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Meyers Manx! World's First Fiberglass Dune Buggy - HOT ROD Unlimited Episode 23
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2012
- On this episode of Hot Rod Unlimited, Elana Scherr speaks with Bruce Meyers, the creator of the Meyers Manx dune buggy. Bruce visits the HOT ROD Studio with some restored and original Manx buggies for a photo shoot and explains the inspiration behind the development of the Manx in 1964 and its subsequent racing and cultural legacy. Then we head to the Meyers Manx headquarters, ride in an original Meyers Manx with the Manx club and take a new Dual-Sport manx on the autocross.
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Rest In Peace, Mr. Meyers. Thank you for sharing so many smiles!
God bless you Bruce. And thank you. You will be missed.
I think Mr. Meyers is a very modest man. Companies spend millions designing cars that look half as good as what he worked out in his shed.
He's brilliant and delightful. We had a great time doing this video.
Elana
I love these cars. I love this story.
Bruce Meyer: The Inventor of the Dune Buggy . He´s a real legend in the aircooled VW World
Always thought one of these would be the ultimate urban/suburban vehicle. Soaking up potholes and brushes with curbs to fire-road blasting, these things seem damn near perfect!!
So Very cool,Thanks Bruce for all the Fun for so many,and thanks for making so many very cool Buggys,and being the very Great Man you are.
Within the first 30 seconds was enough for me to hit the like button. Never happened that before. Such a committed man
I missed this one somehow! I love the Manx! I would love to build one with my kids (9,11,and 14). They love watching stuff like this, Roadkill, and MCM and helping me wrench on my grandfather's Dakota Sport. (My 9 year old replaced the wiper bushing and was SO proud watching the arms under the cowling crank!). Thanks for this one, Elana. It's the kind of video that makes me glad I subbed to MT.
papoose
always loved riding in old red
Thank u for giving the world 1 of its greatest pleasures ....even if u didn't get rich from it
thank you so much for pure engine sound at the end!
thats why i love hot rod unlimited keep up the good work people thanks for showing folks that the hot rod lifestyle is more than muscle heads in muscle cars.
How cool would it be to be that guy? Really... Wow. Cheers to you Mr. Meyers, you have lived well Sir.
blueslove61 Is he still alive, or did he recently die of old age ?
this is great..ive seen these buggys my whole life, and never really cared that much about them..now knowing the history behind it, i will sure pay a lot more attention when i see one
There were so many dune buggies in pop culture. Speed Buggy and the Krofft Supershow are just two we can think of.
Elana
-> They also poked fun at Speed Buggy on an episode of Futurama, by melting down Speedy Buggy & Speedy Racer & a couple other old cartoon cars. It was funny. They reversed Speed Buggy’s colors (Red/Yellow - I assume to avoid paying the copyright fees).
I have always been a fan of Air Cooled VWs, they actually got me started working on cars, the Manx is a very cool vehicle!
Excellent video! The Meyers Manx is a sharp looking vehicle!
u know when u have made it in the car world, when Hot Wheels make a model of your car.
diecast jam I have that hot wheels car.
The Grand Theft Auto games made their own version too.
met him last yr with my buddy n mr myers signed his custom slamed pullalong wagon very nice guy
Me and my brother and dad built a carshow meyers manx, we now have a second were working on not for show, but for speed. They have got to be one of the funnest car builds/restoration projects ever.
I salute you, Bruce Meyers.
I did actually get to drive the Dual Sport after we were done shooting. Fun!
Elana
Bruce Meyers and his Family lived in Detroit MI .. His Father worked at Ford.. they moved to CA and his FAther was the first Ford Dealer in CA..
R.I.P. Bruce
These things look like so much fun, I knew somebody who had one back in the day (doubt it was a Manx, though), he still has it, I think I'm making progress on taking it off his hands.
Motor trend always amazes me with their informative and enjoyable videos.
Thanks MotorTrend, although more roadkill would be awesome!
Great story. Well done!
this is bad ass - thank you elena
We're working on Roadkill every month. Thanks for sticking with us!
Elana
Another name for the exhaust was/is bag of snakes. Timeless little classic.
Great, great video. My father built a 'Buggy before I was born, and kept it in to my 20s. I don't know what brand it was, all I know is it had a Beetle engine (as did most), with individual brake handles for the rear wheels. Ridiculous fun, that car - I'll always remember it. I'd love to build my own, with a Subaru engine, when I have time, money and most importantly, space to do it!
Awesome video! One of the best I've seen from Motor Trend!
Love my Manx
This is my spotlight car in Forza, I absolutely love this little car as it's really fun to drive.
This was a really great video, I had no idea the Meyers mynx had so much history! And the man himself seems like a really loveable guy, if I ever get the funds to build one, no knock offs. I'm buying direct from this man.
