[Spridgets] John Haynes R.I.P.

[Weslake1330]

I met him in about 1990 and we had a short chat.  He was a very friendly
guy that looked like he could be Father Christmas.

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 6:49 PM Greg Gowins via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> "John Haynes started the firm after helping fix an Austin Healey Sprite
> and realising the official manual was "not designed to help an average car
> owner".
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-47214103
>
> His books were an enormous help when I first started getting into working
> on cars.
>
> Greg Gowins
> Driftwood, TX
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 10:22 AM miniac7--- via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> *..."John Haynes, the entrepreneur and creator of the Haynes Manual,
>> founder of the Haynes Publishing Group PLC and the Haynes International
>> Motor Museum passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on the evening
>> of Friday 8th February, aged 80, after a short illness"... *
>>
>> Where would all of us shade tree mechanics be in this world if not for
>> this man.
>>
>> Howard Collins
>>
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