Haynes Manual

For the American manufacturing company, see Haynes Automobile Company.

Haynes Publishing Group
Founded1960
FounderJohn Haynes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationSparkford, Somerset
DistributionGrantham Book Service (UK)
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topicsAutomotive
ImprintsClymer
Official websitehaynes.com

Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals (commonly known as Haynes Manuals) is a series of manuals from the British publisher Haynes Publishing Group. The series focuses primarily on the maintenance and repair of automotive vehicles and covers a range of makes and models, with manuals for over 600 car and 225 motorcycle models.[1]

The manuals are aimed at DIY enthusiasts rather than professional mechanics. Latterly the series was expanded to include a range of parody practical lifestyle manuals in the same style for a range of topics, including domestic appliances, personal computers, digital cameras, model railways, sport, animal care, men,[2] babies,[3] sexual intercourse,[4] and women.[5] Haynes also published the humorous Bluffer's Guides.[6]

Additionally, Haynes has released parody manuals based on popular fictional series, including Star Trek[7] and Thomas and Friends.[8]

Haynes manuals up to 2020 are available as printed books, but newer ones are only available online.

  1. ^ "About Haynes". Haynes Manuals. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "The Enlarged Prostate". Men's Health Forum in association with Haynes.
  3. ^ "Car-style baby manual for macho dads". BBC News. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2005.
  4. ^ "Car manual firm's guide to sex". BBC News. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2005.
  5. ^ "Women given car manual treatment". BBC News. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2005.
  6. ^ "Practical Lifestyle Manuals". Haynes Publishing. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Cover & Details For Haynes USS Enterprise Manual + Details On 'Typhon Pact' Book Series".
  8. ^ "Thomas The Tank Engine - Owners' Workshop Manual". haynes.com.