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Not too many cars can be considered timeless in their design. Similarly, few are embraced by the majority of car enthusiasts. The Meyers Manx is such a car. The design is approaching 60 years of age, yet still looks fresh, while even the staunchest Ford and Holden loyalists can find common ground in appreciating the Manx and its fun vibe.
The story of the Meyers Manx is interesting, but not half as interesting as the man who created it. Bruce Meyers was born in Los Angeles, California, on 12 March, 1926. His father was a mechanic who knew Henry Ford and helped establish Ford dealerships in California and other US states, so Bruce was introduced to the auto industry at a young age.
However, it was surfing and the sea that held Meyers’s interest, leading him to drop out of high school and enlist in the US Navy while still a teenager. During World War II, Meyers served on the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill and survived a kamikaze attack that killed hundreds of his shipmates.
After the war, Meyers served in the Merchant Marine for a time and also attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, where he developed artistic talents that he said came from his mother. Turning to boat building, Meyers learned skills in fibreglass construction that he would later apply to dune buggies.
Although Meyers was the first
