The Meyers Manx 2.0 dune buggy morphs a '60s icon into a modern electric car that trades its predecessor's gas-fed VW engine for a battery-electric powertrain.
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Meyers returned home to Los Angeles after World War II and began building boats using a new material called fiberglass. After noting many of his fellow Californians using Volkswagen Beetles off-road, he came up with the idea for the Myers Manx. Using the Beetle s floorplan and running gear, he created the first dune buggy that he called Old Red. It was a phenomenal success, Meyers said back in 2017. Suddenly everybody wanted this happy little car. It s a visualization of friendship and love.
A few years later, Meyers took Old Red to Mexico, winning the race he would later help transform into the Baja 1000. He later founded his own company to build the Myers Manx, but was later forced to close the business after copycat versions flooded the market.