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Skeet Creekmore (aka flagator79) [ View ] [ corvette@jam.rr.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] West Monroe, Louisianna (318) 396-7010  If the world was fair, the worm would eat the bird half the time

Boyd Coddington died this morning - Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 of unknown causes. The company will release a statement later in the day as I understand it from our local paper. Brilliant builder who is an icon, regardless of personal opinion by some. Please remember his wife and family in your prayers. The hobby has lost a skilled member.

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Posted by ol bear  -  02/27/2008 01:35 PM OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY ,,,,, GOD SPEED,,,,,,, OL BEAR OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana   Posted by PurpleFlameGuy  -  02/27/2008 01:38 PM It appears to be true, Other sites and blogs confirm Boyds passing at 6:30 a.m this morning. DRIVE'EM!!!!!!!!!! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boyertown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since April 2001   Posted by bigdude  -  02/27/2008 02:01 PM Wow I didnt like him but I had a ton of respect and envy. resident know it all [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Three Rivers, Michigan Charter Member since January 2004   Posted by harpo1313  -  02/27/2008 02:15 PM from what i heard ,he had colon surg in dec and had been declining since,he died from liver failure. R.I.P. BOYD an aspration to me and many more harpo1313 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] wareham, Massachusetts   Posted by q1ap  -  02/27/2008 02:42 PM He affected a lot of peoples lives in many ways, he was unique and talented and that's how I choose to remember him. Enjoy the ride and R.I.P. and regards to his family. q1ap [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. Augustine, Florida   Posted by awsum34  -  02/27/2008 03:55 PM Like him or not, He did do alot for the hobby. the family is in our prayers awsum34 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Overland Park, Kansas   Posted by BigAlBre  -  02/27/2008 04:50 PM I am shocked and saddened by Boyd's passing... he had a tremendous impact on our hobby... I will miss his craetive talents... our prayers go out to Jo and his family... God's speed Boyd... you will be missed Big Al sittin back pickin & grinning in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Saint Petersburg Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999   Posted by JAWS  -  02/27/2008 05:21 PM Wow! He's really gone. I care for some of his actions, but as others have said, he did do a lot for this hobby. I hope he knew the Lord. I will be praying for his family. An electrical headache can make a great car a pain [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boise, Idaho Charter Member since August 2004   Posted by lenbeal  -  02/27/2008 05:30 PM Boyd was quite a guy. He did make a mark in our hot rod business. Lots of ideas people saw on his show that probably never got a chance to attend a show in person. Thanks Boyd for spreading the word in your own way. flyingb [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] harrogate, Tennessee   Posted by Mick1959  -  02/27/2008 06:25 PM I loved his cars, RIP Boyd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mick1959 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by blksheep  -  02/27/2008 06:50 PM Rest in peace, Boyd. We have all benifited from the standard you set and the trend many tried to follow. You'll be missed, but never forgotten. blksheep...in Charlotte blksheep [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Charlotte, North Carolina   Posted by Ken_tech  -  02/27/2008 06:59 PM Gone way too soon. I loved his street rods. Ken Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by iajonesy  -  02/27/2008 07:06 PM Well put Blksheep. He did inspire many builders and raised the bar a little higher in the vast world of street rodding. Not always a favorite personality,but still one of God's chidren. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Mike iajonesy [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Lisbon, Iowa   Posted by zinski3  -  02/27/2008 07:28 PM My condolences go out to his friends and family. Respected his ideas, just didn't respect him. Doesn't really matter now. RIP Boyd. say hi to Roy for us. zinski3 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Edwards, Missouri Charter Member since December 2000   Posted by dixie  -  02/27/2008 07:43 PM RIP BOYD jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006   Posted by n2tires  -  02/27/2008 08:23 PM His accomplishments can be debated for years to come as many liked and disliked his style as well business practices. For me I am saddened when anyone passes on. In the end I can only hope that he prepared himself to meet the ultimate builder as we all should. Remember we are ALL dying from the time of conception, just some sooner than others.................. n2tires [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Pikeville, Kentucky   Posted by tlp1968  -  02/27/2008 08:37 PM What a terrible shock!!! My prayers are with his family and friends. You always feel for the family and I always had the impression they were very close. This will be a hard time for them. Rest in Peace Mr. Coddington. StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield, Illinois Charter Member since August 2003   Posted by da34guy  -  02/27/2008 08:41 PM Good bye ole Buddy. We had our differances, but on the bottom end you were still a true HOTRODDER!!!!! R. I. P. