1968 Meyers Manx Dune Buggy

1102120901roadUnited States

Engine: 1.9L air-cooled flat-four, twin Weber 44mm carburetors, ~90 bhp
Colour: Candy-flake

A 1968 Meyers Manx dune buggy, chassis 1102120901, offered directly from the Meyers Manx Heritage Collection and personally signed by the late Bruce F. Meyers. Built on a shortened VW Beetle platform with a fiberglass monocoque body, this example has been updated by the Heritage Collection team with a freshly built 1,904cc air-cooled flat-four fitted with twin Weber carburettors. Known by its California licence-plate nickname 'Surfs Ep', it features candy-flake paint, custom upholstery, and a skateboard-wheel accelerator pedal among its distinctive details.

Ownership

2026-05-03Auction sale
Sold US$130,000
Bonhams catalogue lot →
2019 →Acquisition unknown
Meyers Manx Heritage Collection
partial documentation
The collection maintained and updated the buggy during their ownership, including fitting a freshly built engine with dual carburetors. The car was signed by Bruce F. Meyers and given the nickname 'Surfs Ep' during this period.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Engine rebuild
Meyers Manx Heritage Collection
A new 1,904cc air-cooled flat-four engine was constructed and fitted, tuned for performance with dual carburettors.
Work carried out after the collection acquired the car in 2019; exact date not specified.
—Maintenance
Meyers Manx Heritage Collection
Custom interior upholstery installed and a skateboard wheel fitted as the accelerator pedal, among other bespoke detail modifications.

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