Boyd Coddington, best known for his tuner and hot rod work, died today at the age of 63. Little is know about the circumstances of his death, but representatives of Coddington’s corporation confirmed that Boyd Coddington passed at 6:20am this morning. Coddington had recently been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical condition.
Coddington was born in Rupert, Idaho in 1944 but moved to California in 1966 to pursue his dreams of building hot rods. In 1977, Coddington opened his own hot rod shop — named Hot Rods by Boyd — and established Boyds Wheels Inc. in 1988. In 1997, he was inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame.
As of late, Coddington was best know for his TV show American Hot Rod, which aired on TLC.
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02/27, 1:54 PM
posted by:
jumpoffit
R.I.P. Boyd
02/27, 1:55 PM
posted by:
Ward Cleaver
This is truly tragic news. He created some great vehicles. I hope his shop continues. God Bless You Boyd, you’ll be missed.
02/27, 1:58 PM
posted by:
buytheredcar
Oh man….
Im shocked!
63 is young.
Im really sad.
02/27, 2:00 PM
posted by:
F451
Sad, sad, sad.
02/27, 2:09 PM
posted by:
christianboy10
Sad but this something we all have face one day R.I.P Boyd
02/27, 2:13 PM
posted by:
golf4me
Global Warming is my guess.
Seriously, though, it’s pretty sad for anyone to die that young. My thoughts to his family and friends. Very sad day for gearheads everywhere.
02/27, 2:41 PM
posted by:
injunraiv
Maybe Al Gore say on him?
RIP buddy…
02/27, 2:49 PM
posted by:
doublearon21
wow, so young, such a tremendous impact on the the automotive industry, you will be missed Boyd.
02/27, 3:08 PM
posted by:
C6Racer
Finally a topic of importance and all LLN has to say is one measly paragraph.
R.I.P. Boyd
02/27, 3:09 PM
posted by:
SwerveEarly
HE WAS A BAD ASS and a visionary who was always on top of his game. Never took the easy way or money. God Bless to him and his.
02/27, 3:18 PM
posted by:
doghis
omg…that’s so wrong…
R.I.P boyd
02/27, 3:23 PM
posted by:
400horseSS
His wheels are by far the classiest and best looking in a gaudy market of bling bling bull****.
02/27, 4:28 PM
posted by:
GBilbo070
Wow even in England, that guy is well known. Well i know him anyway. 63 is young these days though…
02/27, 4:42 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
I remember when first seeing American Hot Rod (the show), and it began airing with American Chopper… Seemed like American Chopper faired a lot better, since I haven’t seen a lot of American Hot Rod. Pretty good show though, don’t know much about him other than that. Rest in peace.
02/27, 4:55 PM
posted by:
pezones
rip…
i remember his show also… it seemed very ‘real’ compared to some reality shows… i never knew about the feud between him and foose…
he seemed to be a very tense and stressed out dude- not good for the heart…
02/27, 4:56 PM
posted by:
PetrolHeadPete
Boyd Coddington was a legend in the automotive sub-culture. This is a sad loss. His customs demanded respect, and he never went for the “Pimp My Ride” bull**** of modifying the looks/speakers. He modified the powertrain, and everything else – a completely custom one-off dream machine.
R.I.P. Boyd
02/27, 6:21 PM
posted by:
Cbugman
Much Respect for this man and his Vision for what “Hot Rods” Should look like
You Will Be Missed!!!!
02/27, 8:06 PM
posted by:
pherarey
Farlight: I agree, most of the times it is not worth posting because of the pointless jabber that plagues the lln comment boards.
R.I.P Boyd, your ‘Boydsters’ are irreplacable.
02/27, 9:12 PM
posted by:
apstewart
I can’t believe he’s gone. And just one year older than my father. While Boyd seemed like a jackass to me, there’s no denying the effect he’s had on multiple industries. R.I.P.
02/27, 10:28 PM
posted by:
jdasch1
Sad, sad day. One of the giants in customizing gone. Hard to believe.
02/28, 2:01 AM
posted by:
soul life play
rip
02/28, 3:36 AM
posted by:
Ecky69
Now we know who the real children are on LLN. I really do wonder about all of the **** fascination that goes on here. Latent homosexualality I am guessing.
I wasn’t overly impressed with his work, but he did press others into stepping up their game. RIP
02/28, 1:49 PM
posted by:
corvette
thats sad.
03/01, 8:36 AM
posted by:
shotgun88
RIP Boyd,hope the show goes on