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Manx 1 Registry

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Body Bruce Meyers say's that it's "the oldest pan-Manx" that he has seen
Frame shortened 1961 VW type 1
Engine 1967 1500cc single port BUS engine (forged crank & rods..6volt flywheel w/ 200mm clutch)
Status on the road daily
Owner Bill & Frances Schuster....aka...OldManx
Front Tires/Wheels 5 1/2 x 15 "stars" powdercoated
165sr15 radial
Rear Tires/Wheels 8 x 15 "stars" powdercoated
235/75R15
Googyear Wrangler radials
Link http://p066.ezboard.com/brbcdunebuggy
Transaxle 1961 VW type 1 , swingaxle
Location Orange CA 92868
Story we are the 2nd & LAST owners
Clubs Manx Dune Buggy Club #959 since 1998
RBC
DUNERS
Previous Owner "Mouse" Donnely (deceased)
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

 

Serial #M2762C907E

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Body Ser. No. M2762C907E Apricot Metalflake
Frame 1967 VW chassis
Engine Engine AEblock 1776CC single center mount 40 Dell, lightened Flywheel, Mofoco 044 heads
Status Spread across the garage floor.Body freshly painted orange metalflake.
Owner John Shepard
Clubs MOVVWC Mid Ohio Valley VW Club

 

M2803C907E

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Body 69 Manx, originally Golden Orange. Now painted yellow, hopefully will be blue metalflake someday.
Frame IRS, Ball Joint on Berrien chassis with 2" body lift. Makes plenty of clearance for the IRS.
Engine 1600 with ported heads and dual 44IDFs. Hope for a little, OK a lot more power someday.
Status On the road and in the woods. Drive it almost every day.
Owner Chuck (Yellermanx)
Front Tires/Wheels P235/60R/14 on vintage Superior Industries 14x8 wheels with weld racing center caps.
Rear Tires/Wheels 255/70R/15 on vintage Superior Industries 15x8.5 wheels with Weld Racing center caps.
Link PhotoBucket Gallery
Transaxle IRS Stock
Location New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Story I bought it as a running buggy, however not very well. I think the only thing I am still using of the original is the body and a couple brake parts. If I did it again I would start from scratch.
Clubs Greater Daytona VW Club
Previous Owner ELVIS? Who knows? The guy I got it from only had it a couple weeks. He got it from a used car lot.

 

M3383C010E-2 Brilliant Red Metalflake

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Body Brilliant red metalflake original Manx body with a Manx 2 style gelcoated dash and a unique ID number with the -2.
I plan to complete the buggy in a retro late 60's looker.
Frame Currently on a very early Berrien chassis but it will soon be on a VW pan w/ link pin front axle and swing axle rear suspension. The Berrien chassis will be used on my Signature Manx.
Engine I plan to build a mild 1641cc engine to power it.
Status Currently collecting parts, waiting for the time and room to build it.
Owner Jerry Despaltro
Frankfort, Illinois
Front Tires/Wheels It will ultimately wear a set of BFG Radial T/A's on widened stock VW wheels.
Rear Tires/Wheels It will ultimately wear a set of BFG Radial T/A's on widened stock VW wheels.
Link Manx Club Gallery
Transaxle Swing axle, seeing that original Manx bodys were designed to use only swing axle rear suspension.
Location Frankfort, Illinois
Story I was attending an estate auction to buy a Berry Mini T. After being outbid I was approched by a guy that asked me I was still interested in buying a dune buggy? I asked him what he had, he told me he ahd a dunebuggy body that he wanted to sell for $150 bucks and he liveis on the next street over from the auction. We walked to his house only to find the body with the hardtop and misc. pieces sitting in the alley, next to the trash cans. He bought the buggy in Morris, Illinois and drove it home (45 miles) disassembled it, cut out the torsion housing and removed the pieces needed to build a sandrail. I paid him $125 for the body and assorted pieces and hauled it home.
Clubs Manx Club member #318
The Southside Buggistas http://www.geocities.com/southsidebuggistas/
Previous Owner Unknown, but I do know the buggy came from Morris, Illinois

 

SN# M2006F815E Blue Metalflake

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Body SN# M2006F815E Blue Metalflake (now painted "Sunset Red")
Frame Shortened 1965 VW T-1 pan, Link pin beam w/Select-a-drop,
Engine 1914cc built by owner. Lightened Wiseco pistons, DeMello c/w crank, Web cam 86C cam, SLR treated Scat lifters, Aircooled.Net aluminum pushrods, Pauter 1.5:1 roller rockers, 044 heads ported by A.J.Sims, 12lb Scat flywheel, rotating assy. balanced. Dual Weber 44IDF carburation, custom curved CSP 022 distributor, CSP bellcrank linkage
Status I drive it everywhere. It is driven to all the VW shows within a couple hundred miles.
Remember: Trailers are for boats.
Owner Jerry Despaltro
Frankfort, Illinois
Front Tires/Wheels 15 x 6.5 aftermarket steel wheels, powdercoated silver. 195R50-15 BFG T/A Radials
Rear Tires/Wheels 15 x 8.0" aftermarket steel wheels, powdercoated silver. 275R60-15 BFG T/A Radials.
Link http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/Building-my-orange-Manx
http://www.southsidebuggistas.com
Transaxle Original stock 1965 VW swing axle trans with an EMPI camber Compensator.
Story I recieved the rolling buggy as payment for installing and tuning a set of Weber 44IDF carbs on Roger Bistry's other Manx buggy.
The buggy was vandalized by kids with spraypaint the day after it was painted orange. I recieved the buggy in the vandalized condition..
Clubs Manx Dune Buggy Club member #318
The Southside Buggistas http://www.geocities.com/southsidebuggistas/
Previous Owner Roger Bistry

