Quotes from Ant Anstead

I was so inspired by the Alfa 158 that I made my own version of it from scratch.

The thing about having a deadline like a baby is that it sharpens the pencil. It makes sure stuff gets done.

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 built my first car at 16. I was really lucky, because at the back of my parents' house, there was a block of about five garages.

I think a lot of burden is put on someone's middle name, but the reality is that you never use it.

Some marques, like Ferrari, I believe have peaked at the very top end, and other cars are following suit.

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.

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.

Nobody controls me but me.

It's amazing to see how COVID has actually brought many families together. And while we are not physically together, thanks to technology, we feel that we are.

A home creates an anchor for the rest of your life.

You know, I don't think pregnant women or new mothers get enough credit for what it takes to physically create a child.

My dad couldn't change a wheel. But I bought my first car when I was 16.

All five kids are the first priority.

If you ask anybody that knows me properly, they know that I give myself fully.

The worst car I've ever had was a Fiat X19.

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.'

There's no quick fix for a broken heart.

'Wheeler Dealers' is the grandfather of all the car restoration shows - it's the originator.

I built Go Karts when I was 10 or 11, and threw my brothers down the hill in them.

I spent six months really healing and recovering and working on myself.

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.

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 get up with a renewed sense of energy because what I do feels purpose-driven.