Towd History

[Gene-C]

The Meyers Tow'd was originally produced for off-road use only. It was an effort to diversify and expand the B. F. Meyers & Co. product base. The original Tow’d, aptly named as it was to be towed (get it?), had no hood or fenders. People thought it was so cute that they demanded it also become street-legal. Eventually the Towdster evolved adorned with hood, fenders and engine cover – even a soft-top for weather protection. The Tow’d in general had production problems however and never really caught on like the Manx. The body was smaller and lighter than the Manx and was built on a custom tube frame. One might say that the Tow’d was the predecessor of the modern sandrail. Bruce raced a Tow'd in the second Baja 1,000 and ended by crashing and breaking both legs. He is reminded daily by a worn out stainless steel ankle today, which is detected by his slight limp.

[1MINT86]

[jsturtlebuggy]

Good stuff Joseph, thanks for posting you can never have too much Tow'd histroy.

[stubenj]

Drive a Tow'd and get the Playboy girl. What would Pedro say?

[jsturtlebuggy]

this does not end well

[jhkinca]

Here is a little Tow'd History Tag #1009

The black and white photos are from Bruce's files and only recently have been shared. The assumption is, the photos were taken around September of 1970; this Tow'd is the 9th tagged BF Meyers body produced after Bruce left the company. Why this Tow'd was built at the factory and for whom was/is still a bit of a mystery. Bruce was also not sure of the Manx2 dash and why it was custom made.