 

SN# M2006F815E Blue Metalflake

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Body SN# M2006F815E Blue Metalflake (now painted "Sunset Red")
Frame Shortened 1965 VW T-1 pan, Link pin beam w/Select-a-drop,
Engine 1914cc built by owner. Lightened Wiseco pistons, DeMello c/w crank, Web cam 86C cam, SLR treated Scat lifters, Aircooled.Net aluminum pushrods, Pauter 1.5:1 roller rockers, 044 heads ported by A.J.Sims, 12lb Scat flywheel, rotating assy. balanced. Dual Weber 44IDF carburation, custom curved CSP 022 distributor, CSP bellcrank linkage
Status I drive it everywhere. It is driven to all the VW shows within a couple hundred miles.
Remember: Trailers are for boats.
Owner Jerry Despaltro
Frankfort, Illinois
Front Tires/Wheels 15 x 6.5 aftermarket steel wheels, powdercoated silver. 195R50-15 BFG T/A Radials
Rear Tires/Wheels 15 x 8.0" aftermarket steel wheels, powdercoated silver. 275R60-15 BFG T/A Radials.
Link http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/Building-my-orange-Manx
http://www.southsidebuggistas.com
Transaxle Original stock 1965 VW swing axle trans with an EMPI camber Compensator.
Story I recieved the rolling buggy as payment for installing and tuning a set of Weber 44IDF carbs on Roger Bistry's other Manx buggy.
The buggy was vandalized by kids with spraypaint the day after it was painted orange. I recieved the buggy in the vandalized condition..
Clubs Manx Dune Buggy Club member #318
The Southside Buggistas http://www.geocities.com/southsidebuggistas/
Previous Owner Roger Bistry

 

GregR's Green Manx1

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Frame [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g215/gregr1776/4_chassis%20finished/9_finished1.jpg[/IMG]
Tube chassis from Hawkeye Buggies
Engine 1776 built by David O at aircooledparts.com
[IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g215/gregr1776/4_chassis%20finished/9_finished1C.jpg[/IMG]
Status [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g215/gregr1776/4_chassis%20finished/9_finished1G.jpg[/IMG] chased by jealous dogs :)
Rear Tires/Wheels 205x60-15 on Cragar S/S 15x6 fronts
275x60-15 on Cragar S/S 15x8 rears
Transaxle tweaked Type 1 by Graffeo gearboxes
Location Texas
Story [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g215/gregr1776/GregR2.jpg[/IMG]
Clubs www.texasmanxclub.com

 

GregR's Green Manx1

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Body authenticated Manx 1
Manx Club Buggy of the Month May 2002
Frame Now sits on Tube chassis from Hawkeye Buggies
Engine 1776 built by David O at aircooledparts.com
Rear Tires/Wheels 205x60-15 on Cragar S/S 15x6 fronts
275x60-15 on Cragar S/S 15x8 rears
Transaxle tweaked Type 1 by Graffeo gearboxes
Location Texas
Clubs www.texasmanxclub.com

 

GREEN MANX

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Body originally Red metalflake Painted Lime Green.
Frame Toltaly custom Thing front end and a pre 65 bus rear
Engine 1914cc 120 CAM 042 HEADS single webber
Status Just about on the road NYS DMV is a pain but almost there update passed all of the NYS DMV insections and got my plates.
Owner Ron (Lazybonz)
Rear Tires/Wheels 33" Desertdogs
Location Long Island NY
Story Looking looking looking gave up and bam fell across it before he had the chance to run it for sale.
What a find and he didn't know it was a MANX I wasn't sure so send 15 pictues to Winnie and it is a MANX.

