1966 VW Meyers Manx Dune Buggy For Sale
The Dune Buggy is a shape and style that is known and loved the world over
and it all started in Orange County California with the creation
of the Meyers Manx by Bruce Meyers in 1964.
Designed for fun and simplistic assembly from the chassis of the VW Beetle
this grew to truly reach across the globe, both in its original form
as well as its countless imitators. Like with anything in our world,
the "genuine article" from the original source is the most highly prized.
This example in front of you could not possibly be from any closer to that original source.
The three fine gentlemen in this shot are from left to right
Jim Chamberlain, Bruce Meyers, and Harry Klumpp.
While Bruce is certainly the father of the fiberglass buddy
I would venture to say that Jim was the uncle. He and Bruce
worked together in the earliest days and Jim is responsible for
the creation of many Manxes through his business OC Custom Buggies in Fullerton.
He and Bruce remained lifelong friends and still today Jim is heavily involved with the scene.
Bruce reunited with this car for a photo shoot for the Manx Club publication after
its revival and signed the car along with Jim Chamberlain, the original builder.
The car is in pretty spectacular original condition thanks to just two careful owners since new
and many years of indoor storage. This is all original gel coat in Tangerine Red
and it features all of its originally fitted equipment and accessories.
The documentation behind the car is extensive and its current owner, who has held the keys
for the past 26 years, has quite the stories to tell about it. He has documented through
Jim Chamberlain that this car was built at OC Custom Buggies in 1967
for the Don Burns Volkswagen Dealership in Garden Grove California.
The car sat on the showroom floor and was sold to its first owner in 1967.
It remained in use in Orange County for 13 years of occasional use before
parking it in his garage for the next 17 years. In 1997 it changed hands
to the current owner who also let it sit in storage for many years before
its recent full recommission efforts.
The car has all the original parts still intact which make it extraordinarily attractive to collectors.
From the exceedingly rare bucket seats to the lights, knobs and controls...this one is period pure all the way.
The timeline written in detail.
The specs and details
And a massive file of papers including the original Meyers Manx certificate of authenticity
and copies of the articles published about the car. It is well known and well respected.
This one is definitely a very special car.
The only real "restoration" work done has been the refinishing of the wheels
and the replating of some of the original chrome.
The rest has been left original and just carefully polished and detailed.
Original Manx windshield and roll bar
Original Manx bumpers front and rear
Original chromed taillight and license plate light.
VW Bus derived rear view mirror as installed originally.
Detail of the mounting of the roll bar.
The dash is the original untouched ABS plastic in amazing shape and still fitted with a historic
service tag holder from a mechanic in Santa Ana
Unrestored, but solid underneath.
The pipe along the outer edge of the pan with the lip folded over was an attribute
found on most O.C. Custom Buggy shop builds.
The support tubes under the fenders are consistent with the early pre-tag Meyers bodies
The body support strap with three screws, also an early Meyers detail
Original Meyers rear bumper and skid plate
F case 1300cc engine consistent with the 1966 chassis
Runs great and sounds amazing through the original zoom tube exhaust.
Good radial street tires fitted to the widened steel VW wheels with stock hubcaps
Don Burns VW dealer license plate frame.
Quite possibly the only Meyers Manx to be sold by a VW dealer?
Hard to say for sure...but there cant be many.
The original black license plates unfortunately were not accepted by the DMV
for re-use, so it has new plates with current resgitration and clear title.
Another detail that the original Meyers bodies had...this small shadow of a tape
mark in the rear "spare tire well" molded into the fiberglass and original gel coat.
Amazing how nice this body is too...really superb!
Meyers Manx registry tag and the OC Custom Buggies tag that Jim Chamberlain
himself affixed to the body when the rescue and revival was complete.
Battery area...sooo clean.
Signed and dated by the builder
Also signed by Bruce Meyers himself on the dash.
Another early Orange County detail...a sticker from the Burros club!
The Restall Masterfit seats are perhaps my favorite "wow" item of the car.
Installed by Jim when first built, these rare British racing seats were imported in small
numbers by Empi in the early days and were designed for and favored by racers
of the diminutive Mini Coopers. A perfect compact design with excellent adjustability.
And they fit perfect in the Manx!
Original upholstery and perhaps the rarest seat choice of the era.
Original Meyers front bumper
The early pre-tag cars were fitted with a simple foil sticker on the nose.
Most of them faded and peeled off years ago, but this one is still mostly intact.
Original Lucas turn signals
Original fender mirrors
Original Dietz 820 headlights...it has it all.
This is the archetype, the original, the iconic Meyers Manx that
is pure down to the core. Built in period, awesome unique history,
documented and signed by the masters, and the original condition
is shockingly nice. Museum level time capsule and an incredibly fun ride.
Asking
$85,000
Reasonable offers from historic preservation-minded buyers considered.
For More Info...CALL
951 795-1175
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