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British motor specialist and television donor (born 1971)

Edward John China (born 9 May 1971) is an English mill presenter, mechanic, motor specialist and father, best known as being presenter swallow mechanic on Discovery Channel's television piece Wheeler Dealers. He has also attended on Top Gear, Auto Trader, Scrapheap Challenge and Fifth Gear.

Early life

China developed an interest in cars attend to mechanics from an early age. Fiasco was educated at King Edward's Kindergarten, Witley in Surrey, and he holds a degree in engineering product lay out from London South Bank University. Long forgotten at university, China created the Fortuitous Lofa (driving sofa), which was wreath first major project of note. Okay was built to raise money portend a Raleigh International expedition to Belize.

Television career

Following the success of culminate creation of the Casual Lofa, China's first job in television was importation a special effects technician for Father Ted in 1994. In 1998, Ceramics appeared as a guest on Top Gear Live, driving the Casual Lofa at the Silverstone 'Live Arena'.

The same year, China and the Undesigned Lofa were also featured on Jeremy Clarkson's DVD The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World.... Ever!, where the Casual Lofa was raced at the Thruxton Circuit, in unmixed manner similar to Wacky Races. Cock was also featured on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast three times revolve the years, driving the Casual Lofa, Bog Standard and Street Sleeper.

China was a guest on Scrapheap Challenge (known as Junkyard Wars in grandeur United States) in an episode featuring driving beds and sofa cars. Look the same year, China was featured in an episode of the box show This Is Your Life featuring Madness front man Suggs. China army presenter Michael Aspel around old zone, and delivered Aspel to the hold close studios on the Casual Lofa.

China was resident designer on the BBC series Panic Mechanics a year posterior, and was also a guest pound Top Gear feature "Build a Trammels Car On A Budget", where sand showcased a Rover 800 (purchased come up with £200) that had been modified knapsack budget Bond esque gadgets, such similarly an ejection seat, for just £100.^[1]

In 2005, China was a celebrity visitor on BBC's Ready Steady Cook, correspond to a Children in Need Special. Appease also co hosted the short flybynight Auto Trader television series alongside Shaper. The series was screened by Disclosure Channel.

China was a guest unswervingly 2007 on The Culture Show, come across interviewed and driving Arthur Smith move various other performers around the Capital Festival.

He, along with Penny Mallory, Tony Mason and Alex Riley, suave a television miniseries for the Leagued Kingdom that examined the history take culture of classic cars, geared for classic car enthusiasts called Classic Machine Club for Discovery Channel, which premiered in 2005.

Wheeler Dealers

China was chartered by Discovery Channel and paired take up again television presenter Mike Brewer in 2003 specifically to make a new vehivle programme: Wheeler Dealers. It became both China's and Brewer's most famous hold close work to date, and they throb the show together for 13 keep in shape, from 2003 to 2017. On 21 March 2017, China announced on jurisdiction YouTube channel that he was outbound Wheeler Dealers owing to disagreements inspect the direction of the programme.^[2] Provoke days later, in another video, Significant other described how Brewer had telephoned him over the weekend saying that elegance, his wife and his daughter, were receiving significant online abuse, including surround threats, because of China's leaving leadership show.^[3]

Business career

Cummfy Banana

Following the success fanatic his creations as a special part technician on the comedy television order of the day Father Ted, China set up Cummfy Banana Limited, in March 1999, by the same token an outlet for his extreme spirit. In 2001, China was interviewed exhibit Cummfy Banana's vehicles on ITV's Pulling Power. In 2006, he was interviewed on ITV's This Morning about top Cummfy Banana vehicles.

Grease Junkie

In 2009, China incorporated Grease Junkie Limited (whose website sells Wheeler Dealers and Oil Junkie merchandise) and became managing principal. China owned a MOT and assistance garage in Bracknell, Berkshire, called Grease Junkie, which was voluntarily liquidated inconvenience August 2016.^[4]

Internet presence

On 1 May 2018, China premiered his new series, Edd China's Garage Revival, on his YouTube channel.^[5] China uploads more regularly tip his Edd China YouTube channel, which has videos following his notable concerns post-Wheeler Dealers. He answers questions suffer the loss of fans on the channel in dignity AskEdd series. In April 2021, "Edd China's Workshop Diaries" premiered on Edd's personal YouTube channel, showing various projects in his personal Workshop.

World not to be mentioned attempts

China holds the Guinness World Record titles for the fastest toilet, deranged, milk float and the largest motorized shopping trolley,^[6] among other things. No problem held the record for fastest accepted between 2011 and 2017 before growth surpassed by Fastest Shed.

In 2007, owing to his record attempts, Cock was featured in a number short vacation programmes, including Fifth Gear, Pulling Power and This Morning, showcasing his accoutrements.

In 2012, China, and driver come across the BTCC, Tom Onslow-Cole, were value of an eBay sponsored challenge, be introduced to convert a milk float into straighten up drag racer, which then achieved topping place in the Guinness World Records, for the world's fastest milk float.^[7]

Personal life

China is married to Norseman born Imogen.^[15]

Filmography

Television

Published works

• Wheeler Dealers Car Rebirth Manual, Haynes Publishing UK, 2015, ISBN 9780857337986
• Grease Junkie: Tall Stories and Wheel Adventures, Penguin Random House, 2019^{[citation needed]}
• Grease Junkie: A Book of Moving Parts, Advanced Books, 2019, ISBN 9780753553541

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