Thread: Boyd died today

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Haven't posted on here much. Just saw this on the HAMB. Boyd had been sick since Christmas. Godspeed Boyd, we have lost another legend of hot rodding. Pat.

sorry for being ignorant but I am not familar with the name. Just got into this hobby beyond watching it on tv.

Boyd Coddington was a hot rod pioneer.If you ever seen American Hot Rod on tv.that was his shop.Its too bad.May he and roy now be together in hot rod heaven.

Originally Posted by jyardgirl

sorry for being ignorant but I am not familar with the name. Just got into this hobby beyond watching it on tv.

This is Boyd .

I am so very very sorry to hear about this, and still in shock. It sort of adds up though, it seemed they were not doing any new shows, at least from what I saw. I know he was diabetic and had liver issues. My condolences to the entire family and his friends.

He got rapped a lot by some car lovers because of his use of billet and bling, but there is no question he was one of THE hot rod great builders of all time.

Very shocking.

Don

Very Sad News!

i will follow my own addage "" if you cant say somethin good about someone "

Saw it on HAMB also, and jumped over here hoping someone may have found a link, Google had nothing. Whether you liked his work or not, whether you liked or disliked him from the show, whether you knew him before the show and admired his earlier work, he has to be given major credit for putting hot rodding on the map, and giving it some respectibility.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family

Mike

Well said, eticket.
Whether you like him, or his style of cars, or not, there's no doubt as to the contribution to hot rodding, Mr. Coddington, had.
And as far as the detractors of his TV show, remember, it was a "reality" show, they film for 24-40 hours, just to end up with about 30-40 minutes of actual footage being shown... there's a LOT a film editor can do, to make things look they way they want them, NOT how it actually came down.
God Speed, Boyd. Prayers go out to Jo and his family.

Whether you liked him or not, he made a huge contribution to this hobby. In recent years he brought hot rodding to a different level through inovative styling and trend setting designs. Through his TV productions, he brought a lot of public awareness and interest to this hobby. The hot rod world lost one of the best today.

We just built a trailer for them 2 weeks ago. I have Dwayne's cell No. I will call him later today and see what happened.
Ken

In the '80s Boyd Coddington was "The Man"! His cars were considered the "top 'o the heap" for the national interest in handbuilt hot rods.

As the trends changed, he continued on the same path, and obviously had a strong enough follwing to keep his shop full.

In case you haven't noticed, the strongest trend right now is toward "low-buck, do-it-yourself" style... and bash the guy who doesn't agree with this philosophy. Boyd chose to follow his own style, and I would have disrespected him if he didn't.

I also suspect that the personality that we loved to watch on TV, was scripted. If it wasn't, then do you really think his customers, workers, and wife would really have tolerated it??? Here's a hint. If it's on TV.....it may not be real!

Anyway, people should respect him as a human being, and leader in the hobby. RIP

Jyardgirl wrote:

sorry for being ignorant but I am not familar with the name. Just got into this hobby beyond watching it on tv.

Never heard of old Floyd Cotterpin??? I thought he was world reknown.
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Kidding aside I am sorry to hear of his passing. Hard to believe, just saw him a couple of months ago. He was without a doubt, one of the biggest proponents or our hobby, and had an extremely talented and creative mind.

Article from the San Fancisco Chronicle:

California car-building legend Boyd Coddington dies at 63

Damn, he was just 63. Pretty young in my book. Older than me, not by much though.

Whether you agreed or disagreed with Boyd's style, he kept an interest in the sport. In my opinion, Boyd had a great eye. He knew what he wanted and project to look like and could get the cars to look very close to his illustrations.

God rest Boyd and enjoy some time with Roy.