History
Oct 2010 - Verified Original turnkey car built by Meyers Manx Brisbane in the 70s on a 1961 Beetle Chassis in original ex factory condition.
Has original pre QLD Transport (Dept Labour Relations) Modification approval paperwork.
Purchased late 2010, with the intention of a tidy up and daily use. 3 Months later I decided a full body of nut and bolt resto was the right way to go to give this car a long future.
I re did the engine and transaxle and then she comes totally apart from here for a full rebuild.
Stripped back to a bare chassis, galvanised, Rhino coated, tared, then rebuilt 1 piece at a time front to rear.
The white body is rubbed back, 120 small holes filled from 3 1/2 Decades of additions and changes and off to get paint, it will come back 1976 Torana Orangeaide.
Christmas Eve 2012 fresh Orangaide Paint, yum yum!!
April 2013 - Full under dash Stereo is in and total fully soldered, braided and heat shrink loom end to end fitted with all new components including full circuit breaker system.
Sept 2013 - Body and Chassis re-united, getting close :)
Aug 10 2014 - Been off work and off the Buggy Project for 10 months with a severe illness, just got the car out from undercover and getting back to it, hope to finish it before Christmas.
Aug 20-24 2014 - did a huge week on it, engine run for the first time, all finished except for front seats to go in and hardtop to be fitted.
Dec 9 2014 - Hardtop Painted, brackets made and all fitted up.
Dec 11 2014 - Rang Shannon's and had the Insurance changed from Restoration to Registered on the road in anticipation of all going well tomorrow.
Dec 12 2014 - Registered on the 50th Anniversary of the Meyers Manx, now its time to go have some fun and drive it
Sept 23 2017 - Have now clocked up 2089 ks of fun in almost 3 yrs, with religious 6 monthly oil changes, I almost 1 for 1 tank of fuel tooil change, but the oil is the cheapest preventative maintenance on the planet.
Also picked up a couple of Best of... Trophies in 2015 and 2017, very proud om my little Manx :)
