So we have talked about our love for collecting model cars, legos, license plates and even model cars from movies but this is one of my more odd obsessions, err I mean collections

When I got my very first car at 15 (1987 Honda Civic CR-X HF) I went out and bought a Haynes Workshop Manual for it, and while Haynes manuals really do not have much information in them, ok they do but most anyone that has a basic knowledge of car mechanics could figure everything in them out without a manual, except maybe the torque specs. I did notice that the artwork on the cover was exqusite. I loved the cutaway drawings of the cars and was saddened in the late 90's when Haynes switched to computer altered photos instead of the drawings. So for every car I got I bought a Haynes manual (and most of the time a Chilton and Factory Service Manual as well) and that is how this collection started.

Here is the most recent picture I have of my Haynes manuals (I traded most of my Chilton's and FSMs away to get more Haynes.) I have gotten about 150 more manuals since I took this photo much to the dismay of my wife



Oddly enough Haynes manuals in the UK (where Haynes originated) are much nicer (hard Cover) than the soft back manuals that the US and Australia got