Boyd Coddington

[Magnumcharger]

Everybody has an opinion of this guy.
Just for fun...yours can be counted...NOW!

[72chargerSE]

Jerkwad is to nice a word....

Egotistical Knucklehead is more like it.

[41husk]

maybe it is just the show, but I have never seen him work on anything he didn't screw up.  Dewayne seems to know his stuff but is a jerkwod!

[whitehatspecial]

He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little self-absorbed tyrant who is an unreasonable employer. He is a prick, his foreman Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me.

[Lowprofile]

He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little tyrant who is impossible to work. He is a prick, his former Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me.

Well said bro. Right on the money.

[TruckDriver]

He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little tyrant who is impossible to work. He is a prick, his former Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me.

Well said bro. Right on the money.

[Ponch ®]

He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.   

Didn't Foose used to work for him?

[bsakal]

Yup, Foose, Mike, and one of his former painters Charlie

[70charger_boy]

Foose was the vice president of boyd's company

[69DodgeCharger]

And Charlie filled in the gap between........so to speak.

[70charger_boy]

And Charlie filled in the gap between........so to speak.

and that would be?....Boyd's wife??

[dkn1997]

He is a prick, his foreman Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me.

Don't sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel...I totall agree, though.  Just comes off like a douchebag and it looks like they take some shortcuts on the cars that don't seem to jibe with the prices they probably get.

[TUFCAT]

You didn't have "Dick" as a choice - - so I went with "jerkwad"   


whitehatspecial (above)

"He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little self-absorbed tyrant who is an unreasonable employer. He is a prick, his foreman Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me".

[rt green]

well, she did cry uncontrolably when he left. i've only seen that reaction during break ups. but who am i to say.

[Rolling_Thunder]

I've met the guy...     arrogant to say the least...    but most people in this hobby are...    including Galen, Julius, and the like...      people who are cool in this hobby - Foose, Mike Ross, Steve Strope, and Matt Delaney....     all cool guys...       

[pettyfan43]

He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little self-absorbed tyrant who is an unreasonable employer. He is a prick, his foreman Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me.

The guy I got my 66 Charger from knows him. Coddington built one or two cars for him and you summed it up JUST ABOUT perfectly, the only part you missed was all around @$$hole!

[71ChallengeHer]

You didn't have "Dick" as a choice - - so I went with "jerkwad"   


whitehatspecial (above)

"He may have been a legendary HotRod builder at some point, much of that should have been attributed to his talented former employees.  TV has exposed him as a little self-absorbed tyrant who is an unreasonable employer. He is a prick, his foreman Dwayne is a bigger prick and I wouldn't let them build a chicken coop for me".

[Big Lebowski]

  But I like how he fires someone every episode. That's job security taken to a new limit.

[TUFCAT]

Not looking to good for old Boydster right now  - - 66% of us think he's a   Dick ,  er...um, wait a minute..... "Jerkwad".   Anyway you call it,  that's still a pretty bad reputation.....especially from such a compasionate and forgiving group such as us.     


Boyd.

[70charger_boy]

"hey, ah guys, yeah... we're gonna build this 32 roadster from the ground up and.....ah.....we have 4 weeks to do it"

[TUFCAT]

"hey, ah guys, yeah... we're gonna build this 32 roadster from the ground up and.....ah.....we have 4 weeks to do it"

That's FUNNY 

Now here's the "correct" response:...........

Really??? ....Then go F*CK yourself boss!! 

[70charger_boy]

"hey, ah guys, yeah... we're gonna build this 32 roadster from the ground up and.....ah.....we have 4 weeks to do it"

That's FUNNY 

Now here's the "correct" response:...........



Really??? ....Then go F*CK yourself boss!! 

[dkn1997]

I like the other thread about the belvedere when boyd's name came up and some guy said "I wouln't let him fix me a sandwich" 

[TUFCAT]

That was me ....and thank you,  I'll be here all week,  .....please tip your waitresses, and try the veal.    

Now, back to the Boyd bashing. 

[rt green]

floyd who? oh, i remember now. that skinny little shit with the gay shirt.

[hemihead]

Him, Foose,and Galen are all in the same league to me. They are all too rich and snobby that they are too far removed from what is really going on in the automotive hobby.They just cater to the money people and the investor types don't even have any clue of how a car is built or how any of it's systems work.

