 Bruce Meyers passes at 94, Manx VW innovator |
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| Maltese Falcon |
 Feb 20 2021, 11:37 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,700 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None   |
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  |
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| Unobtanium-inc |
Feb 20 2021, 11:56 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None 
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Here he is with Mangel. RIP
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| Maltese Falcon |
Feb 20 2021, 12:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,700 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Unobtanium-inc @ Feb 20 2021, 09:56 AM)  Here he is with Mangel. RIP Ted (on right) co-drove with Vic Wilson in the inaugural NORRA 1,000/Mexico in a Manx and took top honors (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
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| MM1 |
Feb 20 2021, 12:16 PM
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914 obsession continues Group: Members Posts: 608 Joined: 9-May 18 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 22,105 Region Association: Southern California
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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.
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| Mark Henry |
Feb 20 2021, 12:18 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
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. |
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| ValcoOscar |
Feb 20 2021, 01:33 PM
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Garage Life Group: Members Posts: 2,389 Joined: 19-November 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,669 Region Association: Southern California
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| KELTY360 |
Feb 20 2021, 02:50 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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True pioneer and a real car guy. RIP
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| Maltese Falcon |
Feb 20 2021, 04:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,700 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
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".  |
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| Jgilliam914 |
Feb 20 2021, 04:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,327 Joined: 30-July 12 From: Iowa / Florida Member No.: 14,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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
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