Boyd Coddington dead at 63

[The Big Al]

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[Riverratt]

He will be missed. I did not like the way he acted on his show but he truely was a great designer.

[tux974]

R.I.P!! He sure put alot of pressure on his guys for project time dead lines, but he did take a great deal of pride in his builds! TL

[Tom D.]

A sad day for all HOT RODDERS!!!

Tom

[FAST RALLY SPORT]

Foose Will Have To Find Someone Else To Pickon.

[Raceman]

What a shame. That places a real void in the hotrod hobby. I'm not sure Boyd was as bad a guy as his show portrayed. For some reason some of the shows think they've got to inject drama to make em interesting to a wider variety of people. Same is true for American Chopper. Boyd and the Tuttles use conflict, where Foose uses the suspense and surprise of highjacked cars. Either way, it's about lights, camera, action and the real topics of the show sometimes take the back seat.

In any case, Ole' Boyd will be missed. His show was one of my favorites in spite of the drama distractions.

RIP Boyd.

[Riverratt]

I have to agree with you. I don't think he was that way in person but since it works for Orange County they figured it would work for him but in reality I would have enjoyed his show much better if they just let the man be himnself and show off his talents. I wouldn't have cared if it took him a year to build a car on his show.

[BarryStrawn]

Based on comments from a few people who knew him and own his cars, I think his personal portrayal on TV wasn't very far from the mark.

His shops turned out some great rods and he attracted some great designers and fabricators. One of those places most everyone used to work at.

[The Big Al]

What a shame. That places a real void in the hotrod hobby. I'm not sure Boyd was as bad a guy as his show portrayed. For some reason some of the shows think they've got to inject drama to make em interesting to a wider variety of people. Same is true for American Chopper. Boyd and the Tuttles use conflict, where Foose uses the suspense and surprise of highjacked cars. Either way, it's about lights, camera, action and the real topics of the show sometimes take the back seat.

In any case, Ole' Boyd will be missed. His show was one of my favorites in spite of the drama distractions.

RIP Boyd.
Truth is in real life.

Sorry to say, Boyd was a gapping A - hole.

What he was on TV was calm.

But, if you were inside his circle, you had the strongest friend in the world.

Boyd had one major philosophy.

Do it my way,
Do it the right way,
You will pay me for my work,
My work is not cheep,
If you don''t like it, refer to rule #1

You did it correctly. You never sacrificed quality or workmanship.

Boyd was a master at pulling very talented people together. Foose broke his teeth under Boyd.

I met Boyd 25 years ago in Chattanooga TN at the Honest Charlie Speed Shop he was a very big guy then. ( as in fat large like me)

He is a icon in the car hobby.

He will be missed.

[The Big Al]

Coddington had been hospitalized in January, shortly after New Years' 2008 following a fall at his home. He was discharged, but complained of continuing complications and was readmitted just a few days later to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in suburban Whittier. After being readmitted, doctors performed surgery and Boyd was expected to make a complete recovery. Coddington died on February 27, 2008. His company has released a statement stating that Coddington was "a long-time diabetic" who "died from complications that were brought on from a recent surgery."

[Checkmate2.5]

What a shame. :(

I loved American Hotrod, and liked the way he came across on camera. I know a few people like that, and they are all very strong, sucessfull people.

Ill miss him.