nice suprise

[naughtyboy]

mates boy rang to ask if i wanted some old car manuals he had pulled out of skip outside old guys workshop that died last month.
thought great my youngest will love having his own collection as long as they are ok.

turns up and they are for 40s to mid 70s cars like jags,consuls, zodiacs, datsuns, anglias etc.
even some main dealer ones inc one for jag xk120.
some are for cars i learnt to drive in and learned mechanicing on so lots of happy memories.

all in used but really good nick, when he asked bloke if he could have them was told they are for old crappy cars so books arent worth anything but for burning.
apparently they weighed in the old tools etc.

i dont understand how people can throw things like this out.
so now have approx 200 manuals to read when im bored.

 

[rtbcomp]

Philistines.

 

[Robotstar5]

What did Mrs NB have to say? anything like mine, she just sighs and gives me "that" look

 

[madkayaker]

Good collection defiantly worth keeping

 

[naughtyboy]

What did Mrs NB have to say? anything like mine, she just sighs and gives me "that" look

she doesnt even give me that look anymore as given up.
she does escort me to tip though as have been known to come back with more than i took.
best one was when i went to get gearbox for landy and turned up with rest of the 90 still attached to it.

shes put steptoe and son on my phone as ringtone

 

[rtbcomp]

best one was when i went to get gearbox for landy and turned up with rest of the 90 still attached to it. That's just excess packaging.

 

[Robotstar5]

best one was when i went to get gearbox for landy and turned up with rest of the 90 still attached to it

 

[mike 109444]

mates boy rang to ask if i wanted some old car manuals he had pulled out of skip outside old guys workshop that died last month.
thought great my youngest will love having his own collection as long as they are ok.

turns up and they are for 40s to mid 70s cars like jags,consuls, zodiacs, datsuns, anglias etc.
even some main dealer ones inc one for jag xk120.
some are for cars i learnt to drive in and learned mechanicing on so lots of happy memories.

all in used but really good nick, when he asked bloke if he could have them was told they are for old crappy cars so books arent worth anything but for burning.
apparently they weighed in the old tools etc.

i dont understand how people can throw things like this out.
so now have approx 200 manuals to read when im bored.

They changed ownership pretty quick

 

[naughtyboy]

dont worry he will still get to read them in fact took the haynes consul manual to loo with him.
just not the main dealer ones.

 

[Lawnmowerboy]

Haven't got one on series landies or a Triumph Spitfire have ya?

Beer money waiting!

 

[naughtyboy]

as said on other post have got landy ones on cd i can let you have copies of.
have full set of manuals for most of landy range inc disco rangy and freelander from autodata haynes and main dealer.

and parts manuals.
also got numerous spares when i get rd to sorting out.