Legendary Boyd Coddington Dead

[broman1960]

Sorry to announce that Boyd Coddington passed away today from an unknown illness. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Coddington Family

[Blake Beamish]

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Wow that is sad! The car community just lost one of it's best.

[KNJ]

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I agree Boyd and his crew did some awesome vehicles over the years. I think my favorite was Chezoom. My prayers are with his family and friends.

[TXShine]

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First off, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Also, was this something that was sudden or had he been sick, anyone know?

Like Blake said, The car community just lost one of it's best.

[FHerrera]

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ohh men, sorry to hear that, no doubt, that´s a big loss

[stealth]

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May he Rest In Peace while crusin' over us in a Boydster.

[broman1960]

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The report was that he fell in his house in over the holidays and was in the hospital and they released him, that all that came out.

[Jeepster04]

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Yea, saw this on a Jeep forum. Sad stuff indeed. I really liked his show and such.

http://jalopnik.com/361391/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63

[J. A. Michaels]

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What a terrible loss. Like was said earlier, the car community has lost a true original. My families thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

[Michael Stoops]

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I met Boyd and Jo Coddington at SEMA just a few months ago and while he didn't have much of anything to say, Jo was amazingly friendly and gave me the impression she'd talk for hours if I let her. I was actually alone with them on a corner of the show floor for a while and I initiated the conversation by asking if Jo had ever made it back to Bonneville to get into the 200mph club (if you saw the episodes of American Hot Rod you know what I'm talking about). She got this huge smile on her face and started telling me all about her experiences on the salt. Very charming, extremely friendly.

Boyd may have developed a reputation among his critics for being a bit cold, but the guy did wonders for the Hot Rod hobby. Heck, no less than Chip Foose apprenticed with him, and he did win the Grand National Roadster Show's top award 7 times!! The car hobby lost an icon today, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and family.

Nice article here ---> http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...467772614/1024

[Hemin8r]

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Whoa this news caught me by surprise. Very sad for the car world. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family.

[Superior Shine]

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"indisputably the best-known and arguably the most influential professional builder in the field."






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[yalerd]

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What?!?! This caught me of guard.

[DaGonz]

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We have lost an automotive icon.