For a few years now, the newly revived Meyers Manx has made cool beach buggies with a variety of powertrains—VW flat-four, three-cylinder radial, and all-electric. Now, though, it’s building something quite a bit more powerful with UK Porsche shop Tuthill Porsche. Debuting at Monterey Car Week, the LFG is an all-wheel drive, flat-six powered tribute to the Baja 1000-winning Meyers Manx of 1967. And yes, LFG stands for exactly what you think it does.
The LFG’s carbon-fiber bodywork is the handiwork of Freeman Thomas, the designer of the Audi TT and the Volkswagen New Beetle. The press release from Meyers Manx was light on specs, but it does say that the car is available with a number of engine choices, including Tuthill’s four-valve air-cooled flat-six from the wild 911K. It also gets a six-speed sequential gearbox, and front, center, and rear limited-slip differentials. There are twin adjustable coilovers at each corner, and BF Goodrich all-terrain tires, naturally.
Photo by: Meyers Manx
Photo by: Meyers Manx
Photo by: Meyers Manx
While the LFG has an enclosed cockpit complete with air-conditioning, you can remove it in two minutes for the classic open-air buggy experience. Meyers Manx and Tuthill Porsche will also hold driving tours for owners to get the most out of their cars.
Meyers Manx and Tuthill Porsche didn’t announce a price, but expect it to be in the hundreds of thousands at least. The two plan on building 100 examples, and the first driving tour for owners is set for 2027, the 50th anniversary of Meyers Manx’s Baja 1000 win.
“The car looks fun, mischievous, it has a character that I have genuinely never seen or felt,” says Tuthill Porsche head Richard Tuthill in a statement. “But underneath, it’s proper—could we go to the moon and back in it? Probably yes, it has the capability to go wherever we point it, and we can do it safely and comfortably.”
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