To this day, the Meyers Manx dune buggy has a cult following with fans all over the country. In recent years, the Meyers Manx has made a resurgence with an EV version and a new 2+2 body.

This cheap and cheerful conversion caught on like wildfire, and by 1969, there were at least 70 companies of varying magnitude offering dune buggy kits. It's estimated that more than 250,000 kits ...

COSTA MESA , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meyers Manx has unveiled its first-ever Remastered Kit, which empowers enthusiasts to build and customize the world’s most iconic dune buggy according to ...

Next came the Manx II, a cheaper kit offered just as a body shell, hood shell, and vacuum formed dashboard for just $499 ($5,121.58 in 2024 dollars) or as a full kit that also included the ...

One of the world’s most iconic and recognizable vehicles gets big changes in 2023, as the do-it-yourself Meyers Manx dune buggy kit car adds new features for the first time since 1970 and ...

The Meyers Manx, the iconic 1960s dune buggy, is returning as the new all-electric Meyers Manx 2.0. The original Manx, the first “dune buggy,” was a kit car, built on a modified VW Beetle ...

Electric cars can be earnest, sensible, and green, but Volkswagen is taking the opportunity to show EVs can just as much be silly, playful, and neon green, with the VW I.D. BUGGY concept at the ...

The Meyers Manx Dune Buggy was the original build-your-own buggy kit back in the 1960s and pioneered off-road racing. It’s finally been remastered for the modern era.

Dune Buggy Dreams, Remastered! Meyers Manx Introduces A Renewed Manx Buggy Kit. If you never got the chance to own an original or new Meyers Manx Buggy from the 1960s, this might be your only chance.

The new Dune, styled like a muscular version of the original, is an attempt to man up. VW has given the Dune the 1.8-liter, turbocharged, direct-injection engine that powers many of its Jetta ...

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