The 'Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals' (commonly known as simply 'Haynes Manuals')
are a series of practical manuals from the Haynes Publishing Group aimed at both
the DIY enthusiast and professional garage repairmen. Although the series
primarily focuses upon the construction, maintenance, and repair of automotive
vehicles, covering a wide range of makes, models, and years (300 models of car
and 130 models of motorcycle); it also includes manuals for the construction,
maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of domestic appliances and personal
computers; manuals on digital photography and model railways; and manuals on
men, babies,[{{cite news|
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/3691000.stm| title=Women given
car manual treatment| publisher=BBC News| date=2004-09-26}}]. The automotive vehicle manuals are based upon the strip down and rebuild of the
target vehicle, and comprise step-by-step instructions accompanied by diagrams
and photographs of an actual rebuild. Additional manuals for garage
professionals include books such as the Automotive Diesel Engine Service Guide,
the Automotive Air Conditioning TechBook, Citroën and Peugeot Engine Management
Systems, and two Engine Management and Fuel Injection Systems Pin Tables and
Wiring Diagrams TechBook volumes. Haynes manuals are published in 15 languages: English (including American
English and Australian English versions), French, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese,
German, Czech, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Greek, Danish, Spanish
(including American Spanish versions), and Russian. The company is based in Sparkford, a village near Yeovil in Somerset, England.
Also located there is the Haynes International Motor Museum, the largest motor
museum in the UK which is home to a large collection of both classic and modern
cars, and many rarities. Many Haynes Manuals bore a cover illustration of a stripped down technical
drawing of the subject car hand-drawn by Terry Davey.
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