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title: "Headed to Auction: Meyers Manx Buggy Driven by Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair"
description: "The A-list motorhead did all of the stunt driving himself and even helped modify the custom beach speedster."
date: "2019-08-18"
modified: "2019-08-18"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/29466/headed-to-auction-meyers-manx-buggy-driven-by-steve-mcqueen-in-the-thomas-crown-affair"
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# Headed to Auction: Meyers Manx Buggy Driven by Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair

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The uber-cool Meyers Manx dune buggy driven by Steve McQueen in *The Thomas Crown Affair* will cross the auction block in early 2020, boasting a more powerful engine and upgraded suspension thanks to the actor's own help in developing the quirky car.

![message-editor%2F1566146475619-dune-buggy-jump.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1566146475619-dune-buggy-jump.jpg>)
**Bonhams**

This machine was built on a shortened Volkswagen Beetle chassis with heavier-duty suspension, wide Firestone tires, and a Chevrolet Corvair engine hanging off the back that's pushing 230 horsepower to the rear wheels through a four-speed gearbox. It weighs just 1,000 pounds, meaning there are only 4.4 pounds of buggy per horsepower—that’s better than a Dodge Viper SRT or Chevrolet Corvette Z06 from just a couple of years ago.

![message-editor%2F1566146448419-steve-mcqueen-1600x1229.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1566146448419-steve-mcqueen-1600x1229.jpg>)
**Bonhams**

Making the [Manx](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26760/volkswagen-i-d-buggy-electric-off-roader-revealed-ahead-of-geneva-motor-show>) even more special is the little-known fact that McQueen helped design this one himself with a hand from motoring legend Pete Condos of Con-Ferr. At the time he said, “Crown lives at the beach and he has a dune buggy. I helped them design it, so I'm kinda proud of that. It's set on a Volkswagen chassis with big ol' wide weenies—big wide tires on mag wheels, Corvair engine stuffed in the back.”

A couple of days ago, we shared that McQueen’s [Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29394/808-hp-2019-ford-mustang-gt-gulf-heritage-is-the-most-expensive-new-stang-you-can-buy>) from the movie *Bullitt* will [hit the auction block](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29422/mcqueens-1968-ford-mustang-gt-from-bullitt-could-become-most-expensive-stang-ever>) next year as well. Though he was the [most experienced](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24026/the-coolest-cars-and-stars-ever-to-drive-at-bondurant>) driver of any A-list actor at the time, McQueen had to share some of the driving with a stuntman for that movie; this wasn’t the case for *The Thomas Crown Affair,* as he was able to do all of the on-film driving himself.

![message-editor%2F1566146514321-thomas-crown-affair-dune-buggy.jpeg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1566146514321-thomas-crown-affair-dune-buggy.jpeg>)
**Bonhams**

There’s no word yet on a price estimate for the Manx, but it’ll hit the auction block with [Bonhams](<https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/28470/>) on March 5, 2020 at Amelia Island.

h/t: [*Silodrome*](<https://silodrome.com/dune-buggy-steve-mcqueen-thomas-crown-affair/>)

## Author
After working in the technology and software industry for several years, Chris Teague began writing as a way to help people outside of that world understand the sometimes very technical work that goes on behind the scenes. With a lifelong love of all things automotive, he turned his attention to writing new vehicle reviews, detailing industry trends, and breaking news. Along the way, he earned an MBA with a focus on data analysis that has helped him gain a strong understanding of why the auto industry’s biggest companies make the decisions they do.

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