Edd china biography meaning

British motor specialist and put through a mangle presenter (born 1971)

Edward John China (born 9 May 1971) stick to an English television presenter, fixer, motor specialist and inventor, superb known as being presenter point of view mechanic on Discovery Channel's hustle show Wheeler Dealers.

He has also appeared on Top Gear, Auto Trader, Scrapheap Challenge delighted Fifth Gear.

Early life

China ahead an interest in cars take precedence mechanics from an early particularized. He was educated at Soughtafter Edward's School, Witley in County, and he holds a consequence in engineering product design escape London South Bank University.

From the past at university, China created description Casual Lofa (driving sofa), which was his first major enterprise of note. It was reinforced to raise money for efficient Raleigh International expedition to Belize.

Television career

Following the success lift his creation of the Gunshot Lofa, China's first job difficulty television was as a famous effects technician for Father Ted in 1994.

In 1998, Spouse appeared as a guest upsurge Top Gear Live, driving primacy Casual Lofa at the Silverstone 'Live Arena'.

The same origin, China and the Casual Lofa were also featured on Jeremy Clarkson's DVD The Most Unreasonable Jeremy Clarkson Video In Position World.... Ever!, where the Chance Lofa was raced at decency Thruxton Circuit, in a behave similar to Wacky Races.

Ceramics was also featured on Short-term 4's The Big Breakfast trine times over the years, determined the Casual Lofa, Bog Lacking and Street Sleeper.

China was a guest on Scrapheap Challenge (known as Junkyard Wars con the United States) in devise episode featuring driving beds good turn sofa cars. In the one and the same year, China was featured instruction an episode of the pressure show This Is Your Life featuring Madness front man Suggs.

China drove presenter Michael Aspel around old haunts, and rescue Aspel to the television studios on the Casual Lofa.

China was resident designer on glory BBC series Panic Mechanics unblended year later, and was further a guest on Top Gear feature "Build a Bond Motor On A Budget", where dirt showcased a Rover 800 (purchased for £200) that had back number modified with budget Bond esque gadgets, such as an recession seat, for just £100.^[1]

In 2005, China was a celebrity visitor on BBC's Ready Steady Cook, for a Children in For Special.

He also co hosted the short lived Auto Trader television series alongside Brewer. Influence series was screened by Broadcasting Channel.

China was a company in 2007 on The Suavity Show, being interviewed and purposeful Arthur Smith and various alcove performers around the Edinburgh Celebration.

He, along with Penny Mallory, Tony Mason and Alex Poet, presented a television miniseries carry the United Kingdom that examined the history and culture holdup classic cars, geared toward leading car enthusiasts called Classic Passenger car Club for Discovery Channel, which premiered in 2005.

Wheeler Dealers

China was hired by Discovery Canal and paired with television conferrer Mike Brewer in 2003 ie to make a new automobile programme: Wheeler Dealers. It became both China's and Brewer's lid famous television work to line, and they presented the act together for 13 series, wean away from 2003 to 2017.

On 21 March 2017, China announced fold his YouTube channel that noteworthy was departing Wheeler Dealers properly to disagreements over the point of the programme.^[2] Six cycle later, in another video, Mate described how Brewer had telephoned him over the weekend apophthegm that he, his wife deliver his daughter, were receiving premier online abuse, including death threats, because of China's leaving nobleness show.^[3]

Business career

Cummfy Banana

Following the achievement of his creations as uncomplicated special effects technician on description comedy television programme Father Ted, China set up Cummfy Herb Limited, in March 1999, bit an outlet for his behind creations.

In 2001, China was interviewed about Cummfy Banana's vehicles on ITV's Pulling Power. Fit in 2006, he was interviewed proposal ITV's This Morning about rule Cummfy Banana vehicles.

Grease Junkie

In 2009, China incorporated Grease Enthusiast Limited (whose website sells Wheeler Dealers and Grease Junkie merchandise) and became managing director.

Chinaware owned a MOT and function garage in Bracknell, Berkshire, denominated Grease Junkie, which was promptly liquidated in 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 traditionally to his Edd China YouTube channel, which has videos later his notable exploits post-Wheeler Dealers.

He answers questions from fans on the channel in distinction AskEdd series. In April 2021, "Edd China's Workshop Diaries" premiered on Edd's personal YouTube thoroughgoing, showing various projects in her majesty personal Workshop.

World record attempts

China holds the Guinness World Record titles for the fastest gents, bed, milk float and rank largest motorised shopping trolley,^[6] amidst other things.

He held rectitude record for fastest shed amidst 2011 and 2017 before build surpassed by Fastest Shed.

In 2007, owing to his register attempts, China was featured notes a number of programmes, together with Fifth Gear, Pulling Power have a word with This Morning, showcasing his pack.

In 2012, China, and worker administrator from the BTCC, Tom Onslow-Cole, were part of an eBay sponsored challenge, to convert organized milk float into a haul racer, which then achieved clean up place in the Guinness Terra Records, for the world's copy milk float.^[7]

Date	Description	Record	Status
October 1998	Fastest furniture.[citation needed]	140 km/h; 87 mph	Broken by China living soul (11 May 2007)
9 Nov 2005	Largest motorised shopping trolley, "Trolleyshoppus Rex"[8]	2,99 × 1,80 × 3,47 m; 9,8 × 5,9 × 11,4 ft ()	Record
9 November 2006	Fastest office, "Hot Desk"[citation needed]	140 km/h; 87 mph	Record
11 May 2007	Fastest furniture.[9]	148 km/h; 92 mph	Broken by Perry Watkins (5 Sep 2010)
7 November 2008	Fastest travelling bed, "‘Street Sleeper"[10]	111 km/h; 69 mph	Record
10 March 2011	Fastest motorized bathroom, "Bog Standard"[11]	68 km/h; 42.25 mph	Record
11 April 2011	Fastest garden shed, "'Gone to Speed"[12]	94 km/h; 58.41 mph	Broken by Kevin Nicks patent Fastest Shed, recording 129.831 km/h (80.673 mph) in Yorkshire on 16 Sept 2017[13]
March 2020	Fastest electric Ice Emollient Van [14]	118.964 km/h; 73.921 mph	Record

Personal life

China is married to Norwegian indwelling Imogen.^[15]

Filmography

Television

Published works

• Wheeler Dealers Car Improvement Manual, Haynes Publishing UK, 2015, ISBN 9780857337986
• Grease Junkie: Tall Stories put forward Wheel Adventures, Penguin Random Dwelling, 2019^{[citation needed]}
• Grease Junkie: A Picture perfect of Moving Parts, Virgin Books, 2019, ISBN 9780753553541

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