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Bruce Amacker
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 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: Is this a Real Manx? |
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This didn't get any responses in the sticky up top, so I'll post it here. Supposedly this is a real Manx- can anyone verify that?
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Hey Guys:
I'm working on this for a friend and he does not know what type of tub it is. Can anyone ID the mfr?
All I know is that it is on a '59 pan and titled as a 71 Dune Buggy.
It's actually in great shape with the original gelcoat only showing some sunburn. The chassis has been well maintained over the years. The vinyl top would probably cost some serious cash to have made today.....
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PONGOK910
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Bruce, Go over to the meyers manx club site. There you will find the list of things to look at, for manx identification. Ultimately you can send them pics, a couple specific angles of your buggy, and they will can give an answer. Either way, enjoy it.
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French_Fry
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Looks like a manx to me, but yeah the manx club website will help out 
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manxdavid
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Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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It's hard to tell by those two pics, but if it isn't a genuime Manx it looks like an exact copy.
I assume you've looked for an id tag or four rivet holes where it could have been?
Other pointers could be if the dash is made of ABS plastic, gennie ones were (unless it's a Manx II but that's hard to tell without better pics of the dash, front hood and rear underseat area) but most copies used fiberglass. Also, Meyers Manx kits generally came with brackets to mount the body from the rear shock tower to the rear body tub and from the front suspension beam to the body at the front of the gas tank. Kits came with front and rear badges and if your body is gel coat then it looks like it's never had any fitted.
There's always the chance that it was an 'after-hours' Manx... a few escaped from the factory at weekends and at night without tags.
It looks like a nice find all the same and you'll have just as much fun with it. |
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Q-Dog
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I guess it could be a mod but the cutout behind the license plate isn't cut out. I haven't seen that on a real Meyers. Anyone else?
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manxdavid
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| I guess it could be a mod but the cutout behind the license plate isn't cut out. I haven't seen that on a real Meyers. Anyone else? |
I couldn't quite tell that from the pics on my v. small screen. I thought that the infill panel was body color, my mistake maybe.
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BL3Manx
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| It think its just a panel attached there and painted the same color as the body. |
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bim55
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BL3Manx
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I can't see anything that clearly says it isn't a Manx. Its the right shape, it has a small bump on the nose and both a battery and spare tire wells. Like David says, does it have an ABS dash and also does it have the correct reinforcing tubes?
However, the one thing about it that makes me doubtful is the purple color. He said that's the original gel coat. The picture lighting isn't very good but I don't believe its metal flake. The only solid Meyers Manx colors were Tangerine Red, Yuma Yellow, Royal Blue, Corinthian White, Lime Green, Dark Green and Competition Orange.
If that's the original gel coat and its a solid purple, then its not a Meyers Manx. If its a metal flake, then it could be. |
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