 

Manx I

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Body Pre tag Manx original gelcoat
Frame 1957 VW
Engine Unknown single port
Status Slowly doing body work
Owner Chuck (Yellermanx)
Rear Tires/Wheels Farm Service "Tuff Trac" Look like 12" widened rims.
Link http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v635/Yellermanx/?start=all
Transaxle Swing
Location New Smyrna Beach, Fl.
Story A friend found in his neighbors back yard. Bought from the original owner. He said it was the first or second one in the county. The first one he ordered got stolen before it got to him.
Clubs Greater Daytona VW club

 

Western Mass Manx

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Body Pretty rough at first. Just recently painted a bright metallic orange.
Frame All new rails with custom diamondplate floors and trim pieces.
Engine Stock 1600 cc DP with kadrons and chrome exhaust
Status Fully completed February 2008
Owner Jeff Parsons
Front Tires/Wheels 14x6 Cragar with Kelly tires
Rear Tires/Wheels 15x8 Cragar and Kelly tires
Transaxle Stock swingaxle
Location Western Massachusetts
Story Found this buggy in NY state. Its an original Manx. Almost done the restoration. It will have a stainless steel tilt column from Flaming River, Factory Five Cobra seats, 6 point cage, diamond plate floors, and more.

 

ManxBug (no tag)

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Body Too old for a tag. Bruce has verified it. It was ordered around early 67.
Frame 1960 Canadian Standard (built with some 59 parts)
Engine 1976 Dual port 1600cc Single Carb. Lot's of chrome. Dual side cannon exhaust
Status "Finished". They never really are done though.
Owner Leroy LaFrance
Edmonton, Alberta
Front Tires/Wheels 14x6 Weld Rodlite
Rear Tires/Wheels 15x8 Weld Rodlite
Link http://members.shaw.ca/leroyl/buggy.htm
http://www.airriders.ca/phpBB2/garage.php?mode=view_vehicle&CID=21
Transaxle 1960 - 4 speed stock
Story Dad originally built it in 67 (as best as he remembers) We restored it together in 2005.
Clubs http://www.airriders.ca/ ManxBug - I'm the current President
Previous Owner My Dad. Lou LaFrance

 

Serial # M2929D922S

Body Yuma Yellow
Frame 1968 B/J, swingaxle, 4-lug. Pan not shortened yet.
Engine Not yet.
Status In line for restoration.
Owner Bill King
Front Tires/Wheels 15x3.5 aluminum slots 155/15
Rear Tires/Wheels 15x8.5 aluminum slots 275/60-15
Transaxle swing
Location Winchester, Virginia
Contact buggyboys@hotmail.com
Story Got it from Gary White in Manassas, Va.
Clubs Buggyboys

 

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Body Manx
Frame 1972 vw tipo 1
Engine 1600 two single carb
Status daily use
Front Tires/Wheels 205 70 R15
Rear Tires/Wheels 255 70 R15
Transaxle 1972 vw tipo 1
Location Yosa Spain
Contact ignacio8867@hotmail.com
Previous Owner Rent car canarias

Manx II Registry

Manx II Description

 

WuZaBuG's Manx II

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S/N 1444

Engine 1600DP

 

Bob & Sandy's Toy

Body 69' Meyers Manx 2 painted 74 Corvette yellow.
Frame 64 pan
Engine Stock 1600dp 34/pict/3 carb, 009 dizzy, 75 alternator, chrome engine tin
Status Excellent condition. Working on king pin front end and wiring.
Owner Bob & Sandy Albright, Joplin, Mo
Front Tires/Wheels Rwl on original Cragar SS
Rear Tires/Wheels Rwl on original Cragar SS
Location Joplin, Missouri
Contact Bob [pbtman] 417-438-7170
Story I found this Manx 2 on the Manx Club web-site. Fell in love with it. Bought it in Arkansas and drove it the 200 miles home to Missouri. It's 74 Corvette yellow with side pods, chromed engine and chrome trumpet headers. Sets on a set of original Cragar SS wheels and white lettered tires.
It sure turns heads.
Clubs Manx Club member.
Previous Owner Steve Holmes, Waldron, Arkansas.

 

S/N 1444

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Frame Currently has a shortened '65 pan
Engine 1600DP
Owner Scott Cooper
Bainbridge, NY
Story I found this 25 miles from my house by accident, was just out driving around. I plan on totally re-building it starting with a Berrien frame.

 

MANX 2 # 1379

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Body Meyers Manx II body # 1379 in Metallic red.
Frame Shortened 1961 VW Bug
Engine 1965 Chevy Corvair 140Hp. Center mount Holley 4bbl.
Status Starts, runs, drives. It is street legal and titled. Drive it a lot during warm days.
Front Tires/Wheels 225/70R14 General Grabber STs on Slotted Aluminum 14" wheels
Rear Tires/Wheels 235/75R15 Dominator Sport ATs on White Wagon 15" wheels.
Transaxle Corvair 4speed manual
Location Michigan
Story Just recently picked up this past February 2008.

 

MANX 2 # 1379

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Body Meyers Manx II body # 1379 in Metallic red.
Frame Shortened 1961 VW Bug
Engine 1965 Chevy Corvair 140Hp. Center mount Holley 4bbl.
Status Starts, runs, drives. It is street legal and titled. Drive it a lot during warm days.
Front Tires/Wheels 225/70R14 General Grabber STs on Slotted Aluminum 14" wheels
Rear Tires/Wheels 235/75R15 Dominator Sport ATs on White Wagon 15" wheels.
Transaxle Corvair 4speed manual
Location Michigan
Story Just recently picked up this past February 2008.