The Meyers Manx Story

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7 жыл бұрын

Bruce Meyers and the Meyers Manx have brought more fun to motoring than should be legal.
An artist at heart and a real product of Southern California, he combined a love for the ocean, surfing and sailing with that other SoCal sub culture hot rodding and turned it into one of the greatest mashups every - the dune buggy.
His trained sense of style made his little buggies elegant pieces of art but didn't take away from their purely practical and rugged usability. They were and are, fast, relatively inexpensive and all about having fun in the outdoors.
He and his Manx are gifts.
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@barrybates4651 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool to see this after all these years. My dad and Bruce were good friends and I spent a lot of time at his shop as a kid. That's me with my my mom and dad in the root-beer colored car with the big whip at Pismo (Oceana), around my 6th birthday.

@rickyrobertson8064 3 жыл бұрын

I was born 1959, these buggies even the rail jobs were the envy of every teenager I knew. The attitude was " never merge with NORMAL" I still maintain that posture.

@dougharlow6037 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful build. I had 2 of the Manx Meyers dune buggies color green metal flake same small fiberglass seats,I had dual electric wipers in 1970s. The 1st one was bought completed, I drove it all over San Jose Ca on the street and in the muddy hils when it was raining. The 2nd one I built a 1600 dual port VW engine with one holley 2-bbl. carb. I had a professional due the frame. Unfortunately the only thing I had left to do was mounting the body and windshield, then a friend came in with a new Harley sportster and I traded him. This video brings back great memorys. Thanks

@Carchaeology 3 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Bruce!

@markmartin2776 4 жыл бұрын

A true American treasure! Thanks Bruce! One of only a very few men I ever wanted to meet.

@0ccasionalmike 2 жыл бұрын

super happy to come across this story. im currently restoring a manx which used to run in that big bear club. doing a full off pan restore and having a ton of fun with it. when i first got the car, i thought it was just some kit car built by a kid in a garage. it looks cool but i wasnt aware of how involved the history is. everything im doing hits different now that i learn the true story behind the car. RIP Mr Meyers.

@patrickmcdonnell8835 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Bruce I am 26 I met Bruce when I was 12 my father used to own a fiberglass dune buggy it was a clone unfortunately but it had a covair motor which would be rare today I also have his signature on a advertisement pamphlet when I went to a off-road convention with my father.

@phillipsweeney7978 8 ай бұрын

I tried to make my own copy in 1970 by building a plaster cast in the back yard - but when I found a company in Sydney Australia had beaten me I bought one of their kits. Get fun. My best mate also bought one.

@westho7314 2 жыл бұрын

I Remember the BUG IN at Orange County Raceway, Had a yellow Meyers Tow'd that i traded a '53 chevy tin woodie for. Loved the Tow'd amazing vehicle & we traveled everywhere in it , called it the Lunar Rover, Mine was street Legal. As far as i know it is still sitting in a backyard in Whittier California where it was parked 50 years ago.

@fernandomartinez5812 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great story. I don't own an original Meyer's Manx, I have however a El Lobo buggy. I have great fond memories that I shared with my dad & now get share with my son. So thank you Bruce.

@Kagaines 6 жыл бұрын

Fernando Martinez I think that is what mine is. Not sure tho.

@HennyJore 7 жыл бұрын

Great story; love you Bruce! Kind regards from The Netherlands. Grtz. Henny Jore

@CaptainCraigKWMRZ Жыл бұрын

I had a friend back in the 80's that had one of these in Key West. I didn't think much of it until my truck broke down and i borrowed his Manx. I loved it and later had the chance to buy it for $1K. Wish I had...

@crosisofborg5524 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Bruce Meyers. You left America a better place with your iconic car.

@1silvervespa 2 жыл бұрын

I spent time on a Cal 36 that was built for Jensen an extra foot long ....and a great layout inside. Small world indeed.

@mobylas 3 жыл бұрын

great story, great guys......

@christianxzowner2958 5 жыл бұрын

Gee be nice to have a movie over this

@peterlyons2000 6 жыл бұрын

What a story...

@golf-n-guns 6 жыл бұрын

What a nice guy!

@KingRoseArchives 6 жыл бұрын

He's the best.

@bigjohnd1973 5 жыл бұрын

I've always thought the Meyers Manx was super cool. I would love to own one. But I'm also a Jeep fan and have owned 4 so far. To hear them say these things will go "where a Jeep can't go" is laughable. That place doesn't exist! These are still very cool.

@c172215s 3 жыл бұрын

I used to hve a bug that WOULD go anywhere a jeep would go. 19in of ground clearance. 17in of travel. 6point roll cage. 31in tires. wish I would have never sold it.

@markroberts1301 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Bruce...

@cynzhero62 5 жыл бұрын

This one!

@BrothersBuggy 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@mikeskidmore6754 3 жыл бұрын

Looks to me like this is a 40 minute video uploaded twice ...

@TheFrogChannel 7 жыл бұрын

Get the cool shoeshine!

@ImTHATguy... 5 жыл бұрын

@28:20 the original Hot Rod Special Ranchero 😀

@NatureRecycleFlorida 7 жыл бұрын

my brother had one with hot engine

@christianxzowner2958 5 жыл бұрын

That man should get in hall of fame or gis he??

@christianxzowner2958 5 жыл бұрын

His he

@Kagaines 6 жыл бұрын

My buggy isn’t a Manx but it’s fun. Her name is Morgan.

@christianxzowner2958 5 жыл бұрын

Hes like baja's father in a way

@jamesperezp 7 жыл бұрын

seria bueno que la opción de subtitulos en español estuviera activada, no todos entienden ingles

@jennablerose2168 6 жыл бұрын

James Perez P no habla espanol

@Celtic-Texan 6 жыл бұрын

James says: "it would be good if the option of subtitles in Spanish was activated, not everyone understands English" James, should there be an option for Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Croat, Italian, etc.? The story is about an American, made by American producers, on an American run site, on an American channel, in a media format dominated by English speakers, enough said.

@jamesperezp 5 жыл бұрын

@@jennablerose2168 that is automatically activated on youtube

@varavix5895 5 жыл бұрын

my great grandma had one of these but she scrapped it for metal :(

@7MPhonemicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

My father built one. I rode in it as a 3 year old. I never knew why he built it until now. He sold it after just a couple of years. I was sad watching it get towed off down the street by some stranger.

@r10vw 3 жыл бұрын

About 1/3 of the info is repeated...

@jamesperezp 5 жыл бұрын

very good video, you can activate the automatic translation into Spanish language please

@christianxzowner2958 5 жыл бұрын

Take on business again...imagine rzr manx or something of what he would ve fit

@alexandermathar7780 Ай бұрын

Meyers should have gone the Citroen Mehari way. Selling his car to a major company. Maybe Volkswagen itself.

@lagumlemoni331 3 жыл бұрын

How is this an hour long wth

@nonstopwebby 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome we purchased a manx buggy yesterday! Check out my vid

@clarkgriswold5903 3 жыл бұрын

Put a Corvair motor in them, then you got something!

@crosisofborg5524 2 жыл бұрын

The VW motor does just fine.

@1silvervespa 2 жыл бұрын

If people could just enjoy the view and not Tear The Hell out of Nature. Tread Lightly . Speed up tge errosion and you won't be able to enjoy these areas .