[TUFCAT]

Sorry, (but I have to say it) ....I disagree on Galen. I've met him several times, and to me, he's just a regular guy.    I don't know about Foose (never met him) but he seems like a regular guy on TV and at shows. My Dad spoke with him for a while and gave me the same report. I met Boyd at a VIP lunch during the job at worked at . This was during the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY two years ago. During the luncheon, he sat alone with his wife at a table for eight. NOBODY wanted to be seated with him. I think that speaks volumes. 

[70charger_boy]

Sorry, (but I have to say it) ....I dsagree on Galen. I've met him several times, and to me, he's just a regular guy.    I don't know about Foose (never met him) buy he seems like a regular guy on TV and at shows. My Dad spoke with him for a while and gave me the same report. I met Boyd at a VIP lunch during the for the job at worked at . This was during the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY two years ago. During the luncheon, he sat alone with his wife at a table for eight. NOBODY wanted to be seated with him. I think that speaks volumes. 

I was going to post this for boyd


but...now I feel bad for the guy.  BOYD is cool!!!

[70charger_boy]

Screw Boyd...He sucks.  Did anyone catch the episode Thursday?  It was about the buried Plymouth.  Next thursday they will show the film footage from the buried plymouth. 

Funny sidenote.  Well, we all know that everyone is quitting Boyd's shop.  Al (the guy who builds the chassis) gave boyd his Notice and is quitting.

Boyds,plastic face, wife Jo  fired some cute girl who was working in the shop.  I think she saw the gold digging potential that she had back in the day when she was fishing for a fat, bald and very rich hot rod shop owner. Notice, I didn't use the word builder?  We all know who really builds the cars

[suntech]

Coming from where i am, Norway, i have seen these guys just on TV, but if Boyd and his foreman Dwayne actually are like they appear there, they wouldnt be allowed near my property, car, or anything. Just seems to be two giant assholes! We can just hope, for their own sake, that they are just bad acters!!
When i just had bought my 68, i called Steve Thorpe, to ask him about some ideas i have. He seems to be a VERY likeble guy, and very down to earth. I mean, he doesnt know shit about me, but took the time to discuss ideas with me, and told me just to give him a buzz, if there were something he could help me out, with, and point me in right direction. 15 seconds in to the call, he knew that i was not a potential customer, just a guy, with a dream about what to do with my car, and still he took his time to talk, and my emails gets replied fast

[Dennis]

Jerkwad is to nice a word....

Egotistical Knucklehead is more like it.

Foose moron too...

[hemi-hampton]

Yeah, I seen that last Episode, That hot Chick they just hired did some nice Burnouts in here 68 Camaro & knew her car stuff better then most. Then they fire her with no good reason, all because Mrs Boyd didn't like her, Whats her problem. LATER

[rt green]

i agree. the chick they fired was pretty cool. she almost made the show worth watching. i think she was going to turn out to be a valueable asset to their shop, but that  catty wife of Boyd's cant see past her own Territorial  problems.  what did she think that the young chick would have the hots for the short fat guy in the Hawaiian shirt, what's his name?  oh ya, prick

[70charger_boy]

i agree. the chick they fired was pretty cool. she almost made the show worth watching. i think she was going to turn out to be a valueable asset to their shop, but that  catty wife of Boyd's cant see past her own Territorial  problems.  what did she think that the young chick would have the hots for the short fat guy in the Hawaiian shirt, what's his name?  oh ya, prick

  Boyds wife probably fired her, because her gold digger alarm was going off.  I also had to laugh my ass off when Dwayne said he sensed a cat fight and the camera crew filmed 2 cats purring and fighting.  Meow!!  I felt so bad for the girl.  She looked so sad and that Camaro was really nice

[Charger1970]

Boyd Coddington? More like Boyd Cod-sack-ington. He's a pant-load.

