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Title: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: born2print on April 28, 2015, 12:02:42 PM
see attached

SOLD, FYI  :cry:
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: Farabomb on April 28, 2015, 12:32:29 PM
Low res images, font not embedded, would not buy.  ;)


Actually if I wasn't on the other coast I would consider it. There is a family over by me that has like 5 of them. Even a 70's red flake one. Almost makes me want to forgive disco.


Almost.
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: Ear on April 28, 2015, 03:21:14 PM
Love it. I want 70s Green flake. :cool:
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: frailer on April 28, 2015, 09:31:35 PM
How does The Isle of Man come into beach buggies? Please explain.

This was my great grandfather's last ship before he retired.. to quietly expire in 1918.

Captain Tom_Ben-My-Chree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ben-my-Chree_(1908))

Gotta love wikipedia. Someone's updated this really nicely in the last few years. They always get a few bucks from me when they appeal.
Jimmy Wales is up there with Berners-lee, in my estimation.

Yeah... love beach buggies.   8)
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: StudioMonkey on April 29, 2015, 04:15:04 AM
Quote from: frailer on April 28, 2015, 09:31:35 PMHow does The Isle of Man come into beach buggies? Please explain.
This also from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx

QuoteThe Meyers Manx dune buggy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_buggy) is a small recreationally-oriented automobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile), designed initially for desert racing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_racing) by Californian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers. It was produced by his Fountain Valley, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_Valley,_California) company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971, in the form of car kits (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_car) applied to shortened chassis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassis) of Volkswagen Beetles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx#cite_note-DBH-1):120 [2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx#cite_note-MMH-2) The car line dominated dune racing in its time, breaking records immediately, and was eventually also released in street-oriented models, until the company's demise due to tax problems after Meyers's departure.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx#cite_note-DBH-1):118–123 New vehicles inspired by the original Manx buggy have been produced by Meyers's re-founded operation, Meyers Manx, Inc., since 2000.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx#cite_note-MMH-2) The name and cat logo of the brand derives from the Manx cat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_(cat)), by virtue of the tailless breed's and the shortened vehicle's truncated "stubbiness".
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: Joe on April 29, 2015, 09:07:32 AM
Not sure if it is just me or what but I can't see any of that previous post. I thought of trying to edit it but it is a real mess. Maybe trying posting it again.
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: Farabomb on April 29, 2015, 09:17:20 AM
Yup, I see nothing either.
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: David on April 29, 2015, 10:07:01 AM
Quote from: Joe on April 29, 2015, 09:07:32 AMNot sure if it is just me or what but I can't see any of that previous post. I thought of trying to edit it but it is a real mess. Maybe trying posting it again.

it looks like some serious bad code...
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: frailer on April 29, 2015, 06:24:30 PM
Quote from: david on April 29, 2015, 10:07:01 AM
Quote from: Joe on April 29, 2015, 09:07:32 AMNot sure if it is just me or what but I can't see any of that previous post. I thought of trying to edit it but it is a real mess. Maybe trying posting it again.

it looks like some serious bad code...
... in Manx Gaelic?
Title: Re: 1968 VW Manx-style mid-travel sand buggy
Post by: StudioMonkey on April 30, 2015, 03:50:48 AM
Repost:

Quote from: frailer on April 28, 2015, 09:31:35 PMHow does The Isle of Man come into beach buggies? Please explain.
This also from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyers_Manx

QuoteThe Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small recreationally-oriented automobile, designed initially for desert racing by Californian engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers. It was produced by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971, in the form of car kits applied to shortened chassis of Volkswagen Beetles.[1]:120 [2] The car line dominated dune racing in its time, breaking records immediately, and was eventually also released in street-oriented models, until the company's demise due to tax problems after Meyers's departure.[1]:118–123 New vehicles inspired by the original Manx buggy have been produced by Meyers's re-founded operation, Meyers Manx, Inc., since 2000.[2] The name and cat logo of the brand derives from the Manx cat, by virtue of the tailless breed's and the shortened vehicle's truncated "stubbiness".