An explainer on coachbuilt fiberglass VWs in the 1960s.
.Coachbuilt' because the Manx is pre-kitcar, and the Brubaker Box wasn't a kit at all.
Their Associate Curator doesn't get everything right.
He describes a 'one-piece' Manx. It was always two pieces, the tub and the hood. The change he fails to characterize is the switch from a full monocoque tub to fitting a shortened VW floorpan. [This example appears to have a floorpan]
At
?t=201 the b&w stills sequence shows an EMPI Imp. It was Manx's biggest competitor, but in braked sheet metal. That design was published in Popular Mechanix Illustrated as a DIY project. Plans and templates are still available.
At
?t=489 he shows a dashboard cooler full of crushed ice. Any Type II owner who has a full tray under the dashboard knows what happens when you hit a speed bump.
