# Owners Manual **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 9, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962 "2012-06-09T17:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jody/32/2533_2.png) [@Jody](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jody)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/1 "2012-06-09T17:47:19Z")
I recently purchased a 1967 Porsche 912. I must admit she is everything I had dreamed about since I first saw one as a youth. You only turn 40 once so why not I figured. At some point between when I viewed her prior to the estate sale and got her home from the auction the Owners Manual grew legs and walked away. Where can I find vintage manuals and in the mean time is there a place to grab one off the interwebs? Googlebox seems to be of little help in this matter. ---
**Author:** ![Joe-Guy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joe-guy/32/124_2.png) [@Joe-Guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joe-Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/2 "2012-06-09T18:53:38Z")
They aren’t cheap, but neither is/was the car - \Click here. ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/3 "2012-06-09T19:41:05Z")
That’s great - nice car. You’ll have a ball with that ride, no doubt. [www.thesamba.com](http://www.thesamba.com) is a great resource for Air Cooled VWs but they also have a forum for AC Porsches. You may be able to score stuff (hardware but also manauls) for it there. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/4 "2012-06-09T19:44:20Z")
Lots of owners manuals on eBay… ---
**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/5 "2012-06-09T23:48:38Z")
It is not the right manual for your car, but it would not only provide you with some fun reading, you will also find out a lot of information applicable to your car. ``` "How to keep your VW alive, A step by step manual for the complete idiot. " ``` ---
**Author:** ![Jody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jody/32/2533_2.png) [@Jody](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jody)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/6 "2012-06-10T00:59:38Z")
@ Joe Guy Perfect! I will be placing my order today. Odd that no one has taken the effort to scan one and made it avaliable on collectors sites. -J ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/7 "2012-06-10T02:05:44Z")
The author of _How to Keep Your VW Alive_ was the late John Muir. This info might help you to locate the book, which has been out-of-print for many years. I agree with Joseph that the book is a great aid to owners of air-cooled VWs, but I’m not sure how applicable it would be to a Porsche 912. In any event, it is fairly interesting to read, as it was written by one of the architypical hippies of the '60s. ---
**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/8 "2012-06-10T04:33:33Z")
For VDCdriver. You are correct. I was thinking of just the old air cooled Porsches. I hope I did not confuse anyone. ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/9 "2012-06-10T04:44:04Z")
That’s a fun book to read, even if you don’t own an ACVW. They may be out of print but I’ve seen dusty copies at some of the arger book stores, though. ---
**Author:** ![old\_544](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@old\_544](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_544)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/owners-manual/72962/10 "2012-06-10T18:43:05Z")
How about joining PCA in your area? It’s members are a wealth of information and you will probably find a member who has all kinds of lit available. Plus, they have some great activities (gosh, I sound like an ad and I’m not even a member).