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02-27-2008, 08:15 PM
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Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
Boyd Coddington, the hot-rod innovator whose creations won the coveted Grand National Roadster Show's America's Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) trophy a record six times, died Wednesday morning of undisclosed causes. He was 63.
Coddington was raised in rural Idaho but moved to Southern California as soon as he could to pursue his dream of building hot rods. He quickly earned a reputation for subtle, stylistic innovations on what had been an almost overdone theme--the '32 Ford roadster. That branched out to '33s, '34s and then all manner of surprising twists on iconic themes. Names such as Boydster, Smoothster, Alumacoupe and Chezoom redefined what a rod could be.
His wheels were equally well known, particularly those shaved from billet aluminum. He soon earned the nickname "Billet Boyd" for his techniques machining aluminum.
One of his best qualities was his ability to gather talented partners to produce his many fine creations.
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02-27-2008, 08:20 PM
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Re: Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
That sucks. He was innovative, but over the years I think many of his cars began to share many similarities in design.
I'll miss his show, too.
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02-28-2008, 01:54 AM
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Re: Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
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02-28-2008, 06:13 PM
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Re: Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
I watched the show from the beginning and remember thinking towards the end that Boyd wasn't looking too healthy. He made an amazing contribution to the industry for certain.
It seems like we're losing iconic creative folks at an alarming rate in a short number of years- Ed Roth, Indian Larry, Boyd, ect.
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02-28-2008, 10:25 PM
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Re: Hot-rod builder Boyd Coddington dies
what ever happened to ED "Big Daddy" Roth ?
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