And I want you to keep it. FREE!

Popular Mechanics

250 WEST 55th STREET. NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019

Good Friend,

This invitation isn’t for deadbeats, rip-off artists or “gentlemen” who hate to get they hands dirty.

It’s for the rest of us.

It’s for the average guy who works hard for a living (and wants to live better). Who knows the value of a book (about 50¢ these days). Who is willing to trade a few drops of sweat for the chance to save big bucks.

It’s for guys who aren’t afraid to get down under the sink with a pipe wrench. Guys who don’t mind sticking their hands in the toilet tank to adjust a ball cook (because .they know it’s going to save a $16 plumber’s bill).

Our country was built on the sweat and hard work of do-it-yourself guys. And from POPULAR MECHANICS, the #1 do-it-yourself magazine, we’d just like to say THANK YOU.

Our big, illustrated POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA was written with “shirtsleeves” guys in mind. Guys like you.

So please --- let me ship you Volume I FREE. (No strings attached. No purchase necessary.)

It’s BIG --- 168 oversized pages crammed with up-to-date money-saving plans, photos, diagrams and articles about how-to-do just about WVERYTHING!

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From fixing your car’s alternator to improving your gas mileages by 30 percent!

It’s PRACTICE --- oversized pages lay down flat so you have them right there on your shop table or car fender to refer to. Sturdy hard-covers laugh at dirt!

Type is LARGE so it’s easy-to-read.

Each article is generously illustrated --- Volume I alone has more than 600 step-by-step drawings, photos and diagrams.

So we got the manager of a big body shop near our office to share his trade secrets with us. The results? An article illustrated with how-to-do-it photos that shows you to how to get rid of scratches, dents, rust and rotten spots yourself --- make your fender look like new!

All this, and much more, is in Volume I of the POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA.

But remember --- you don’t pay a cent for it. Now or ever. And there’s no obligation --- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!

“Well, come on, you’re probably saying, “There’s gotta be a catch.”

MAYBE THERE IS. You be the judge!

Sure, I’d like to sell you the whole POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA.

But I know from experience that I can’t “sell” someone like you. You’ve got to prove for yourself it’s worthwhile. So accept our FREE book and examine Volume I, then make up your own mind.

VOLUME I IS YOUR FREE SAMPLE. AND I WANT YOU TO USE IT FOR ALL IT’S WORTH.

Got kids? Turn to page 50 for complete plans and instructions for making your own hocky tabletop game. (You’ll have a ball with it, too.) It would cost you plenty in a store. But you can make it with a few dollars’ worth of lumber, particleboard, and an old range exhaust fan.

Want a greenhouse? On pages 30-32 you’ll find plans for an elegant addition --- an add-on Greenhouse.

How about valuable antiques? Why not build your own authentic reproduction pine and maple bench… for a fraction of what an original would cost. Complete plans and instructions start on Page 30.

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Turn to page 178 to see how easy it is to do all your own routine auto service and maintenance. (If you’re spending $200 a year to have a pro do it, you could save $150!)

Cool your house in the summer (and out your air conditioning electric bills) by installing an attic fan. The article starting on page 156 show you how.

I could go on and on. But why should I? Volume I of POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA is yours for the asking.

You don’t even pay to send for it. Postages paid Reply Card enclosed.

So what are you waiting for? Say YES today!

When your “Free Sample” arrives, keep it. And use it. And see for yourself why POPULAR MECHANICS is usually considered the world’s leading source of “do-it-yourself” information.

NOW LISTEN TO THIS.

If Volume I isn’t everything I’ve promised. Just drop us a note saying “No more!” That will be the end of it (of course, you keep Volume I). But if you’re as pleased as I expect, just sit back and enjoy your Free Volume. Then, eight weeks later, you’ll receive Volume II of the POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA --- just as big, beautiful, husky and crammed with plans and information as the first one. For example:

HOW TO TEST & RECHARGE MOST BATTERIES… BUILD YOUR OWN BARBECUE BAR… FINISH YOUR BASEMENT LIKE MA PRO… PUT IN A STAIRWELL...INSTALL A HALF-HATH ANYWHERE. PLUS EVERYTHING YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT BANDSAWS...HOW TO REMOVE A REARING WALL...ALL ABOUT BELT SANDERS...CHOOSING THE RIGHT BIKE...AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

That’s just a sample of Volume II. But remember ---

YOU HAVEN’T YET SPENT OR RISKED A PENNY!

Because Volume II is yours to examine and use freely for 14 days! Then, if you’re not completely “sold” on the POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA, just return it before the Free Examination Period is over, and owe nothing.

By now, if you’re the kind of guy I think you are, you should be itching to get your hands on the remaining 18 volumes of the POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCYCLOPEDIA. If so, when Volume II arrives, simply remit the low subscriber price of only $5.95 plus a small charge for shipping & handling and any applicable sales tax.

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Then, the remaining volumes will be sent to you over a five-month period --- each shipment strictly “on approval.” Pay for each volume (one payment a month) at the low subscriber price of only $5.95 --- or return it within the 14-day Free-Examination Period and owe nothing.

BUY AS FEW OR AS MANY VOLUMES AS YHOU WISH. CANCEL ANY TIME!

Remember --- Volume I of the POPULAR MECHANICS DO-IT-YOURSELF ENCLOPEDIA is your “Free Sample” --- yours to keep, even if you decide not to buy anything.

But to get it, you have to sign and mail the enclosed reply Card.

Do it today.

Cordially,
J. Michael Walters
For POPULAR MECHANICS