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A funny practical book about auto repair,
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This review is from: How to Repair Your Foreign Car: A Guide for the Beginner, Your Wife, and the Mechanically Inept (Hardcover)
I read this book when I was first starting to work on cars back in Mumblemumble. I now teach using some of his explanations.
Mr. O'kane has the ability to make you laugh while giving you practical advice on auto repair. I still pick up my copy every so often and re-read it just for pleasure. Word of warning: This book was written in the 1960's so much of the detail about how things are done on cars is now outdated. Points type ignition systems are covered, but no word on electronic ignition systems. If you own an old car (particularly if it's British) or are just a fan of how cars work, this book is worth a look.
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A Wonderful Book,
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This review is from: How to Repair Your Foreign Car: A Guide for the Beginner, Your Wife, and the Mechanically Inept (Hardcover)
I've owned at least one copy of this book since the 70's. I find it delightful, not just as a manual but as a fun trip back through my days of admiring, driving, and owning British sports cars. That time was a strange combination of romance and frustration and O'Kane relates that well. Though there were several foreign car makers in 1968 when this book was written, it is mostly centered on British sports cars, the most loveable and unreliable of the lot.
A wonderful read especially if you're over 18 and have owned a British car, are over 18 and haven't owned a British car, are under 18 and have owned a british car, are under 18 and have not owned a British car, or none of the above. Here are my two favorite quotes from the book: "Carburetor is a French word meaning leave it alone," the heading of the thirteenth chapter and "If you own or drive a foreign car you need this book. In fact you need two copies -- one to read by the fireside, the other to amuse you by the roadside," the opening sentence of chapter one.
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Best car book ever,
By Mike J (Lake Norman NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Repair Your Foreign Car: A Guide for the Beginner, Your Wife, and the Mechanically Inept (Hardcover)
This is simply the best book ever about learning to understand and work on your 1960's British sports car. Funny, topical, instructive, and still resonates today.
Here (paraphrased) is the ENTIRE chapter on carburetion: Carburetor is a French word meaning "leave it alone". I'm on my fifth (or so) copy, because I'd loan one out and never see it again!
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