Boyd Coddington Dead - 63

[Haltech]

What a trip... he died.


Read it here...

[whoosh@Realtune]

RIP dude, he was great

[Mr._Pickles]

He was an asshole. I met him at a SEMA show in Vegas. I watched him interact with other people offering him high praise on his work, still acted like an asshole. Chip Foose was the smiling face of his customs. I'm glad they parted ways.

[Eazy]

He may have been an asshole, but you have to give him respect. That man took the custom auto industry and made it his bitch.

[y2kc0wb0y]

Pioneer in many rights; RIP

[Radar_This]

yeah everytime i see something thats says boyds dead...its sort of heart wrenching...i met boyd at a diabetes function in the early 90's...real nice guy...

[Radar_This]

he opened up a lot to where you could see that he was actually down to earth...

[jmhinkle]

Wow, 3 months now and I just heard about this. I was never a fan for many, many reasons, but he laid the groundwork for a lot of people in the industry.

[jtspells]

He was an absolute automotive genius it is going to be a totally different place without him.

[semperboost]

its never really a good thing when you lose somebody who has been so influential in the automotive industry

[gofast]

wow....

[ALIEN3T]

The wheel division might eb stayng. Shop might not. Customers had pulled cars out. and Dwayne was fired.

It does suck he passed. he introduced us ot Billte parts. and for years his wheels everyone had. (2pac car had BOYDs on when shot) had a ton of sales. BUt yes it always sad to loose someone influencial in an industry.

[Haltech]

I was meaning to stop by the shop over there to see whats up. I think they were aware he was going to pass days before because that casket they painted, wasn't done overnight.

regardless is anyone liked him, he will always be known as the billet god, that groomed Chip Foose into what he is today.

[ALIEN3T]

WEll the shop is closed.

Wifes best friends who works there. (she also dated Greg coddington for years). well Boyds Wife told Gred, Chris (both his sons) last week they could buy the business form her. WEll everyone went to work thismornign. The door were closed. she sold the business off over a week ago. Didnt even give his sones a chance to buy it and keep it going. SO as of now the shop is closed also. (wifes friend Jennie is upset. before boyd passed he called her and asked her to come back to work, sonce she went off with the wheel divcision to american racing.) she just started working again ther ein january. then he got sick and passed. . BUt yep the shop is closed for now.

[Haltech]

Wow, she didnt even give the business to his sons? WTF. There is something not right about that man.

[ALIEN3T]

Nope she didnt. She had full rights to it. But she told them after she already sold it she woudl sell it to them. Chris took a loan against his house. and they went it with a check this morning. Thats when everyone found out the doors were locked. (emplotyees tools and stuff are inside also).

[Corzza]

He was a great builder! Alot of the guys that worked with him did great work too!

But he was very arrogant!

Anyhow RIP....