Rex Garrod
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| Born | 9 October 1943 Mickfield, Suffolk, England |
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| Died | 8 April 2019 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1971 | Ipswich |
| 1972-74 | Scunthorpe |
Rex Garrod (10 September 1943[1] – 8 April 2019) was a British inventor and roboteer, and speedway rider. Garrod was notable for building the radio controlled car that starred in Brum, and co-presenting The Secret Life of Machines. Garrod entered several successful robots into the early series of British TV series Robot Wars. He was a rider for the Ipswich Witches (1971) and Scunthorpe Saints (1972–74) speedway teams.[2][3][4][5]
Garrod grew up in Mickfield, Suffolk. He was a speedway rider for the Ipswich Witches (1971) and Scunthorpe Saints (1972–74).[6] He and former motocross racer Dave Bickers then moved into special effects.[1]
Garrod married Sally in 1992, and they had two daughters.[7] He had Alzheimer's disease for the last eight years of his life, and died on 8 April 2019, aged 75.[6][7]
Television work
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Brum was a British television series which ran intermittently between 1991 and 2002. It told the story of a small car called Brum, which in reality was a giant remote control car. Garrod is credited with both designing and building Brum.[1] He also made devices on the children's programme Teletubbies.[6]
Garrod co-presented Channel 4's The Secret Life of Machines with Tim Hunkin, another inventor from the same county.[4][6]