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Original Meyers Manx Price: € 45000
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**Meyers Manx 1972 – Californian Rebellion on Four Wheels**
Some cars are built to move people. And then there's the Meyers Manx – built to transform them. From an average citizen into a sunburned surfer-type with a permanent grin and sand in their hair. If you ever wondered what freedom looks like when it sits on four wheels – here's the answer: poppy orange, open, cheeky.
**The Origin: California, baby!**
Bruce Meyers, the James Dean of the dune buggy scene, had enough of boring street cars in the early '60s. He wanted something better. Something that looked like a surfboard dream gone wild, riding on a VW Beetle chassis and able to go anywhere – sand, street or Saturday night through town.
The Manx became a cultural symbol of the beach lifestyle – a rebellious statement against everything that smelled like office work and insurance paperwork. And this one? A 1972 model, restored and legally registered in Austria. Yes, you read that right – this rolling slice of California is allowed to cruise through the Alps.
**Tech – 34 hp, but 100% freedom**
According to its Austrian registration, this Meyers Manx has exactly 34 hp – and here's the trick: it feels like twice that. In a car that weighs about as much as a well-filled shopping bag, 34 hp isn't little – it's perfect.
The air-cooled VW boxer engine sounds like an angry leaf blower on espresso and pushes the fibreglass rocket surprisingly lively. Four gears, rear-wheel drive, no nonsense. Just pure connection between throttle and happiness.
**Poppy Orange – summer in color**
This Manx wasn't simply restored – it was reborn. In a color Crayola would probably call "Sunset on Adrenaline." Poppy Orange. A color that makes it clear: this thing was not built to blend in.
**Driving – like driving barefoot, just louder**
With 34 hp you might think: "Boring." But the Manx proves the opposite. Because it weighs almost nothing, has a low center of gravity and gives you a connection to the road like only a motorcycle does. No insulation. No filter. Just air, sound, and you.
**Conclusion – Summer on wheels**
Buying this buggy means you're not getting a classic car. You're getting a ticket to a parallel universe where petrol smells like sunscreen, music comes from portable radios, and every drive feels like a road trip – even if it's just to the bakery.
Restored. Registered. Ready.
If you want a car that drives like an adventure – the Meyers Manx is your ticket to a brighter, orange world.
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