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by Alf  -  02/27/2008 09:29 PM I met Boyd in 1995 during a Americruise trip. I can't say that I knew him personally, but my impression of him was very good. He hosted a picnic for us in Gibbons, Nebraska. I introduced myself and got my picture taken with him. Since then his fortunes rose and fell. The American Hot Rod show seemed to show him as a bad boss. I wonder how much of this was simply television. I will remember him as a gracious host who provided us with a wonderful afternoon on that day. I offer his family my sincere condolunces, He was an icon, and an inspiration to many of us. I can't believe he is gone.... Lanny Netz [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Grass Valley, California   Posted by Ken_tech  -  02/27/2008 09:41 PM Here is a nice commentary by Johnny Hunkins, in Popular Hot Rodding. http://blogs.popularhotrodding.com/6233040/magazine-stuff/coddington-63-dies/index.html regards, Ken Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia Charter Member since July 2007   Posted by DaveHughes  -  02/27/2008 09:47 PM I Agree ALF, I ran into Boyd about the same time somewhere around 93- 95 at a dennys during the street rod nats. myself and some other rodding buddys were leaving from breakfast when he was coming in, He spoke- we chit chatted about the show fo a couple minutes- wished each other well and went on. Just like any other average rodder out there.he was friendly and down to earth. I think the show made him out to be different then his real self. Regardless he was a master at what he done and will never be replaced or forgotten. It is was way too early for him to go. DaveHughes [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] seaman, Ohio   Posted by rltaylor46  -  02/27/2008 09:57 PM Folks, non of us are perfect, and Boyd was no exception. I am convinced that we all do the best we can, every day with the skills, and abilities we have on that day. Some of us choose to learn, grow, and become better people with every passing day, but we should never judge others. The T.V. show was just that, a T.V. show. He undoubtedly faced his God during his last hours, and I sincerely hope that he passed in peace. Boyd brought a great deal of skill, creativity, and innovation to street rodding, and also inspired many of us. And, he truly was an entrepreneur. Let's remember all the good Boyd brought to our world. God Bless the entire Coddington family, and may he rest in peace. rltaylor46 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona   Posted by driver48  -  02/27/2008 10:38 PM RIP Boyd driver48 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] whiteland, Indiana   Posted by RiverRat  -  02/27/2008 10:58 PM Thoughts and prayers are with the family. RIP Boyd. RiverRat [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Leadwood, Missouri   Posted by REBORN55  -  02/27/2008 11:17 PM RIP Boyd Ken [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] De soto, Illinois   Posted by 30 A pickup  -  02/28/2008 07:11 AM I met Boyd at Louisville several years ago. We ask him about a radiator company he used. He was very helpful & nice to me that day. Just like any other TRUE Rodder would have been. Folks, we all make mistakes. Bless the family & friends. R.I.P. Lynn 30 A pickup [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Cowpens, South Carolina   Posted by 41 Kustom  -  02/28/2008 08:15 AM He was a man that did what he wanted the way he wanted. I'll bet he's still building sreetrods somewhere. R.I.P. 41 Kustom [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Essex, Vermont   Posted by dale  -  02/28/2008 08:21 AM My thoughts and prayers are with the family. No matter what anybody thought of Boyd he had a big impact and influence on the hobby. He will definitely be missed. God Speed Boyd. dale [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Dekalb, Illinois   Posted by blade58  -  02/28/2008 09:55 AM i got to meet Boyd in person he is not what you see on tv although he is strictly buisness, i talked to him about some of his past projects he told me now you are going way back ,but he was glad to talk about it , ,i also met his sons Jr, and Chris they were all at SEMA 3 years ago,we had a truck at SEMA with his wheels on it and we were invited to his suite to see his new line of wheels for the following year ,at the time Jr was working for Weld racing wheels there was bad blood when Jr left his dads empire ,last year the family reconciled at SEMA it was a good that there is peace among them before he pass ,Chris told us he had colon cancer, he went for surgery and had complications, RIP BOYD may GOD BLESS you and the family i'm glad i got to meet him an talk to him , blade58 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] apopka, Florida Charter Member since January 2008   Posted by jimmothershead  -  02/28/2008 12:49 PM Boyd was a superb auto-inovator and real businessman. If he said the check was in the mail, it was a done deal. Jim Mothershead Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland   Posted by RedricoAdelphianet  -  02/28/2008 04:17 PM met and talked with boyd at colombus some years back about his build of the tony pissani zephyr which helped inspire me in what i would like in a zephyr, he was easy to talk to. regards rich RedricoAdelphianet [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia   Posted by amswuod1  -  02/28/2008 11:41 PM RIP Boyd. Just a reminder to all, be sure to get your annual check ups. "Some" of us are about the same age. Bob D. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Union, Kentucky Charter Member since July 2006   Posted by timatar10  -  02/29/2008 07:47 AM RIP boydster... timatar10 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Rogers, Arkansas

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