Article: Haynes speeds along the road to recovery; INVESTMENT EXTRA.(Column)

Byline: BRIAN O'CONNOR

AT FIRST sight it is hard to think of a business less glamourous than Haynes Publishing, which compiles those car manuals that have detailed drawings of the inside of a gearbox, and which sell for [pounds sterling]14.95 a time in Halfords. Hard work, and for fanatics only, you might decide. Wrong. Cars are more than ever a fashion accessory for the young. Buying a basic Renault Clio or Honda Accord and then adding designer lighting, a nitrous- oxide power engine, fancy wheels and custombuilt body panels is apparently the way to go if you are young and have plenty of money.

And what do you need before you pull the car apart? Why, a ...

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