[Healeys] Edd, Ant or Elvis?

[Harold Manifold]

All three were very good but I thought Edd's approach was the closest to
what most of us would do.

Harold

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:22 AM Hank Leach via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Actually, prior to Ant was the original mechanic, Edd China who was a real
> good seat of the pants mechanic and most informative as he shared his
> methods. Edd and Mike got into an argument with the producers who told Edd
> he had to speed up the process and cut the BS short-so he quit. Then SA
> Ant took over-he was making good money and socially married to some rich
> actress, had a kid and divorced. Such is the life of a star.
> When Ant and Mikle did the BRG BJ8 with a christmas red interior, I really
> was disappointed, but they loved it. It was to be a stock restoration but
> somehow ended up with headers and Webbers. Hank
>
> --------------------
>
> From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
> To: <greylinn at ozemail.com.au>, "'Healeys'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: June 26, 2024 at 8:07 AM PDT
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Edd, Ant or Elvis?
> Ant was on a British show--similar to WD but funnier, and the host wasn't
> as over-the-top as Brewer--and was the same 'act,' if you will. I can't for
> the life of me remember the name of the show--it was only on briefly--but
> the intro screen had the rear end of a 100 on it. I sympathized with him
> because he always paid asking, and I can't haggle for the life of me. I
> think Renee and Ant hooked-up after Ant left the show and his American
> consort dumped him (can't for the life of me name her, but she has a
> screechy voice and annoys the hell out of me, shilling for Jacuzzi, all f'n
> day).
>
> Gotta give WD credit; going on 20 seasons (I think). Most of the American
> car shows have too much silliness and grabassery--and not much technical
> stuff--for my taste (always the same: air-bag it, stuff an LS in it and put
> huge dubs and a garish paint job on it). 'Phantom Works' was good but
> cancelled; 'Roadkill Garage' has an occasional good tip (big on tie-wraps).
>
> Elvis may be the best yet.
>
>
> On 6/26/2024 6:05 AM, greylinn at ozemail.com.au wrote:
>
> Elvis for mine is the best - natural & with a good knowledge base. Ant the worst - always seemed to be 'acting' - perhaps Renee's influence? 😊
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:16 AM
> To: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Edd, Ant or Elvis?
>
> Edd is the sentimental favorite, being the first. Tall, kinda dorky, but completely knowledgeable and down-to-earth. Ant was good, too, and accessible; his fling with an American reality show star--who's now hawking quickie bathroom remodels (excessively)--doesn't count against him and, of course, he tuned and sold a Big Healey at B-J for big bucks.
> But Elvis is kinda growing on me now, and his F1 experience brings new aspects to the repairs and rebuilds.
>
> Earliest seasons are now on MotorTrend; the show's really changed over the years (I don't subscribe but get them recorded).
>
>
>
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