Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Automotive

A Collection of Vintage Automotive Workshop Manuals and Technical Handbooks - A substantial collection of vintage automotive and motorcycle technical literature, primarily produced for the UK market from the mid to late 20th century. The collection is dominated by an assortment of Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals and Service and Repair Manuals in both hardback and softback formats, featuring characteristic cutaway cover illustrations. Represented vehicle marques include Vauxhall, Opel, Ford, Peugeot, Austin, Morris, British Leyland, Renault, Volvo, Skoda, Mazda, Datsun, and Volkswagen. Specific vehicle models include the Ford Cortina, Escort, Sierra, and Capri; Vauxhall Nova, Cavalier, and Astra; and Peugeot 205 and 405. The collection also includes a Haynes manual for Honda CB100, CB125S, and SL125 motorcycles. The lot further contains several large-format official manufacturer workshop manuals in ring-bound binders, including BMC Service publications for the Austin Mini and Mini-Cooper, Austin-Healey Sprite Mk II, Morris Minor Series MM, Series II, and 1000, and the British Leyland Maxi. Other technical publishers present include Autobooks and Autopress Ltd with manuals for the Hillman Imp, Hillman New Minx, Singer Gazelle, and Volkswagen Beetle; Intereurope manuals for the Volvo 164 and BLMC 1100/1300; and Autodata manuals for the Simca 1100. Notable individual items include a 1937 edition of the Morris Eight Operation Manual in a red hardback, a blue softcover Reliant Regal and 5cwt Van workshop manual, and two volumes of TI Crypton Tune-up Data for 1976 and 1977. General interest titles such as Amazing MINI by Peter Filby and Odhams New Motor Manual edited by Leonard Holmes are also included. This lot is sold as a collection of historical technical literature; completeness of every manual has not been individually verified.