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Bruce Meyers – visual artist, surfer, designer, hot rodder, Navy hero, off-road driver and inventor of the buggy – died. He was 94 years old.
Above, Meyers skipping an old Manx prototype in 1966.
Meyers is best known to automotive enthusiasts as the designer of the Meyers Manx dune buggy. The compact, swoopy body, instantly recognizable, constructed from fiberglass and designed to land on a Volkswagen Beetle floor, has become the signature form of the Southern California signature vehicle, loved by surfers, adventurers and off-road racers. -road.
Meyers built his first buggy, “Old Red”, for personal use on his many explorations of Baja. But he soon realized that there was market potential in the design and started producing the Meyers Manx commercially. He kept Old Red for the rest of his life, estimating that he has accumulated well over 100,000 miles in the desert on the platform.
A veteran of the Second World War Navy, a longtime surfer and a bon vivant of the best variety in Southern California, Meyers’ life defied the highlights. For a complete understanding of the man, his attitude and his many accomplishments, visit our sister’s publication AutoWeek, where Mark Vaughn wrote a beautiful and detailed tribute to this important man.
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