I just drove home from Las Vegas today through Nevada. Inside a fenced in lot along the way I saw a buggy. I stopped and took a look through the chain link. It didn't have an engine, dash, windshield or tag, but I could see by where the dash frame had been bolted, the body shape and thickness, the rear seat wells and the full length reinforcing tubes, it was a genuine Meyers Manx. About an hour and a half up the road, I took a shortcut and glanced behind a house and this caught my eye.
In addition to the Towdster fenders, engine cover and, front bumper, in a box it had the original towbar, rollbars, center console piece and a set of Pacer wheels on front with Commando Tires. It had been a Transvair but the previous owner dumped the Corvair stuff and welded in an IRS rear suspension. They kept the Transvair subframe as an engine cage. Its serial number 1249 The owner came out and I spoke with him. He said he bought it six months ago and that he was a mechanic, he going to fix it up. He said he didn't know what it was and told me about the big engine, big springs and other changes he was going to make to it. He was also curious as to why it didn't have a VW chassis and he was thinking about mounting it on one. I told him, "Congratulations", that he owned a genuine B.F. Meyers Towdster made in 1971, and among the last made. I also told him that as long as he didn't cut or drill another hole in the fiberglass, or modify any of what was left of the original components, that it was worth many tens of thousands of dollars. I figure that might keep him from destroying it and also might prevent him from selling it before I can get back and explain that he misheard me and buy it myself.