Ngawo-1960, i-Beach Boys yayisebenzisa izindiza. Ukusefa kuwumdlalo omusha opholile njengoba ama-baby boomers angaphumuli abekela inselele imibono emidala. Isikhathi sokuqala lokhu kwenzeka ngisemusha.
Enye indawo eye yashintsha kakhulu imoto. Izikebhe ezinkulu zasemhlabeni zango-'50s azisekho, futhi nansi i-Volkswagen Beetle entsha, encane. Babenomoya ohlanzekile, bekhuthaza isizukulwane esisha sabadali ukuthi bajoyine isiko le-hot rod. Cabanga ukuvukela ngaphandle kwesizathu kodwa nge tan.
Unjiniyela, umdwebi kanye nomakhi wemikhumbi yemikhumbi uBruce Meyers ungomunye wabaklami abanjalo. U-Meyers wenze iphutha futhi wasebenzisa umcabango wakhe ongalawuleki ukuze akhe imoto yale nkathi yomjaho wangaphandle, i-Meyers Manx.
Kanye neManx kufike ikhithi ye-dune buggy. I-prototype yokuqala "Ebomvu Endala" yayinomzimba we-fiberglass monocoque futhi imisiwe elolini le-Chevrolet. Konke ukusetha kunikwe amandla i-Volkswagen Lovesummer epholile emoyeni enamasilinda amane.
Lapho uFerdinand Porsche eklama iBhungane lokuqala ngokwesicelo sikaHitler, enganakile wabeka isisekelo seBuggy. Umqondo wawuwukwakha imoto ethembekile nethengekayo engahamba ngo-60 mph emigwaqweni emikhulu esanda kwakhiwa. Ibhungane lezempi lalinomfowabo wezempi owaziwa amaNazi ngokuthi Uhlobo 82 Kübelwagen futhi kwabaningi bethu ngokuthi “Into”, efana neManx.
I-Old Red ifakazele amandla angekho emgwaqeni omqondo e-Baja Mexico, ibeka irekhodi lamahora angama-39 nemizuzu engama-56 ohambweni lwamamayela ayi-1,000 ukusuka eTijuana ukuya eLa Paz. Akekho umuntu ngaphandle kwabashayeli bezithuthuthu abakholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka. Lokhu kugijima okunesiphithiphithi kuguqukele kulokho esikwazi namuhla njenge-Baja 1000, umjaho onzima kunawo wonke ophuma emgwaqeni eNyakatho Melika.
Kusukela ngo-1964 kuya ku-1971, imisebenzi ye-BF Meyers & Co yayimfushane futhi imtoti. Ngenxa yezindleko eziphakeme nokuba yinkimbinkimbi kwekhithi yokuqala, kwathengiswa kuphela izinhlobo ezibomvu ezindadlana eziyishumi nambili. Ekugcineni, uMeyers wayilahla i-Chevrolet ukumiswa, wakha indikimba elingana kahle nohlaka lwe-VW olujwayelekile.
Ngokushesha, izinto zatholakala kubathandi bezwe lonke. Njengesikebhe, amajika abushelelezi anikeza ukuqina kwesakhiwo esidingeka kakhulu, kuyilapho ama-arched fender anikeza indawo yamasondo angaphandle komgwaqo. Ukuma kwe-feline kwaphefumulela igama elithi Isle of Man, elivela ku-feline ehlangene efanayo.
I-Isle of Man ifinyelele ukuphakama kwayo kokuvelela kwesiko le-pop ngenoveli ka-Steve McQueen kaThomas Crown. UMcQueen uthathe umlingisi uFaye Dunway ohambweni olujabulisayo edabula izindunduma zesihlabathi esogwini lwaseMassachusetts. Lesi sigameko sasikhona kuphela kwifilimu yango-1968 ukukhombisa ukuthi uThomas Crown wayelukhuni kangakanani. Ngokwesibonelo, ngathengiswa.
Ngo-1970, isinqumo senkantolo esasiyimpikiswano sashintsha yonke into. Ijaji linqume ukuthi umklamo we-Manx wawungekho ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwe-copyright. Ngokushesha imakethe yagcwala imigunyathi eshibhile. Naphezu kwemizamo yokwenza amamodeli wamaqembu ochwepheshe njengezindawo zokungcebeleka nabahlengi, i-BF Meyers & Co. yayeka imisebenzi yayo.
Nakuba kwenziwa izimoto eziyizi-6,000 kuphela zekhithi yokuqala, zakhuthaza sonke isizukulwane sabagijimi abangekho emgwaqeni. Inguqulo yensimbi yeshubhu isebenzisa injini enkulu ye-Corvette esikhundleni sesitshalo samandla se-VW esihlangene. Sebephenduke isigaba sama-ATV emjahweni we-Baja oqinile wesimanje.
Ngo-2000 i-Meyers Manx Inc. yavuselelwa. Le nkampani ikhiphe uhlobo olusezingeni eliphezulu olulula lwedizayini yasekuqaleni kaMeyers, esasekelwe kuVolkswagen Beetle.
Ngo-2023, inkampani yethula i-Manx 2.0, inguqulo kagesi enobubanzi bamamayela angu-300. Ifaneleka kakhulu i-Hollywood eluhlaza kunezakudala ezidumayo. Yize le nkampani ingakabeki inani elisemthethweni, bathi imoto kagesi ngeyabantu abacebile abanemizi eminingi nezimoto eziningi, ngakho uyawuthola umqondo.
Kimi, i-Meyers Manx yasekuqaleni ihlanganisa iphupho laseCalifornia. Ingxubevange yesiko le-hot rod ne-surf, i-Manx ibonisa ukuthi yini engenzeka uma ubunjiniyela nobuciko bobuciko buhlangana nomoya wokuvukela.
Sigxila kulokho okubaluleke ngempela kithi: izindawo esiya kuzo, abantu esihlangana nabo, amasiko esihlangana nawo, izigigaba ezilindele noma ubani ofuna ukungena kokungaziwa, kanye nempumelelo yomhlaba wonke yokulondoloza imvelo ngenxa yezizukulwane ezizayo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-23-2023
