Some cars you simply own. Some cars change everything.
Let me explain.
About 20 years ago, I had a hankering for a small, pit-type vehicle that could go off road. I first looked at Mini Mokes and VW Things. While both are cool, they’re objectively quite unattractive. Plus, they’re somewhat complicated, and each one that I looked at was rusty.
I didn’t really want to get into an elaborate, expensive restoration, so I kept hunting. I soon discovered the Meyers Manx dune buggy. They were simple, cheap–at least back then–and could go just about anywhere and do just about anything, except offer new-car civility. I found an original Meyers Manx up in Long Island, New York. (I knew even then that I didn’t want one of the myriad copies.)
And that’s where the most interesting car adventure of my life started. As Long Island sits more than 1000 miles from here, we timed our visit to help my parents move south from Massachusetts. So, I borrowed…
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