What is a "Manx Style" dune buggy ?

Square73

Other than trying to cash in on the Manx name, I can't figure out what a "Manx Style" dune buggy is. I get:

1. Manx Dune Buggy. The real Deal.
2. Fiberglass bodied Dune Buggy. Made by a lot of companies.
3. Sand Rail.
4. Kit Cars. Bradley GT, Amante GT etc.
5. Replica cars. 550 Spyder, Bugatti etc.

I'm sure I missed some.

Mine's a Dune Buggy, looks a lot like a Manx, but don't most of them ?

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Dale M. · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:53 am Post subject:

Something like these BUT NOT manufactured by Bruce Meyers under the Meyers Manx name... Basically a "copy" or "clone" of Bruce's original (or later Manxter) designs...

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http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/

The site link above is full of "Manx" like clones to numerous to try and define...

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jspbtown · Samba Member Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157

I am not sure I really understand your question.

In my opinion you have the original Manx, then you have the copies which are very similar in design (ie: "Manx Style"). You then have dune buggies of different designs which are not similar to the original Manx.

didget69 · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:24 am Post subject:

^^^ Ditto.

It started here, with Old Red, by Bruce Meyers.

Then deviations, or variations of the theme, occurred & resulted in people splashing molds off of the Manx and making slight tweaks to the design, yielding a 'Manx-style' product.

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vwracerdave · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:31 am Post subject:

To me they are all just a Fiberglass Dunebuggy. Manx is just one brand of many. "Manx style" simply means it is similar to a real Manx but not an actual Manx brand.

There is a difference between a Dune Buggy and a Dunebuggy.

Personally the real Manx is not the best looking

They are all Kit Cars. Basically a Dunebuggy is a specific type of kit car and does not have doors. What most people refer to as kit Car is a style that does have doors. Kit cars were built on more then just VW chassis.

Replica is a copy of an original produced automobile, such as the AC Cobra or Porsche 356 Speedster.
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Bob Elgin · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:44 am Post subject:

NOT A MANX!! <------> MY SPATZ Notice the flat fenders

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VOLKSWAGNUT · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:35 am Post subject:

IMO..
"Manx Style" = Manxish Laughing

While most .. (not all) look like a Manx, Drive Like a Manx, Smell Like a Manx.... but are not a numbered and authorized Meyers Manx..

Like most things... its great to have the real deal... for the sake of saying you have the real deal... but just as much fun ( more fun IMO) to drive the pis outta the Manxish inbred brothers and sisters... Boo hoo!

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bigfatloser · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:35 pm Post subject:

Almost everyone knows what a Myers Manx Buggy is, not all know a Spatz, Lobo, etc. Anything that is not an actual Q-Tip, Coke or Xerox, should be called a cotton swab, soda or photocopy. The Manx name has worked it's way into not just being the name of a specific product, but covering anything closely resembling an actual Manx.
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Square73 · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:32 am Post subject:

Thanks for the replies. I guess my thoughts are that it's either a Manx or it isn't, a Sears or it isn't, an EMPI or it isn't. Rarely, if ever, do you see a "Sears" style or a "Spatz" style.

Me, I have a "Who knows what" style Dune Buggy. Calling it a Manx style isn't what it is, it would be like calling a Firebird a "Camaro" style musclecar and not saying it's a Firebird.

Thanks again for the replies / opinions.
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VOLKSWAGNUT · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:43 am Post subject:

Just call it a Dune Buggy like most of us.... . Wink

.. and correct anyone with a rail buggy that calls theirs a Dune Buggy... Laughing

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GS guy · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:47 am Post subject:

Outside the hobby, most don't even know what a "Manx" is! When asked about my project from someone not in the "know" like the members of this group, I usually start out with "it's like the old fiberglass buggies from the 60's". That usually gets the general idea across - a quick visual - because everyone remembers the "fiberglass buggies from the 60's"!

If there is interest to hear more, then I'll get into progressively more detailed information. This usually starts with describing how a guy in CA named Bruce Meyers started it all with a fiberglass buggy called a "Manx", and go from there. Most general conversations won't go much past this point, unless the guy (or gal) is a real car nut.

Still, it's always cool when someone sees the Deserter calendar hanging on my wall at work and comments about remembering the Dune Buggies from way back when.
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I just tell people it's "Speedbuggy" and they get it right away.

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ehale3 · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:07 pm Post subject:

IN A NUTSHELL ITS A LOT OF FUN FUN FUN

joescoolcustoms · Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject:

Manx Style is a basic one piece tub that uses a shortened VW pan as the chassis and a removable hood.

The Manx was the first with this type of construction, so ones that follow this style are referred to as Manx Style.
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brettsvw · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:19 am Post subject:

I don't know the manufacturer of my buggy, so I refer to it as a Manx style
buggy.
Some friends of mine came by to see my bus project and seen my buggy and
said "Wow that's a cool Manx buggy you have", I had to to reply "No its not a
real Manx, it is a copy".
The only difference I think is the dash and hood, so it is a Manx style.

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