RIP: Boyd Coddington. August 28, 1944 – February 27, 2008

[Melz]

An absolute rodding legend, will be missed. RIP

[HSVKILLA]

I loved the show American hotrod and watched it even if it was a re run episode,Boyd always tried his hardest to show his employees the rights and wrongs of building fine pieces of automotive machinery and lifes ethics alike,very sad day for me to hear this news.Boyd is a legend that will be missed.

[LUXO_8]

thats a shock, RIP Boyd

[Mechan1k]

Damn ... I am still in shock reading this.
Definitely a huge loss to the industry indeed.
RIP Boyd and condolenses to his family/friends.

[WindsorXR]

Rest In Peace Boyd Coddington. You'll be missed. Everything you have bought to the hot rodding, custom and street machining community has always raised the bar for cars builders all over the world.
Such a big loss in every way.

RIP

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Damn ... I am still in shock reading this.
Definitely a huge loss to the industry indeed.
RIP Boyd and condolenses to his family/friends.

Same here .................................................. ... :(

[351capri]

loved the show, loved the cars more, the man was a pioneer, a legend and will be sorely missed by the custom car and hot rodding community. R I P Boyd , and sincere condolances to family and friends......

[Jack91]

Holy crap, R.I.P Boyd.

[leadfoot]

that is a shame to hear.Loved some of the stuff he built on his show...Did he not do an AU ute for someone over here? I seem to recall one in a two tone orange.

[Jason[98.EL]]

R.I.P boyd

condolences to his family and all the guys that have ever had the chance to meet him

i found this pass your condolances

he will be missed in the automotive industry

jason

[wulos]

RIP Boyd - your legend will live on....

[VIBEBA]

Wow hard to belive..
Boyd coddington was a man who inspired me a great deal and will be sadly missed...

[70caprigt3k]

I was shocked to hear the news, i was saddened quite alot by it.

R.I.P Boyd, you will be sorely missed.

[AC]

Apparently he had been hospitalized in early January after a fall at home and had been recovering, he has also been struggling with his diabetes and his death may also be due to complications brought on from a recent surgery.

But cause has not been made official as yet.

[FRDGAL]

What a shock it is to read this. It's very sad news. He will be missed by many around the world. A huge loss to the hot rod world. May he rest in peace.

Krissy.

[RSgerry]

very sad. a man with an incredible imagination and passion for cars. irreplaceable.

[RspecAU]

I'm shocked. I loved watching his show and building some great hot rods in super quick time.

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by leadfoot

Did he not do an AU ute for someone over here? I seem to recall one in a two tone orange.

He built that for Ford Australia.

Rip Boyd, a true innovator.

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

He built that for Ford Australia.

Rip Boyd, a true innovator.

yep, the ute was an ex test car, done up for ford by boyd's crew, then later sold privately..

i was interested in it but it was too much for me at the time, if i had my time over i would have got it (from memory high 20's - something like 27)

its a damn nice car!....if you ever get the chance to check it out at a a show please do so

[UU TS50]

the biggest shock since BROCK R.I.P Boyd Coddington

[Sam_Boss260]

Wow..... He was such a talented man....


RIP Boyd.

[Uncle Raggy]

Hopefully the work he put into the Coddington Foundation will continue on in his memory. He gave a lot back to the community as well as his immense talent as a car builder.

[Pearly]

That's true he was very generous.

I was touched by the fact that he gave jobs to people that would otherwise find it very difficult in society to find employment, and the story about the terminally ill kid that he gave a once in a lifetime chance to build his dream car.

[blueoval]

Originally Posted by Pearly

That's true he was very generous.

I was touched by the fact that he gave jobs to people that would otherwise find it very difficult in society to find employment, and the story about the terminally ill kid that he gave a once in a lifetime chance to build his dream car.

I remember seeing that episode. At one stage, I though Boyd was gonna give the lad the car. lol

[ebxr8240]

He will be missed.. He lived his life the way he wanted.. Sheesh but having two wife's on your payroll ??? No wander he was grumpy ....But he had his fun too...
The American Hot rod Show does make him seem grumpy, but in reality it he wasn't like that.. Even "Chip Foose" said that recently...

Watching this show has made many people think "they can do it" I'm sure many cars in projects section on this site has started or been enhanced, given confidence by Boyd and the show... Up there with Indian Larry ...

[Raptor]

Sad to hear.

History will record him as a true Custom/Rodding legend, and rightly so.

While I haven't seen a lot of it I don't think the TV show did much for his reputation, he should have just let his work attest to his, and his teams, skills and talents.

Originally Posted by LUXO_8

yep, the ute was an ex test car, done up for ford by boyd's crew, then later sold privately....

I have been amazed to see this AU ute parked outside my work on a few occasions over the past year or so. Someone around here must own it now and use it as a daily driver from time-to-time. Good for them

[blueoval]

Could that Au be worth a little more now?

[The Yeti]

I only ever met Boyd the once (well a couple of times at the 0ne event) it was the hot rod nats at Hawksberry a few years ago, it was not an actual meeting more we chatted about things we saw on different cars as we bumped in to each other arround the show, he was a very different man (in a great way) to the boyd you see on the show, perhaps it was becasue he wasnt working or the show dosent always show him in a positve light. but I really enjoyed the chats as they were constrcuive enformative and you could feel his pashon for home build rods over the cheque book trailer sailers

I watch the show (infact my kids gave me series 1 & 2 on DVD for my birthday last week) but I will remember Boyd for the conversations at Hawksberry not the dwayn show

[AC]

Originally Posted by The Yeti

... he was a very different man (in a great way) to the boyd you see on the show, perhaps it was because he wasnt working or the show dosent always show him in a positive light...

True, TV is all about ratings.
Seeing the show they would see they film for a weeks at a time over the build.
Then find the drama, create a story line and squeeze it into a 40min show, while trying to retain the progress of the build and trying to keep the audience that actually wants to see the end product.
Then having to make into a hand full of episodes.

Not surprising that they don't always look favorable.

And to sort of be the devils advocate.
I even sort of feel for Duane, being that our positions(not jobs) are similar.
Having to babysit grown ups and make sure they work, do it right and on time.
Can get really frustrating, turns you into a harsh slave driver.

Anyway.

They released a statement, viewed HERE

[ebxr8240]

No one seems to tell the staff what they want...
Yes there's some vvankers on there at times..
But I put most that onto the foreman then half the time
he doesn't know ...