A biography for Ant Ansteadhasn’t been written yet.
“As the first, original format for fans interested in fixing cars, it's fair to say most TV motoring shows trace their heritage back to 'Wheeler Dealers.'”
“I've been building scratch cars my whole life - my passion is taking something that doesn't exist, creating a concept on a blank piece of paper and making that concept real.”
“I feel like I've really made Laguna my home, and I've got this overwhelming urge now to sort of make friends.”
“I felt connected to California immediately.”
“It's weird, because I only moved out to America for one job, but the moment I moved here, within the first week, I felt at home.”
“You know when you just get around someone and they just vibrate at a really good level? You can't put your finger on it but you meet these people in your life, they walk into the room as a stranger and you just go, 'Whoa. They've got it.'”
“I built Go Karts when I was 10 or 11, and threw my brothers down the hill in them.”
“Not only have I improved my mental health, I've actually made a real conscious decision to go and improve my physical health, as well.”
“When you just love someone's company it doesn't matter what you're doing.”
“It's so satisfying building and then driving your own beautiful car that I wanted to give other enthusiasts the chance to get into their garages and workshops, open up the toolbox and do the same.”
“I realize how lucky I am and how little I need.”
“Every member of the Beatles drove a Radford. Enzo Ferrari, Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Twiggy, they all had one. So it had this really kind of cult, celebrity following.”
“Some marques, like Ferrari, I believe have peaked at the very top end, and other cars are following suit.”
“A middle name is an opportunity to represent you, and what better name for an Anglo-American child than London?”
“It's up to me to empower myself and realize how incredibly worthy I am of healing.”
“I think every child just wants to see their parents happy.”
“A guy stopped me in the street the other day as I was skipping and singing to myself while walking with my son, Hudson who was also dancing along. I didn't even realize I was doing it, it was just happening, and that made me smile. It rubs off on Hudson and it even rubbed off on a total stranger.”
“In the TV car world there are a lot of channels out there scrambling for car content because there's a real hunger for it.”
“I heard a stat claiming there's a new millionaire in China every 10 minutes - that means there are more millionaires than there are available cars. That's why cars that only come up once in a lifetime, like a Jaguar D-Type, will always fetch such big sums.”
“If you ever make a decision that doesn't put the kids first, it is the wrong decision.”