[Chatt69chgr]

When the show first aired, I thought it was kind of interesting.  I mentioned it to a friend of mine and was surprised at his reaction.  He is an old time hot rodder and goes to all the national meets so he had met Coddiington and knew him for what he really is, ie, an A-- H---.  That quickly became apparent to all who watched the show.  My wife didn't like him at all when she saw him ditch his wife for the "other woman".  And that new wife of his is about as cold as they come.  She has been progressively taking over the business and, obviously, was jealous of the new girl Liz.  When they fired Liz that was the last straw for me.  I won't be watching the show anymore.  I just hope Liz shows up over at Foose's place cause that would really make Boyd mad since Foose has ended up with all of Boyd's best people.  Liz was good and I have a feeling we havn't seen the last of her.   

[70charger_boy]

When the show first aired, I thought it was kind of interesting.  I mentioned it to a friend of mine and was surprised at his reaction.  He is an old time hot rodder and goes to all the national meets so he had met Coddiington and knew him for what he really is, ie, an A-- H---.  That quickly became apparent to all who watched the show.  My wife didn't like him at all when she saw him ditch his wife for the "other woman".  And that new wife of his is about as cold as they come.  She has been progressively taking over the business and, obviously, was jealous of the new girl Liz.  When they fired Liz that was the last straw for me.  I won't be watching the show anymore.  I just hope Liz shows up over at Foose's place cause that would really make Boyd mad since Foose has ended up with all of Boyd's best people.  Liz was good and I have a feeling we havn't seen the last of her.   

[ChargerSG]

Im so tierd of Boyd and that show

[keepat]

Most of the car shows on TV have to much drama for me, and not enough car stuff! The only show I like is Muscle Car on Spike. They allways have cool projects and great details on body work.

[70charger_boy]

Most of the car shows on TV have to much drama for me, and not enough car stuff! The only show I like is Muscle Car on Spike. They allways have cool projects and great details on body work.

Did you watch today's episode of Musclecar?  Lou dug into that 67 lemans project.  Alot of people thing he's a loudmouth, but he's alright in my book   Plus, I like Musclecar, because they don't have all the heavy marketing like the other shows on powerblock

[keepat]

Yes, great episode Lou knows his shit! And he's not afraid to show his mistake.

[Silver R/T]

the more famous he became more an ass he grew

[68Charger4me]

I think the producers put her on there to feel her out for her own show, if you check out her website, this girl know her sh*t.

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

She is the only person that ever worked there to do everything she asked without complaining about it or saying she couldn't do it.

[Lowprofile]

I thought Boyd's show got cancelled? 

[hemi-hampton]

keepat, I work in many body shops & unfortunately thats the way it goes. You always have the total Idiot clueless motherf*cking get a clue Manager & Boss always screwing up everything & then taking zero responsibility because they are the Boss or Manager & all that makes for all the Drama you see on these shows. But If I had to guess 90% of the Drama gets cut out or edited being to harsh for real TV. I know, been there. If you sneeze wrong or Fart or give the boss or Manager a odd look they dont like thats it, Pack up, You could get fired that easy at anytime. Disagree with anything they say, blame them for anything, dont kiss there ass 100% & thats it your fired. No union to protect you. When I first watched Boyd's show I thought I wouldn't mind working there. After 3 Episodes I said I could never work there with those Idiots Bluebeard (long gone) Dwayne. Only guy that new anything was that Bushy Mustached frame guy & he quite at least twice allready, I see why & that Old timer Roy but he quite also. LATER

[70charger_boy]

Actually, Roy died.  He was a cool old guy

[wetfeetmi]

 The entire show is an hour long drama and nothing to do with building cars. It is coached and scripted. The producers think it sells better if it is a soap opera. Liz was an obvious plant. Everybody is an actor. Boyd's wife is the worst actor among the bunch. The next script calls for Boyd's wife to take over the shop. Who cares? In the real world, management skills like his would implode your company in short order. IMO the most entertaining show about cars is Dream Car Garage (even with all of the sponsor plugs). They at least show some process. Lou on Musclecar is hard to take for half an hour.

[70charger_boy]

For all you boyd haters and liz miles fans here you go
http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?p=301640

her website
http://milesspeed.com/

[bull]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

[70charger_boy]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

You know that there is a couple of openings in his shop.  So put on some high heels, a cute mini skirt and some cherry lipstick.

oh and be sure to shave your legs and armpits

[Dennis]

Him, Foose,and Galen are all in the same league to me. They are all too rich and snobby that they are too far removed from what is really going on in the automotive hobby.They just cater to the money people and the investor types don't even have any clue of how a car is built or how any of it's systems work.

