So When I Got The News That John Haynes... Creator of the
Haynes Manuals and Founder of the Haynes Publishing Group PLC and the Haynes
International Motor Museum Had Passed Away Last Friday the 8th of February. I
Desided To Post This Memoir
John Haynes... born on 25th March 1938 in Ceylon.
At the Age of 12 He Moved to the UK to Attend Boarding School
at Sutton Valence School in Kent. At That Time He Started Converting an
Austin 7 Into a Lightweight Sporty Austin 7 ‘Special’. He Eventually Sold
the Car and Decided to Produce a Booklet Titled “Building A ‘750’ Special’ to Show
How He Did the Conversion. The First Print Run of 250 Copies Sold Out in 10 Days.
In 1965, John Created the First Official Haynes
Manual. His Mate Bought a ‘Frogeye’ Sprite, In Poor Condition and Asked
John to Help Him Rebuild it. John Agreed... He Then Realised that the Official Factory Manual
was No Help to the Average Car Owner and He Bought a Camera and Captured the Whole
Process of Dismantling and Rebuilding the Engine. The Use of Step-by-Step Photo
Sequences Linked to Exploded Diagrams Became the Trusted Hallmark of the Haynes
Manuals.
The First Haynes Manual, for the Austin Healey Sprite, was Published
in 1966, the First Print Run of 3,000 Sold out in Less Than 3 Months.
To This Date over 200 Million Haynes Manuals Have Been Sold Around
the World.
John’s Publishing Success Made it Possible to Enjoy His Passion
for Cars and Made Him a Collector Also. In 1985 He Founded the Haynes
International Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset Wich Nowadays Displays Over
400 Vehicles.
R.I.P John Harold Haynes (80) 25 March 1938 to 8 February 2019
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