".[2]: 118
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (6 March 2021). "Bruce Meyers, Who Built the First Fiberglass Dune Buggy, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Hale, James (2004). Dune Buggy Handbook. Veloce Pubg. pp. 118–123. ISBN 978-1904788218. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Meyers Manx History". MeyersManx.com. Self-published. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-05.