Well , they are just comming out of the woodwork this year as another Towdster has just been found on ebay today and snapped up by a fellow buggy nut out ipswich way .
For further details check out the posts here
http://dunebuggyandbajaadventures.freeforums.org/holy-shit-is-this-a-real-manx-towd-t749.htmlDon't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
WOW.... lucky bugger
did people make copies of these?
they dont seem to have a MANX badge on the nose - so how do you confirm it is a Towd??
Futue te ipsum!!!
The Towds & Towdsters never had a badge of anykind , just decals .
The ones made in Oz were under licence from Bruce Meyers , but have quite a few little differences from my American built car.
As for how do you tell its an original , well lets just say they are not an easy thing to copy
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Andrew, i remember years & years ago at Autocross meetings there were heaps of them racing, i wish we were rich enough back then to afford a movie camera.
Hey Matt i would be happy just to see some still 24mm shots if you have any , please
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thats in great cond considering ,great find
show us your gates
He seems to be moving along quite quickley on his car dear😂
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As one who follows fleebay, what was it listed as, I didn't see it. Looks good ULB.
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silly question but those first pictures, are they taken in the same place as the ones a while back of a subaru powered towd sort of thing ?
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx AustraliaDon't think so Brad, the subaru powered one was in Newcastle. The owner of this new one is in Ipswich and it came from Bribie Is
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"Do I wish to send them to you again, nope, no interest can't be bothered really, to much hassle for little or no return."
[IMG]https://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate2-18600.png[/IMG]No definetley two different cars as mentioned above the Subie powered car was in newcastle and was quite different to this car.
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I'll take it LOL!
A POSSE AD ESSE.
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are they portal hubs on the rear
proper preparation prevents piss poor performance
I wish i had some picks Andrew, we were so poor that we couldn`t afford a pair of shoes for me let alone a camera, i was literally racing motorkhanas & autocross meetings in bare feet... true story.
I think maybe Russel Worthington may have some early footage of those days but he`s pissed off around Australia caravaning like a grey nomad :-) Maybe some of the old guys from Ipswich west moreton car club could help you ?
I have just had a confirmation from a reliable source that this car is definetly John Richardsons (Volksworld Bris ) old Towdster.
John sold this car 10+ years ago and has regreted it ever since , and recently has been searching for it to no avail , with last i spoke with his son they had all but given up and were starting to wonder whether it had been destroyed as a back yard hack somewhere.
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