[bull]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

You know that there is a couple of openings in his shop.  So put on some high heels, a cute mini skirt and some cherry lipstick.

oh and be sure to shave your legs and armpits

I bet you wouldn't miss a single minute of the show if that happened.

[70charger_boy]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

You know that there is a couple of openings in his shop.  So put on some high heels, a cute mini skirt and some cherry lipstick.

oh and be sure to shave your legs and armpits

I bet you wouldn't miss a single minute of the show if that happened.

  and you won't have to work the night shift

[bull]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

You know that there is a couple of openings in his shop.  So put on some high heels, a cute mini skirt and some cherry lipstick.

oh and be sure to shave your legs and armpits

I bet you wouldn't miss a single minute of the show if that happened.

  and you won't have to work the night shift

[Lowprofile]

Why do people spend so much time worrying about Foose and Coddington? I think I've seen maybe 30 minutes combined of both their shows. They're soap operas for men.

You know that there is a couple of openings in his shop.  So put on some high heels, a cute mini skirt and some cherry lipstick.

oh and be sure to shave your legs and armpits

I bet you wouldn't miss a single minute of the show if that happened.

  and you won't have to work the night shift

Alright Ladies, back to your corners!   

[69DodgeCharger]

Here's something you Boyd fans may get a chuckle out of.

http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.com/bb2005/detailx.asp?Id=100560

[70charger_boy]

Here's something you Boyd fans may get a chuckle out of.

http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.com/bb2005/detailx.asp?Id=100560

Talk about karma

[bill440rt]

I will agree, Boyd seems like a tyrant to work for, and his shop is run like a disorganized mess.

I DON'T see what the problem is with Foose. His crew works together like a Swiss watch. He's been cranking out some very impressive cars, much more so than Boyd. Is it any wonder why Boyd's employees have quit to then work for Foose?
It seems like Foose at least genuinely cares a little about his customers. Sorry, I disagree with the position here about Chip Foose.
Rant off...

[GeneralLeeTESH]

 LIZ is HOT. Hot enough to work at HOOTERS !!! 

[Brock Samson]

Here's something you Boyd fans may get a chuckle out of.

http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.com/bb2005/detailx.asp?Id=100560

   WOW!  what a freakin mess!  that post is extremely well written BTW..   

[dodgecharger-fan]

I will agree, Boyd seems like a tyrant to work for, and his shop is run like a disorganized mess.

I DON'T see what the problem is with Foose. His crew works together like a Swiss watch. He's been cranking out some very impressive cars, much more so than Boyd. Is it any wonder why Boyd's employees have quit to then work for Foose?
It seems like Foose at least genuinely cares a little about his customers. Sorry, I disagree with the position here about Chip Foose.
Rant off...

I agree. From what I've ssen and heard of Chip, he is a genuine guy with a lot of skills but he knows how let other people show their skills too.
My opinion is that he is a designer that can get his hands dirty when required.
He can paint, but he's smart enough to hire a guy like Charlie.
He can pinstripe, but he's smart enough to get that old guy to come in and do it for him.
The list goes on... I think. He's not one to sit in the office and bark orders.

Getting the best of the best to work for you requires a genuine respect for them and some humility on your own part.

The skill that is highlighted on the show is his ability to listen to friends and family speak about what their "mark" wants and who their "mark" is in life and to the people around them and turn that into a design reflective of the "mark." I'm pretty sure you can't be an arrogant dickhead and pull that off day after day.

Add to that the fact that he puts in 20 hour days to make an automotive dream come true for someone else, and it's hard to think of him in the same hemisphere as Coddington, let alone the same league. He could easily say, "It'll get done when it gets done and you'll like it." but he doesn't.

[gordo1968charger]

from what i ve seen:foose has skills,coddington does nt.

[70charger_boy]

LIZ is HOT. Hot enough to work at HOOTERS !!! 

Speaking of Hooters
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,33258.msg362423.html#msg362423

I love your cars, Tesh.  Jimmy's bee is freaking hot as hooters wings