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The Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small, two-passenger, recreational kit car designed and marketed by California engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers [1] and manufactured by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971.
The original fiberglass dune buggy was the 1964 "Meyers Manx" built by Bruce Meyers. [2] Bruce Meyers designed his fiberglass bodies as a "kit car", using the Volkswagen Beetle chassis. [3] Many other companies worldwide have been inspired by the Manx, making similar bodies and kits. [3] These types of dune buggies are known as "clones". [2]
In 1958 Pete Beiring of Oceano, Calif., took the body frame or "pan" from a damaged Volkswagen and shortened it into a new machine that eventually became the precursor to the dune buggy. This eventually led to the first production dune buggy called the "Sportster", which was developed around 1960 by the EMPI Imp Company. It was an angular sheet ...
The Clodhopper was a traditional dune buggy body for a shortened VW chassis. [38] It was built from 1968 to 1970. [37]: 66–67 Some Clodhoppers were re-badged and sold as Martin Enterprises buggies during the early 1970s, after Martin Enterprises became a controlling partner in Fiberfab. [4]
Puma was an Italian automobile company which specialized in kit cars and was active from the 1970s to 1990s. Its headquarters were in Via Tiburtina, Rome.. The company's models ranging from off-road vehicles such as dune buggies to sports cars and limited edition, reworked Volkswagen Beetles, redesigned aesthetically and tuned for performance.
A 1:10 radio-controlled off-road buggy is a 1:10 scale radio-controlled dune buggy designed for off-road racing. These cars are based on their full-scale equivalents that are commonly found in desert racing. The buggies are split into two race categories, two (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD). These can easily be distinguished visually by their ...
A 5th-generation Ford Bronco dune bashing. Dune bashing is a specific form of off-roading performed on sand dunes. [4] Dune Buggies, Sport-utility vehicles, and ATVs are often used. [5] Vehicles driven on sand dunes are often equipped with a roll cage for safety in the case of an overturn.
Rupp introduced two new economy models for 1971, one using the newer frame style and another using the older style frame. The Rupp Bandit used the newer style frame on 10" mag wheels with Trials tires. It used a 2 1/1 HP Tecumseh engine with no TC-1 unit and the same chain guard as the 1970 Sprint. It had no suspension and was offered in blue only.