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Bruce Meyers, Who Built the First Fiberglass Dune Buggy, Dies at 94
His creation revolutionized off-road riding. But he fell victim to companies that knocked off his design for kits that turned Beetles into buggies.
Bruce Meyers in his invention, the Meyers Manx, which ignited the dune buggy craze in the 1960s.Credit.Eric Rickman/The Enthusiast Network, via Getty Images
March 6, 2021
Bruce Meyers, who used his skills as a boat builder to invent the first fiberglass dune buggy, igniting the late-1960s craze for off-road riding, and thrived until copycats flooded the market, died on Feb. 19 at his home in Valley Center, Calif. He was 94.
Remembering Bruce Meyers Courtesy John Dinkel
We lost Bruce Meyers. Yes, the Meyers with the S at the end of his name. The Meyers who designed the legendary Meyers Manx dune buggy, one of the most iconic, most recognizable, most fun and most copied designs in the history of the automobile. The Meyers who was famous for leaping tall sand dunes with a single bound and running through the esses at places like Pikes Peak. Yes, that Meyers. Related Stories
He passed away peacefully and quietly in his sleep, a manner totally contradictory to the way he lived his life. He was 94 years young. I loved him. And I miss him dearly.