![]() ![]() While most buggies were powered by an air-cooled Volkswagen flat-four tuned to produce anywhere from 40 to 125 horsepower, the Crown car received a Chevrolet Corvair horizontally opposed, air-cooled six-cylinder engine that McQueen believed developed 230 horsepower, however, a four-carb Covair engine's stock output was 140 bhp. Pete Condos added a pair of hand-brake levers allowing McQueen to alternatively lock either rear wheel. The custom seats and interior trim was created by Tony Nancy, and the seat frames were sourced from a Datsun Fair Lady sports car. There are wide cast American Racing wheels wrapped with Firestone racing tires. It utilized a Volkswagen floorpan, four-speed VW transaxle, and a swing arm rear suspension. The Meyers Manx received numerous modifications by Con-Ferr that included the wraparound windscreen, sunken headlights beneath plastic covers, and a luggage rack on the back. ![]() The script initially called for a Jeep, but the Manx was ultimately chosen through persuasion by McQueen who believed it was more in the style of Thomas Crown. The example in the Crown movie was an original Meyers Manx body built by Pete Condos and his east coast company, Con-Ferr. The Meyers Manx and various Dune Buggy's were featured in several movies, including Elvis Presley films, and the 1968 The Thomas Crown Affair. ![]() It had a low frontal stance with a stubby tail, resembling a breed of cat called the Manx, thus the creation of the Meyers Manx. Beginning with a Volkswagen Beetle, the body was removed exposing the floor pan, which was shortened and a one-piece fiberglass 2-seat body installed. The Manx Dune Buggy Kits and the dune buggy craze of the early 1960s began with Bruce Meyer and the Meyers Manx produced by his company, the B.F. ![]()
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