Its good to see the masses getting to know the stuff us "Muscle car" guys have been into for years. I use to get the same excitement from seeing a new issue of Hot Rod or Car Craft magazine as I do now a new HR Unlimited or Road Kill episode.
Great piece. He seems remarkably sharp. Amazing. Fun fun car.
Thank you sir...it was fun
Cool guy! Cool car!!! Drove one in Mexico, tons of fun.
Great guy, great history and great car! Thanks MT!
awsome story thanks for sharing
Sure would be nice to have the link to the Manx website.
Now that's a beach car, looks amazing car.
Love ya ! Bruce ..... !
i totally agree! he sounds so much younger than his years...
I really want one !!
This is cool. I remember owning an all wheel drive toy one back in the 80s.
Anyone remember Speed Buggy the tv show? This made me think of that. Great cars!
This old guy is a legend. !
My childhood dream :)
Loved this episode!
That sounds great. You should send photos to Bruce Meyers at meyersmanx dot-com. He told us he really likes hearing about families building the cars together.
Elana
This was a great video, thanks!
I want one of these SO BADLY.
Nice video and even nicer guy
the orange one has an EJ25 in it, from a wrx or STI. Sweet!
Very cool.
awesome, thank's
I would love to have that Meyer manx dune buggy from 1960 to 1964
Really cool!
I love my buggy they aren't lying about anything
Thx!
Ohh,Perry also has a '67 Chevelle SS. I automatically like this guy.
great cars, great video!
Finally a car I've been in once... for a short trip.. but still.. haha :D
Fiber glass buggs bunnies. Lol theyre indestructable
Nice video, thanks for something different
Beautiful
It’s funny how when it showed Bruce driving the Car in his Hoodie, he straight up reminds me of my grandpa. 1: his first name is Bruce 2:He wears a gray hoodie
More Roadkill! but that was a wonderful video. 3 cheers!
I built a 2380 scat based manx once very sick with the 3 4 gear change in trans. I would love to build one with a 1776 if i could find one.
3:59 Damn! Turbocharger on a Buggy. That thing must move like crazy!
The Kick out is around $4500.00 for the kit.
Cool video! I have 2 videos of a 1974 Volkswagen Dune Buggy, 1600cc engine and 4-speed!
wow this a really good video, the dude is also really cool
I own a 1970 manx buggy!!
Cool. You still got it?
that is the Nate Harison Grade up to Mount Palomar
Damn I wanna see a beach buggy on Roadkill!
put the body on the vette cart
@@jamesflores9456 "mad manx"
Nice episode
6:06 to 6:37 anyone? Friggin awesome!
It really surprised and pleased me to see you guys doing a special on the Meyer's Manx. I figured it would be too weird, too old, and too low-performance for anyone other than a dedicated Volkswagen nerd to care about.
it needs a STAN MEYER water powered motor in it!
perfection!
My eyes kept going from left to right at the very end
Awesome!
I contacted Jessi a while back about doing a feature on my buggy. It's for sale and I would love the exposure. Here is the link
damn, this old dude hit it spot on
Speed Buggy!
In 1976 a friend of mine traded a restored 1954 Chevy station wagon to Bruce Meyers for a Meyers Tow'd. He then sold it to my father in law. A couple yrs later, he noticed the vin number 000000001! He offered me a 59 Plymouth w/40,000 miles ,or the Tow'd I took the Plymouth. I have no Idea where the Tow'd is today...
"Tomorrow is not as important as Tomorrow's surf." HA!!
hell yeah, i've been playing that a lot the last few days
Watching this has made me realize why the Automotive industry in Australia is the way it is. In Australia we have this mentality of if it's broke just buy a new one. But as car manufacturers in Australia are seeing, people are moving to manufacturers that supply vehicles that won't die on the side of the road. It eliminates aftermarket parts manufacturers, and companies that make crap. In a way that is sad because will will live in a world where vehicles will lack any personality or soul or make a person feel like they have achieved something by owning a custom vehicle. We are slowly being sterilized.
Elana Scherr should drive the Dune Buggy!!
What an awesome guy, starts a revolution, gets snuffed out by capitalism and still keeps the cool calm fun loving demeanor in his old age.
I want with a EJ20 or EJ25 hanging out the back :D
Better than a dam golf cart video like Auto car
I watch Wonderbug all the time on You Tube. My gf watches it and says ok now I understand why your a car guy lol, you watched things like this growing up lol
for the next head to head can you do the nissan gt-r and the cadillac cts-v coupe
.....are there any identifying numbers or marks on these original Manx bodies? And/or location of those marks or numbers on the body?
Meyers Manx... Mayor Manx... does Mayor Manx drive a Meyers Manx?!! Now he just needs to make an Enforceers Feral, a Swaats Razor, and a Depootys Meyers Briggs! Who gets the SWAT Katz reference?!!