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  • How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot

    How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot - Paperback

    How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot - Paperback

    By John Muir and Tosh Gregg

About Tosh Gregg Books

John Muir (1918-1977) was a writer, mechanic, and expert on the maintenance and repair of Volkswagens. Originally a structural engineer working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in the 1960s he quit his job to become a writer and car mechanic in Taos, New Mexico.In 1969, Muir collaborated with the artist Peter Aschwanden to create the definitive manual for Volkswagen owners, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. The first edition sold more than two million copies.In November 1977, Muir passed away from a brain tumor. His self-published first edition is considered one of the most successful self-published books in history, and his manual remains the definitive guide for VW owners.