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A Manx is the opposite of elaborate. It is made out of a simple fibreglass frame set on the shortened chassis of a Volkswagen Beetle. The name comes from the Manx cat, a stump-tailed feline from the Isle of Man, skilled at hunting. Lightweight, simple, and durable, Meyers’ buggy took the everyman appeal of the original VW and infused it with a dash of surf and sun. It was affordable, fun, and immediately iconic.
However, the story isn’t as simple as that. Bruce Meyers’ life had more ups and downs than the dunes his machines bounded over.