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Posted by: Maltese Falcon Feb 20 2021, 11:37 AM

Bruce Meyers, 1960's innovator of his Myeres Manx passes on at age 94. Both he and his wife Winnie were great ambassadors of this VW air cooled niche, that he created in his Newport Beach California home workshop. His innovation received a U.S. patent, made over 7,000 kits...but it's said that approx 350,000 (non Meyers) knock-offs were made. We built a 2180 with twin IHI turbos for a Manx client in Oahu .
God speed Bruce

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Feb 20 2021, 11:56 AM

Here he is with Mangel. RIP


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Posted by: Maltese Falcon Feb 20 2021, 12:06 PM

Ted (on right) co-drove with Vic Wilson in the inaugural NORRA 1,000/Mexico in a Manx and took top honors

Posted by: MM1 Feb 20 2021, 12:16 PM

Rest in peace, Bruce - we appreciate and honor you and your timeless contributions. May you laugh with family and friends as you rip through the beaches and dunes of eternity.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 20 2021, 12:18 PM

I remember there was a local FG guy popping off copies back in the late 60's/70's my brother and his two BIL's each bought one. I remember them trashing perfectly good bodies to get the chassis. In fact when I saw Mark Donahue race the 917 at the Mosport CanAm we all went in the dune buggies.
They were cool at the time, but they were freaking miserable cars when the weather was bad.

Posted by: ValcoOscar Feb 20 2021, 01:33 PM

RIP Bruce....

Condolences to his family.

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Posted by: KELTY360 Feb 20 2021, 02:50 PM

True pioneer and a real car guy. RIP

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Feb 20 2021, 04:30 PM

Manx, Manx Clubs, and Manx meet ups have been on the rise in the last decade. We re-introduced this MSDS "Baja Eliminator " Manx exhaust muffler system into production, as interest has been coming back strong.
Unit on the right was installed at our Culver City shop in 1978 , we just replaced it; it came off of a "Special" (locally driven L.A.) knock off aka "Coyote".

Posted by: Jgilliam914 Feb 20 2021, 04:56 PM

My brother met Bruce a few years ago and got him to sign his Manx. He had a amazing life and was down to earth according to him. A tribute to the Baja winning Manx is on the cover of the next issue of Hot VW’s. The buggy’s owner is a friend of my brothers