The Volkswagen type 1 based custom car comes in many forms -- from the most basic Meyers Manx, to the wild things like the Silva S160, but there is an entire catalog of interesting kit cars that can be picked up for cheap. Like this 1973 Volkswagen Manx Buggy offered for $5700 in Inland Empire Los Angeles, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
I've been leering drunkenly at Myers Manx style dune buggy kits for many years, and someday I'll buy one to tool around and enjoy the "beach" vibe, but I can tell you one thing for certain: My Manx won't have been used to store a creepy assed clown mannequin. I guess it is never too late for Halloween around some parts of this country. Find this 1957 Volkswagen Meyers Manx Style Kit here on eBay offered for $4,500 buy-it-now or make-offer.
The Meyers Manx was the original dune buggy for the everyman, but the roofless, doorless, and dry-weather-only setup isn't for everyone, so Bruce Meyers designed the SR2 version which added a small top and 
Bruce Meyers was the father of the late 1960s VW based dune buggy movement but plenty of other folks built little buggys in various quantities. A guy named Brian Dries built something he called the Bounty Hunter out of a small workshop in Burbank, CA, -- and to be totally honest, I didn't know anything about the Bounty Hunter (or the Deserter) until today! Find this 1967 Meyers Bounty Hunter offered for $6,700 in East Cty San Diego, CA via craigslist. Tip from RockOn!
The Meyers Manx was the original dune buggy for the masses, but the roofless/doorless/windowless setup isn't for everyone, so Bruce Meyers designed the SR2 version and this one was built by Karma Coachworks out of Westminster, CA. Find this 1973 Meyers Manx SR2 offered for $10,000 as a roller or $15,000 with dual port engine in Pasadena, TX via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
Have you always wanted that 70s dune buggy experience but been put off by the lack of a set of usable back seats? Fear not, Daily Turismo has got the solution for you -- a custom built Meyers Manx with room for four people. Find this 1962 Meyers Manx offered for $4,750 in San Jose, CA via craigslist.
Bruce Meyers wasn't the first guy to build a Volkswagen based dune buggy, but he put his name on enough examples that he became the face for low volume VW kit cars in the 1970s. The original Manx dune buggy was developed for jumping over dunes, but in 1970 Meyers introduced the Manx SR, a sports buggy for the road. Find this 1971 Meyers Manx SR offered for $1800 in El Cajon, CA via craigslist.
Back in the 1960s Bruce Meyers took the concept of the custom built dune buggy (similar to the examples that cruised around Pismo Beach, CA) and turned them into a reproducible thing. The original concept was sold as the Manx, but later Bruce and his team introduced a miniature off-road only buggy called the Tow'd. Find this 1972 Meyers Tow'd offered for $7,200 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
Back in the 60's when Volkswagen Beetle carcasses littered America's streets like used syringes in NYC's Central Park, a California surfer / artist / boat-builder / engineer named Bruce Meyers started a company out of Fountain Valley building kit bodies that mounted on shortened Type 1 chassis. This next feature might not be an original Meyers Manx, but it looks like a lot of fun for the cash. Find this 1960 Volkswagen Dune Buggy offered for $3,895 in Campbell, CA via craigslist.