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Sat May 01, 2010 12:38 pm

In 1969, my Father and I started to build a Meyers Manx kit straight from Bruce Meyers factory in Fountain Valley, Ca. It took us 2 years, but we finally got the buggy on the road. I learned to drive in this vehicle. My Father and I raced it at most of the Bug In's in So. Cal. through most of the 70's and early 80's. In 1985, my parents retired and moved to Washington State. My Father raced at SIR and Bremerton for a number of years until that fateful day came when he decided to retire from drag racing. In the early 90's, my Father traded the car for a 1963 Corvair Monza Spider Turbo to someone in the Seattle area. It was raced a few times, and has since disappeared from sight. I'm looking for this car. If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of this car, I would love to try and get it back into the family.

Thank you for your help.

Sat May 01, 2010 6:26 pm

Wow. This is a great story. The very best of luck to you.
Keep us posted.

Sat May 01, 2010 7:27 pm

Did you check that lic. plate # with the DMV,,Ya never know !!! Some times they can help..

Sat May 01, 2010 7:37 pm

If you still have the tag # check with Winnie she has made a registry

Sat May 01, 2010 8:27 pm

Sorry, I don't have the VIN anymore on the buggy. It was lost through a few moves. The body was originally a Gold Metalflake, and the body is 3/4" thick instead of the standard 1/4. Dad painted the car Red a few years before he traded it. Again, thanks for any help.

Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:56 pm

Bump! :shock:

Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:57 pm

Did you try to check that plate number with the Washington DMV like someone suggested?

If yours was made between 1968 and mid 1970 approx, it would have a tag that would have its production serial number. The tag on yours would have ended either 03E (pale gold metalflake), 04E(dark gold metalflake), 05E (golden fiesta metalflake) or 07E (golden orange metalflake).

You can join the Manx Club, buy a copy of the registry and go through it and find all the buggies with the gold metalflake codes and try to contact the last registered owners. You can also try to contact all the last registered owners in the Seattle area(about 20) and see if any of them recall seeing your old Manx.

Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:06 pm

Referencing the above mention of the Manx Registry. The MANX Club DOES NOT publish the MANX Registry. The MANX Registry is maintained & published by Winnie Meyers at Meyers Manx, Inc. Their site is at: www.meyersmanx.com.

Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:20 pm

Unfortunately, I don't have those numbers anymore. They were lost after a move into a new home. I will check with the DMV on the plates, however in the state of Washington, all license plates are replaced every seven years, so I doubt it would have the same one. Thanks again for everyones help.

Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:48 pm

LoneWolf8 wrote: Unfortunately, I don't have those numbers anymore.

I'm not sure you understand what I meant. If your Manx was made during the period I mentioned, the last three digits on its serial number tag will be one of those I mentioned(most probably 07E). That would narrow your search if you got a copy of the registry.

Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:17 am

Thank you, and I think your right. I'll PM Winnie at the site. Who knows, she might even have a copy of the original sales slip to my father.

Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:37 am

PM Winnie ,,LOL,,If you want to talk to her in this life time,,,Call her 760 749 6321,,,Her computer is still on Dial Up,,,

Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:17 am

LOL, sometimes I forget we are not all computer geeks in this day and age. Thanks for the number.

Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:53 am

LoneWolf8 wrote: Who knows, she might even have a copy of the original sales slip to my father.

Bruce left the company before they went out of business in 71. He doesn't have anything like the company records, just some personal picture albums, etc. The production information they have is Bruce's memory and what they've been able to reconstruct since they started the registry 15 years ago.

Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:24 pm

Bump :roll:

Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:57 pm

There' a nice Golden Orange Metal Flake Meyers Manx for sale in Riverside, CA. Its not yours though, it was made in Newport Beach, not Fountain Valley.

Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:42 pm

LoneWolf,

As I said I would, I asked a few folks that I still know from the vw scene that time and place in the Northwest if the remembered your buggy. I wasn't very active in racing up here but knew several people who were. One guy remembered the car from around that time but couldnt remember anything about the driver...it might have even been your dad.
I don't see these people often, but as I run across them now and again, I'll keep your search in mind. If I turn anything I'll get in touch.

Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:46 pm

Thank you, I'm still looking. Must be around somewhere.

Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:03 pm

Bump :lol:

Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:52 pm

Still Looking.........