Yeah, I read about this today. I'm more familiar with "Chilton" in the U.S. But, no matter which publisher, these sorts of books were indispensable to me when I was younger. My first car was an "M.G. Midget." '69 I think? You could pick the darn thing up... Heck, my friends did that just to mess with me. (slid it around sideways in a parking spot or put it up on the lawn of a store) But, you could have put a hot-tub in the engine compartment. I remember looking at that over-hyped lawnmower engine and then trying to figure out how to fix it... "WTF IS METRIC? Is this a carbeurator? Why are there two carboreators? How do you spell carberator?"pjknibbs wrote: ↑Thu, 14. Feb 19, 13:59Few days late, missed this one at the time:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47214103
John Haynes, the guy who came up with the concept for the car repair manuals used by many a Brit trying to save money, has died.
If it wasn't for Chilton, and likely the same way Brits feel about Haynes, I would have never been able to enjoy some of the automobiles I have owned over the years.
Ya know, I guess we can consider Haynes and people like him to be some of the first really dedicated "fans" that made something accessible and "playable" by the fanbase... Kind of like the game modders, wiki writers, tutorial writers and Let's Players for their genre in their day, huh?
Godspeed, Haynes, and thanks for helping so many people.
PS - The wiki for Haynes is pretty interesting. Their workflow in creating a Haynes book must have been a wild ride, indeed!