Legendary Hot Rod Builder, Boyd Coddington Dead @ 63

[RADA]

His shop is not even five miles from my house. I drive past it daily on the way to the gym. I was never a big fan of his way of doing business, but he did make some nice cars.

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[Nightwolf]

I heard liver failure.

[mmonnin]

Damn, never cared for the show on TV but the cars were nice.

[MrBill]

He built a 1957 Chevy for us (O'Reilly Auto Parts) that we either recently gave away or are giving away soon. I don't recall when the drawing is/was. I believe I heard it was about a $350,000 investment to build the car.

[RADA]

With Boyd's passing, and Overhaulin' being canceled, I'm gonna be Jonesing for a good car show now!

[FelixDeSouze]

YEh I agree.. I enjoyed good ol' American Hot Rod.. I also enjoy American Chopper.

You never wanna watch UK car 'do-em-up' shows.. They suck realy bad!

[GHoosdum]

I have to respect anyone who actually made a living doing what I would love to do.

Hat's off to you, Boyd! RIP.

[the_technocrat]

My vote is to bring Top Gear back to the US.

[FelixDeSouze]

My vote is to bring Top Gear back to the US.

Top Gear rules! Can't you get one of those programs that you can watch TV over the internet?