Eric LeClair

As a former Beetle owner I was intrigued to read a resto manual that was newly published - it's a far cry from my trusty Haynes Manual that I somehow managed to keep since the 80's - guess I'm just one of those types. This volume takes a fairly formulaic approach to restoration - a bit of history, some insights into acquiring your first bug, and then breakdowns of the various approaches. Best thing about the book are the detailed photos - there are many of them interwoven into the text - I do wish that some of the photos were a bit larger as in some instances some details are hard to identify - but then again there are no perfect books. This one is fairly comprehensive and a far cry from my old Haynes, which focuses primarily on the mechanicals. I'm not sure if someone without some basic mechanical experience could make the most of a restoration with this book alone but it does make a good attempt to at least point newbies into the right direction, especially on approach.

Full disclosure, I received this as part of the LibraryThing Early Readers program.… (meer)