.Boyd Coddington dead.

[evolutionvalet]

Wow...he'll be missed. Not a great fan of all his cars but he turned out some beauts.....RIP>



World-renowned tuner and hot rod king Boyd Coddington died at 6:20 am this morning. The cause of death is still unknown. Coddington, founder of Boyds Wheels and designer of prize-winning custom cars, had recently been hospitalized twice for an undisclosed medical condition. Although he was though to be in recovery, rumors of his untimely death began circulating today throughout the forums. A spokesperson for Boyd Coddington's corporation has confirmed to Jalopnik that those rumors are true. The company will be releasing a statement later today.

[T_Pot]

What a shame, this guy made some seriously great cars, and seemed to have a great work place for his staff.

truly felt sad when i read that.

bet old foose aint too upset though

[V1PER]

Very sad....
I'm sure Chip will be upset at the end of the day they are car guys and chip is one of the best if not the best...

[Stig]

Sad to go so relatively young.

It will be interesting to see if there's any fallout between his 'young' wife and his original one (who handles the BC accounts) now he's gone

Trouble with Boyd is that was he was CR4P at keeping the talent. Chip Foose, Charlie (the painter) and Mike (with the paralysed gob) etc.etc.

Once the business was successful, he just kept a helm on the tiller whilst these guys did the hard work (well, can't blame him really but there you go).