Interesting Manuals - What are they worth?

[pandamonium]

I have acquired some car manuals...Ford Escort Mk1 - AutobooksFord Transit Mk2 - Autodata Car ManualVolvo 340 & 360 - Haynes.Ford Sierra - Autodata Car ManualFord Escort and Orion (1990 - 1997) - Haynes.I know the last one is crap, but anyone interested in some of the others?

[pogweasel]

Quid a piece. Always amazes me the mindset of 'rare car = mega money manual'Quite the opposite, the manuals that make the most coin are for those still in general circulation and which are entering the DIY-keen sub £2000 bracket

[pandamonium]

Thought the Escort one might have been worth at least £2.50 tho! :lol:Although, the chances of manuals outlasting the cars is great as manuals do not rust, so I guess the rarer the car, the more worthless the manual! Oh well, worth a try!

[Milford Cubicle]

The manuals in circulation outnumber the surviving examples of the model sometimes

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

They're probably not worth anything... I know the small collection I have aren't. In the case of rare cars, there's probably ten manuals for each vehicle. I have given manuals away to people on forums, and in return been given other manuals. They're like Pokémon cards for Autoshitists.

[AnthonyG]

Not worth a light.If given these at the local charity shop I work in, I would bin all of them except maybe the Mk5 Escort one, which is worth £1 to someone with a Mk5 Escort who wishes to repair it! Anything that is not Haynes is total shit anyway, (Autodata - softcover? being the worst).Time for the recycling bin, I'm afraid, Panda.

[FredTransit]

I'll have the Mk2 transit one if you want to get rid.....

[Station]

Thought the Escort one might have been worth at least £2.50 tho! :lol:Although, the chances of manuals outlasting the cars is great as manuals do not rust, so I guess the rarer the car, the more worthless the manual! Oh well, worth a try!

Hardcover books are fine. Softback's rot away in damp garages.

[AnthonyG]

Thought the Escort one might have been worth at least £2.50 tho! :lol:Although, the chances of manuals outlasting the cars is great as manuals do not rust, so I guess the rarer the car, the more worthless the manual! Oh well, worth a try!

Hardcover books are fine. Softback's rot away in damp garages.

Seen plenty of mouldy hardback Haynes ones in my time - its only cardboard after all!

[seth]

Proper soft cover (old) Haynes are where its at! To quote this photo caption from my A35 manual which was actually written by a certain J.H. Haynes..."Although the engine is fairly heavy it is not difficult to carry short distances. In this case it was carried up four flights of steps to the authors workshop"Don't make 'em like they...etc.