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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@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@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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<div dir=3D"ltr">I met him in about 1990 and we had a short chat.=C2=A0 He =
was a very friendly guy that looked like he could be Father Christmas.</div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tu=
e, Feb 12, 2019 at 6:49 PM Greg Gowins via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:=
spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">"<span style=3D"color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Helmet,Freesa=
ns,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">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".</span><div><fon=
t color=3D"#404040" face=3D"Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"=
><span style=3D"font-size:16px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color=3D=
"#404040" face=3D"Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:16px"><a href=3D"https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-472141=
03" target=3D"_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-47214103</a></spa=
n><br></font><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Helmet,Fre=
esans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div><div><spa=
n style=3D"color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,=
sans-serif;font-size:16px">His books were an enormous help when I first sta=
rted getting into working on cars.</span></div><div><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(64,64,64);font-family:Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:16px"><br>Greg Gowins</span></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(64,64,64)=
;font-family:Helmet,Freesans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Dri=
ftwood, TX</span></div></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 10:22 AM miniac7=
--- via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D=
"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><font color=3D"black" size=3D"2" face=3D"a=
rial">
<div><em>..."John Haynes, the entrepreneur and creator of the Haynes M=
anual, founder of the Haynes Publishing Group PLC and the Haynes Internatio=
nal Motor Museum passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on the eveni=
ng of Friday 8th February, aged 80, after a short illness"... </em></d=
iv>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Where would all of us shade tree mechanics be in this world if not for=
this man.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Howard Collins</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
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