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Boyd Coddington Dead at Age 63
http://www.knbc.com/automotive/15427...l?dl=mainclick
Legendary Southern California hot-rod builder and reality show host Boyd Coddington died Wednesday at a Whittier hospital at age 63, according to his La Habra-based company. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Coddington was the star of the TLC reality show "American Hot Rod," on which he and his crew overhaul classic cars recovered from junkyards and build custom hot rods from scratch. The icon of the hot-rod industry and Idaho native got his first car when he was 13 years old. He built his interest in car-building into a multimillion-dollar industry in Southern California, headquartered at his massive garage in La Habra. Coddington has built vehicles for celebrities such as Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny. His cars have won the "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" award seven times. He is a mamber of the Grand National Roadster Hall of Fame, the National Rod & Custom Museum Hall of Fame, the Route 66 Wall of Fame and the Street Rod Marketing Alliance Hall of Fame. He was named Hot Rod magazine's Man of the Year in 1988. One of his vehicles was also the only hot rod ever displayed on the cover of Smithsonian magazine. Also: http://boydcoddington.com/ (looks like the site just crashed - it was fine 2 minutes ago. |
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Whoa damn... may he rest in peace. I liked his show.
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that sucks, i watch his show on a daily basis
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I saw a few of his shows he seemed a nice reasonable guy. R.I.P. :(
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That is sad news indeed. Boyd has his place in history for sculpting part of our culture and society and its love of power and hot-rods, and long befor his show was even a thought.
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r.i.p Boyd ....
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damn... RIP
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he was a legend
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RIP Boyd...
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Wow, major loss... man was a living legend :2 cents:
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His work was legendary..RIP Boyd
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R.I.P Boyd !
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Holy shit.. :( I am really sad I was a huge fan.
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damn so young, was only just recently watching his program on tv..
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He's done some nice cars.. sorry to hear he's gone ..
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R.i.p... :(
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Wonder if it had anything to do with stress
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wow that sucks way way too young ...love to watch his show on tv here
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I pitched advertising to Boyd once over the phone and he was gracious enough to take my call. Although he didnt buy what I was selling (an advertorial), he seemed to be a nice guy. RIP
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I'm surprised this wasn't given more coverage in the news. Maybe I'm more into cars than the average guy?
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So sad. Still no cause of death.....
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Wow what a loss.. He wasn't looking well in the last little while.. He did have a gift of vision.
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Dam I wonder what caused his death. The guy seemed pretty young for his age.
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RIP. He did some awesome work!
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May he rest in peace
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