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plasticman1432
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Joined: January 19, 2004
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Location: Nosebleed seats, NY
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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:10 am Post subject: My unrestored '68 Meyers Manx |
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Here he is, my boy "Maximus." I got him in 2001 from a buddy in NH who had stored him for 6 years. The body is unrestored gel-coat, and the full interior(including headliner in the hard top) was done by the original builder. Not too much else to say, except I'm running the s/p 1600 I 'borrowed' from my '68 Beetle project. It's a lot of fun in the summer months, and I can be found at most NY/MA/CT VW shows in the summer.
btw, as long as the show finally airs this season, my Manx will be on an episode of the TLC show "Date Patrol." They filmed a short sequence with the host & subject sitting in my buggy at the VW show in Terryville CT last August.
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'68 Meyers Manx: M1689D815E
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6d7vdub
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Location: Seattle
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Damn that is nice! I am soo diggin those buggies...will have to land me one someday! Nice Manx for sure!
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1973 1303S
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Location: Sheffield, England
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i bet you can't drive past anyone without them gawping at the cool thing! 
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plasticman1432
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Thanks for the kind words. Bringing an off-beat vehicle like that out can definitely grab a few stares. I told my wife when we first started dating that you can't be shy and ride in that car. She has since learned a lot of the history behind Bruce Meyers and his wonderful creations, and actually answers a lot of questions that pop up at cruise nights & shows. I think they're both keepers. 
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