Ngawo-1960s, abafana basolwandle basebenza izindiza. I-Surf iwumdlalo omusha opholile njengoba ama-boomers angenasisekelo aphikisana nemibono emidala. Isikhathi sokuqala lokhu kwenzeka lapho ngisemusha.
Enye indawo ebonile ushintsho olukhulu yimoto. Izikebhe zomhlaba omkhulu we-'0s zihambile, futhi nansi ibhungane elisha, elincane leVolkswagen. Babephefumula umoya omusha, egqugquzela isizukulwane esisha sabadali ukuthi bajoyine isiko lenduku elishisayo. Cabanga ukuvukela ngaphandle kwesizathu kodwa nge-tan.
Unjiniyela, umdwebi wezomculi kanye ne-Naval Architect Bruce Meyers ungumqambi onjalo. Ama-Meyers athathe iphutha futhi asebenzisa umcabango wakhe wasendle ukudala imoto eyisakhiwo se-Off-Road racing car, iMeyers Manx.
Kanye neManx kwaqhamuka i-dane buggy kit. I-prototype yasekuqaleni 'yakudala ebomvu "yayinomzimba we-monocoque we-monocoque kanye nokumiswa kusuka elolini le-chevrolet pickup. Ukusetha konke kunikwa amandla yiVolkswagen Lovesummer air-sehlise amandla ama-powerterain amane.
Lapho uFerdinand Porsche aklama ibhungane lasekuqaleni esicelweni sikaHitler, wabeka isisekelo se-buggy. Umqondo bekuwukudala imoto ethembekile futhi engabizi engahamba ngo-60 mph emigwaqweni emikhulu eyakhiwe. Ibhungane lezakhamuzi libe nengane yakwethu yezempi eyaziwa ngamaNazi njengohlobo 82 Kübelagen nakubantu abaningi ngokuthi "yinto", efanela ukufana neManx.
Ubomvu wakudala wafakazela amakhono omgwaqo asemgwaqweni eBaja Mexico, ebeka irekhodi lamahora angama-39 nemizuzu engama-56 ohambweni lwamamayela ayi-1 000 ukusuka eTijuana kuya eTijuana kuya eTaz Paz. Akekho kepha abashayeli bezithuthuthu abakholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka. Le shrint e-frenetic yavela kulokho esikwaziyo namuhla njengeBaja 1000, umjaho onzima kunabo bonke eNyakatho Melika.
Kusukela ngo-1964 kuya ku-1971, imisebenzi ye-BF Meyers & CO yayifushane futhi imnandi. Ngenxa yezindleko eziphakeme nobunzima bekhithi yokuqala, kwathengiswa izinguqulo ezindala ezindala kuphela. Ekugcineni, ama-meyers ashiya ukumiswa kweChevrolet, eklama umzimba olingana nohlaka olujwayelekile lwe-VW.
Ngokushesha, izinto zatholakala kubantu abathanda izwe lonke. Njengesikebhe, ama-curve abushelelezi ahlinzeka ngokuqina okudingeka ngokwesakhiwo, ngenkathi abakwa-arched fender behlinzeka ngamathayi angekho emgwaqweni. Ukuma kwe-Feline kugqugquzele igama elithi Isle of Man, okuvela ku-Feline Feline afanayo.
Isiqhingi somuntu sifinyelele ukuphakama kwaso kwesiko lePop Culture nge-Steve McQuen's Thomas Trow Novel. UMcQueen wathatha umlingisi uFaye dunway ngokugibela okuthokozisayo ngokusebenzisa izindunduma zesihlabathi zama-massachusetts asogwini. Lesi sehlakalo sasikhona kuphela ku-movie ye-1968 ukukhombisa ukuthi inzima kangakanani uThomas Crown. Isibonelo, ngathengiswa.
Ngo-1970, isinqumo senkantolo esiphikisayo sashintsha konke. Ijaji likhiphe isinqumo sokuthi ukwakheka kweManx kwakungekho ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwe-copyright. Ngokushesha imakethe yagcwala izihlakala ezishibhile. Naphezu kwemizamo yokwenza amamodeli amaqembu aqeqeshiwe anjengezindawo zokungcebeleka kanye nama-lifegeds, ama-bf meyers & Co ayeke imisebenzi yawo.
Yize kwenziwa izimoto ezingama-6,000 zamakhithi ekhithi, baphefumulela sonke isizukulwane sabagibeli bemigwaqo. Uhlobo lwensimbi ye-tubular lusebenzisa i-Corvette Injini enkulu esikhundleni se-compact vw PowerPlant. Baye baba isigaba se-ATV ku-Hardcore Modern Baja racing.
Ngo-2000 Meyers Manx Inc. kuvuseleleke. Le nkampani yakhipha inguqulo ephelele ephelele ye-Meyers 'yoqobo design, isasuselwa kubhungane leVolkswagen.
Ngo-2023, inkampani yethula iManx 2.0, inguqulo kagesi enohla lwamamayela angama-300. Ilungele kakhulu eHollywood eluhlaza kunama-classics abhongayo. Ngenkathi inkampani ingasethanga intengo esemthethweni okwamanje, ithi imoto kagesi ingeyabantu abacebile ngezindlu eziningi nezimoto eziningi, ngakho-ke uthola umbono.
Kimina, ama-meyers asekuqaleni manx ahlanganisa iphupho laseCalifornia. Ukuhlanganiswa kwenduku eshisayo kanye nesiko le-surf, i-manx ikhombisa okungenzeka lapho ubunjiniyela nobuciko lobuciko buhlangana ngomoya wokuvukela.
Sigxile ekuthini lokho okubaluleke kakhulu kithi: Izindawo esizitholayo, abantu esihlangana nabo, amasiko esihlangana nawo, amasiko esilindele noma ngubani ofuna ukungena kokungaziwa, kanye nempumelelo yomhlaba yokulondolozwa kwemvelo yokulondolozwa kwezizukulwane ezizayo.
Isikhathi sePosi: Mar-23-2023
