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I have a really exciting giveaway for you today! Haynes, famous for their longstanding history of creating fantastic manuals, have released a Build Your Own V8 Engine set, and I have one to give away here on the Mama Geek blog!

Build cool working engines featuring real engine roar with the authentic Haynes Build Your Own Engine sets. The models are the ultimate gifts for dads and petrol heads – ideal for the man who has it all…
Take the ‘Haynes Build your own Engine’ Challenge and build a realistic working model of a V8 engine. With realistic V8 sound features, light up spark plugs and moving engine parts. It’s the most unique gift for dads and motoring fans you can find!
Created by Haynes, the world’s leading publisher and retailer of car and motorcycle manuals, each model includes a Haynes Manual. Featuring easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and a guide to the working principles of the engine, the Build Your Own engine models are designed to be fun to put together. Building the models also teaches you how full-size engines work in real vehicles.
The satisfaction you get from switching on the engine and hearing it roar with realistic sound is indescribable. The Haynes Build Your Own Engines offer hours of fun and the range has been awarded with a Dad’s Choice Award.

These engines look so great and I know that James would love building one – this is just the sort of thing he enjoys doing, and I bet Georgie will be getting in on the action too.


Here is the vital info about the Haynes Build Your Own Engines: (US/global link)
- Over 250 Parts
- Electric Motor
- Illuminating spark plugs
- Engine starting noise replication
- Step-by-step Haynes manual including diagrams
- Available for £54.99 rrp
- Haynes Build Your Own Engines are recommended for motoring heads, 10 years and older and are available to buy now.
Watch the video!
Enter the giveaway
This giveaway is for one Haynes Build Your Own V8 Engine.
To enter, just leave a comment on this blog telling me who you would build it with if you won, and record your entry in the rafflecopter widget below.
This giveaway closes midnight 06/01/19. UK entrants only. There will be one winner. If you can’t see the Rafflecopter Widget, try refreshing the page.
Good luck!


I’d build it with my 8yr old, he loves things like this
my son would love this
i’d build this with my daughter
My son
My son would be pleased with the great giveaway
My ten year old son, he is brilliant at puzzles
I would have to build it with both of my boys! They would love it!
It would be a fab project for my husband to do with our nephews both 15.
I would let my daughter build it with her boyfriend as he wants to be an engineer when hes older.
My goddaughter and her brother
my 11 year old son woukd love to build this with me
My niece and nephew, but I’m honestly probably more excited about the prospect!
I’d love to build this with my younger brother. He’d really enjoy this, as he loves practical projects!
I’d build this with my friend’s son. He has the most inquisitive mind and would love this.
I would build it with my two sons.
My eldest son is 13 he’d love to build this
my son
I’d build it with my husband and our son.
My brother and dad would really enjoy doing this
I think this would be a fantastic and fun project for the whole family to do together.
I would love to build the engine with my son.
I would build it with my son
With my grandson cameron he is 8
My son would love to build this
I’d build this with my daughter
With my dad would be great to do it together looks amazing and we both love cars and engine related
I would build it on my own
I would build this engine with my Daughter. She would love it.
My 18 year old electronic engineer apprentice son along with his 8 year old brother who has severe learning difficulties
I think my son would love to get his hands on this!