Ngo-1960s, amakhwenkwe aselunxwemeni asebenza kwiinqwelo moya. Ukutshutshiswa ngumdlalo omtsha opholileyo njengosana olungenamntwana uBoomers ucela umngeni kumanyala amadala. Okwesihlandlo sokuqala oku kwenzeka xa ndandikwishumi elivisayo.
Indawo enye ebonile utshintsho olukhulu yimoto. I-yakhs enkulu yelizwe 'ezingama-50s ihambile, kwaye nantsi i-verkwage entsha, encinci yeVolkswagen. Babephefumla umoya omtsha, bavuselele isizukulwane esitsha saye saya kwinkcubeko yentonga eshushu. Cinga imvukelo ngaphandle kwesizathu kodwa nge-tan.
Injineli, umculi kunye ne-Naval Africa i-Bruce Meyers ngomnye umyili. I-Meyers ithathe impazamo kwaye isebenzise ingcinga yakhe yasendle ukwenza i-Icophoc yemoto ye-Off yendlela, i-meyers nyanix.
Kunye ne-manx yeza ikhithi yenduli yedayane. I-protorype ye-"0 ye-od "i-protottype" ye-firberg ye-fiberglass ye-fiberglass ye-fibergy kunye nokunqunyanyiswa kwilori ye-chevrolet. Ukuseta konke kuxhotyiswe yi-Volkswagen i-volk-i-woud-piertrain.
Xa uFordinand Porsche wayile i-Beestle yasekuqaleni kwisicelo sikaHitler, wabeka isiseko se-buggy. Umbono yayikukudala isithuthi esinokuthenjwa nesifikelelekayo esinokuhamba kwi-60 mph kwiindlela ezisandula ukwenziwa. Ibhungane yaseburhulumenteni yayinomlinganiso wasemkhosini owaziwa kumaNazi njengohlobo lwe-82 külbagen kwaye uninzi lwethu njenge "Into" efana ne-manx.
Ubomvu obomvu wangqina ubuchule bendlela yendlela e-Baja Mexico, bebeka irekhodi leeyure ezingama-39 kunye nemizuzu engama-56 kwi-1,000 yemayile kwi-tijuana ukuya eTijuana ukuya eTijui. Akukho mntu ngaphandle kwemoto ngaphandle kwemoto ekholelwa ukuba kunokwenzeka. Le flonelic sprint ivele kwinto esiyaziyo namhlanje njengeBajA 1000, eyona ndlela iphambili kuhlanga olunendlela eMntla Merika.
Ukususela ngo-1964 ukuya ku-1971, imisebenzi ye-BF Meyers kwaye i-HO yayimfutshane kwaye imnandi. Ngenxa yeendleko eziphezulu kunye nobunzima bekhithi yoqobo, kuphela malunga neenguqulelo ezibomvu zeshumi elinambini. Ekugqibeleni, ooMeyiyers bashiya ukunqunyanyiswa kwe-chevrolet, beyila umzimba ofanelekileyo kwi-swired kwi-VW ye-VW.
Kwangoko, izinto zaza zafumaneka ukuba ziphanyazelwe kwilizwe liphela. Njengesikhephe, i-curves egudileyo ibonelela ngobuqili obuninzi, ngelixa i-thendries egxothiweyo ibonelela ngendawo yeetayara zendlela. I-feline itori ephefumlelwe i-Isle yendoda, ephuma kwi-thoctho efanayo.
Islea yomntu ifikelela kwi-Pop yeNkcubeko ye-pop pop of i-steve ye-thomas yesithsaba ye-thomas. I-Mcyele yathatha i-orvice fayey dadaway kwikhwelo elichulumancisayo kwiindunduma zesanti zaselunxwemeni. Le ndawo yayikhona kuphela kwimovie ye-1968 ukubonisa indlela ingqokelela yeThomas. Umzekelo, ndathengiswa.
Ngo-1970, isigqibo seNkundla esiPhakamisayo satshintsha yonke into. Ijaji igwetywa ukuba uyilo lwe-MAX lwalungaphantsi kokhuseleko lwelungelo lokushicilela. Kungekudala imakethi yakhukuliswa ngexabiso eliphantsi. Ngaphandle kweenzame zokwenza iimodeli zamaqela eendawo zokuchithela kunye neendawo ekuhlala kuzo iiholide kunye nobomi, i-BF Meyers & CO. Ukuphelise imisebenzi.
Nangona kuphela iimoto zentsusa zantlandlolo ezenziwe, baphefumlela sonke isizukulwana sabakhweli beedradi ezihamba ngaphandle. Inguqulelo yentsimbi yentsimbi isebenzisa injini ye-giant cockette endaweni ye-compact vw ropplant. Baye baba ludidi lwe-ATVs kwindawo yokubaleka kwe-bala yanamhlanje.
Ngo-2000 Meyers Manx Inc. Inkampani ikhuphe inguqulelo ye-Meyer ephezulu yoyilo lwantlandlolo lwe-meyers, isekwe kwi-volkswagen Beetle.
Ngo-2023, inkampani yazisa iManx 2.0, i-vere yombane kunye noluhlu lweekhilomitha ezingama-300. Ilungele i-Green Hollywood kunokugquma. Ngelixa inkampani ayibekeli ngexabiso elisemthethweni okwangoku, bathi imoto yombane yeyabantu abazizityebi ngezindlu ezininzi kunye neemoto ezininzi, ke ufumana umbono.
Kum, mna, i-meyers yase-nyanile ikhutshiwe iphupha leCalifornia. Ukucocwa kwentonga eshushu yentonga kunye nenkcubeko ye-SURF, i-Mnux ibonisa into enokwenzeka xa ubuchwephesha kunye nobushushu bugesa kwimvukelo.
Sijonge eyona nto ibaluleke ngayo kuthi: Iindawo esihamba ngazo, abantu esidibana nabo, amaqela esiya edibana, kunye nempumelelo efuna ukuba nabani na ofuna ukungena kwindalo ngenxa yezizukulwane ezizayo.
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