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Edward John "Edd" China is an English TV presenter, mechanic, motor specialist
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and inventor. He is best known as being presenter and mechanic on Discovery
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Channel's TV show Wheeler Dealers but has featured in numerous television
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programmes over the years, including Top Gear, Scrapheap Challenge and Fifth
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Gear. China is managing director of two
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companies, Grease Junkie, an MOT and Servicing Garage, the website for which
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also sells Wheeler Dealers and Grease Junkie merchandise; and Cummfy Banana
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Limited, an outlet for his wacky automotive creations and world record
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attempts. China holds many Guinness World Records,
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including the fastest shed, toilet, bed, milk float and the largest motorised
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shopping trolley in the world. Early life
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China had an interest in cars and all things mechanical from a young age. He
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was educated at King Edward's School, Witley and holds a degree in Engineering
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Product Design from London South Bank University.
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While at University, China created the Casual Lofa, which was his first major
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project of note. It was built to raise money for a Raleigh International
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expedition to Belize. Television career
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Guest Appearances 1994 - Following the success of his
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creation of the Casual Lofa, he got his first job in television as a special
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effects technician on Father Ted.1998 - China appeared as a guest on Top Gear
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Live, driving the Casual Lofa at the Silverstone 'Live Arena'. The same year,
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China and the Casual Lofa were also featured on Jeremy Clarkson's DVD "The
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Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World.... Ever!", where the Casual
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Lofa was raced at the Thruxton Circuit. China was also featured on Channel 4's
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The Big Breakfast three times over the years, driving the Casual Lofa, Bog
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Standard and Street Sleeper.2000 - China was a guest on Scrapheap Challenge in an
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episode featuring driving beds and sofa cars. In the same year, China was
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featured in an episode of the UK TV show This Is Your Life featuring Madness
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Frontman Suggs. China drove presenter Michael Aspel around old haunts and
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delivered Aspel to the television studios on the Casual Lofa.2001 - China
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was interviewed about all of Cummfy Banana's vehicles on ITV's Pulling
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Power.2002 - China was resident designer on the BBC series Panic Mechanic, and
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was also a guest on Top Gear feature "Build a Bond Car On A Budget", where he
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showcased a Rover 800 that had been modified with budget Bond-esque gadgets,
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such as an ejection seat, for merely £100.2003 - China was a part of an
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expert team converting a Milk Float into a drag racer on Channel 4's Monster
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Garage.2005 - China was a celebrity guest on BBC show Ready Steady Cook for
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a Children in Need special.2006 - China was interviewed on ITV's This Morning
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about his Cummfy Banana vehicles.2007 - Owing to his Guinness World Record
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attempts, China was featured in many programmes including Fifth Gear, Pulling
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Power and This Morning showcasing his Cummfy Banana creations.2008 & 2009
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China was a guest on The Culture Show, being interviewed and driving Arthur
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Smith and various other performers around the Edinburgh Festival.
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The double-deck cars in Top Gear were also manufactured by China.
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He, along with Penny Mallory, Tony Mason and Alex Riley presented a UK television
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mini series that examined the history and culture of classic cars, and geared
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toward classic-car enthusiasts called "Classic Car Club" for Discovery which
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premiered in 2005. Other work
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China owns an MOT and Servicing Garage in Bracknell, Grease Junkie. He does not
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work at the garage due to time constraints from his filming schedule,
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but has chosen the mechanics who work there with a view to providing superior
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service and ability than rival garages. Following the success of his creations
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as a special effects technician on the comedy television programme Father Ted,
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China set up Cummfy Banana Limited, in March 1999, as an outlet for his extreme
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creations and world record attempts. Guinness World Records
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Personal life China has particularly keen interest in
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anything to do with design, science, mechanics and things that move. His most
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current projects include the design and creation of an electric production model
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of the sofa-car, as well as an electric vehicle-charging system for Vevox
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Systems. China lives and works in Maidenhead with
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his wife Imogen. References
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External links Edd China's Facebook Page
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Grease Junkie Website Edd's Twitter account
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Wheeler Dealers Official Website Edd's YouTube account
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Cummfy Banana Website