Meyers Manx Sold

[stavanzer]

Bruce Meyers is 94.

He is selling his Iconic company.

Tough getting old.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/meyers-manx-llc-sold-freeman-thomas-named-new-ceo/

 

I wish him well.

[Oldcarfan27]

I wasn't even aware he still owned that company. 

[Mark]

I wonder what existed that was of value.  The original Manx body isn't of any value, only because Meyers couldn't hold a copyright on it.  Half of the people who bought a Manx body made some minor change to it (like filling the recess for the hood medallion) and then used it as a "plug" for making a mold, to make knockoff copies...

[stitchdup]

3 minutes ago, Mark said:

I wonder what existed that was of value.  The original Manx body isn't of any value, only because Meyers couldn't hold a copyright on it.  Half of the people who bought a Manx body made some minor change to it (like filling the recess for the hood medallion) and then used it as a "plug" for making a mold, to make knockoff copies...

it would be the brand name and licensing rights. In the vw world having an official part gets more show points. Its the same with empi parts and brm wheels. Genuine is always better. Even the fwddrive lot look down on non branded bbs. I know Bruce Mayers has licensed bodies being made in australia and somewhere in europe (or was in the last few years) for sale in those markets. I can see the new owners going something along the lines of the von dutch clothing brand as well as hopefully continuing the licensing agrrements. With a bit of luck it could even be done similar to moon