<div>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.</div>
<div>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</div>
<div><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net> <br>To: <greylinn@ozemail.com.au>, "'Healeys'" <healeys@autox.team.net> <br>Sent: June 26, 2024 at 8:07 AM PDT <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Edd, Ant or Elvis? <br>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). <br><br>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). <br><br>Elvis may be the best yet.<br><br><br></div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/26/2024 6:05 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:greylinn@ozemail.com.au">greylinn@ozemail.com.au</a> wrote:</div>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre">Elvis for mine is the best - natural & with a good knowledge base. Ant the worst - always seemed to be 'acting' - perhaps Renee's influence? 😊
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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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