Meyer's Manx weight documentation and fire story

Sort of an obscure problema, but you never know, maybe somebody can help:

I have a 1974 Meyer's Manx in BCS with CA plates and I'm trying to change the registration to our future state of "residence".

The new state requires an "unladen weight" documentation to transfer the title and none of my old CA registrations nor the pink slip list the vehicle weight.

The poor old boogy has no brakes and you can watch the ground go by through holes in the floor, and it definitely wouldn't survive being towed back up to a weigh station.

Has anybody had a similar situation with their Baja vehicles and figured a way around it? Anybody own a Manx that has the weight listed on your registration card?

The new state bases the reg. fee on the vehicle weight and it sounds like they may accept something unofficial if it's in print, so I'm hoping if I have an approximate weight I can tell them that the buggy is used 100% off highway nowadays and they'll let it slide



[Edited on 6-9-2009 by oladulce]

lets see...

that one weighs 1500 pounds

http://www.manxsr.com/manx_brochure.htm


SPECIFICATIONS;
Overall length, inches............... 142
Overall height .......................... 48
Overall width .......................... 65
Wheelbase ............................... 80
Track ....................................... 54
Passenger capacity .................. 2
Est. curb weight, lb. ............. 1500



[Edited on 6-9-2009 by Bob and Susan]

Thanks Richard and Bob.

I'll try submitting those specs to the DMV and see what happens.

I was going to post on the Manx club forum but it cost $30 to join before you can post. The buggy registration will only be $10.

Besides, after looking at some of the clean buggys of the club members, they might report us for buggy abuse if the word got out what ours looks like.

Although it looks a bit better now (1st photo) than it did a few years ago after the "fire incident".

We had a propane fridge in our Baja garage and fumes ignited something from the leaky buggy causing an explosion and fire at 2 am as we slept in our camper just outside. We had no water pressure on the property yet and could only close the garage doors and deny it o2.

During the fire the buggy shorted out and the ignition started and it plowed in to the wall of the garage.

Amazingly, it suffered mostly electrical damage and local mechanic Antonio brought it back to life with re-wiring (although he only had black wire so that's all you'll find on it).
The biggest mess was goo from the melted styrofoam blocks in the garage ceiling which covered everything and hung like stalactites.

We lost surfboards, wetsuits, fishing stuff and building materials but both the buggy and the fridge live on to this day.

Moral of the story:

Have large vents down low in rooms with propane applicances.

Have numerous fire extinguishers around your Baja Casa.