The Meyers Manx occupies a place in American automotive culture that no other vehicle can claim. Born from the imagination of Bruce Meyers in the mid-1960s, the Manx was the original dune buggy, the car that defined an entire category and gave a generation of drivers something the automotive industry had never thought to offer: pure, unfiltered open-air freedom built on the most reliable platform available. The Volkswagen Beetle underpinnings provided the engineering foundation, and the fiberglass body provided something no steel-bodied car of the era could match, lightness, character, and a shape that looked like it was already in motion standing still.
What separates this example from the ordinary is what lives behind the seats. Rather than the standard Volkswagen flat-four, this Manx draws its power from a Corvair-sourced 164ci air-cooled flat-six, a unit that brings considerably more displacement and personality to the package. Breathing through a pair of Rochester H-style carburetors fed by a dual snorkel air cleaner, the engine is mated to a four-speed manual transaxle that puts the driver in complete command of every sand dune and back road the car encounters. Jet Hot-coated exhaust headers with integrated glasspack mufflers ensure it sounds as purposeful as it looks.
The blue metalflake fiberglass bodywork is the right finish for a car of this character. It catches light the way no conventional paint can, shifting in tone from deep cobalt to brilliant silver depending on angle and sun, and it gives the Manx the kind of presence on a show field or a beach that more restrained colors simply cannot achieve. The chrome roll bar, slotted chrome wheels, chrome nudge bar, and fender-mounted mirrors complete an exterior that is as visually resolved today as it was when these cars first appeared on the beaches of Southern California. The "Love" script on the front bodywork is a period detail that speaks to the era with affection and without irony.
Inside, the white vinyl seat covers are clean and correct, the banjo-style steering wheel wearing its Wolfsburg crest with the right kind of quiet confidence, and the centrally mounted VDO instrument panel with its distinctive green-font gauges gives the cockpit a purposeful, driver-focused character. The digital odometer shows approximately 1,400 miles, around 500 of which were added under the current owner's stewardship. This is a car that has been used with care and maintained with intention.
With service completed in 2021, addressing the brake and fuel systems, clutch, suspension components, interior, and a full suite of mechanical items that ensure the car is as ready to drive as it is to display. A Meyers Manx Certificate of Authenticity is included in the sale, and the serial number on the Meyers body tag matches the VIN on the Florida title. For the collector who understands what the Manx represents and wants an example with the mechanical honesty to back it up, this is a rare and compelling opportunity.
Offered at $75,000 USD
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