Boyd Coddington is dead..

[NorwayCharger]

RIP

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/FREE/467772614/1024

[Rob R]

Holy cow...

[41husk]

I wonder if it was a heart attack?  I don't remember him being sick, Maybe it was something he contracted from that burried plymouth in Oklahoma.  My prayers go out to his family.

[moparstuart]

Holy cow...

wow thats about the least info they could ever give ?

  here is alittle more info     http://jalopnik.com/361391/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Whoa, that was very unexpected.

[69chargerboy]

WOW, No kidding...... 63 years old. Still too young.........

[terrible one]

Definitely unexpected. I thought the thread title wasn't literal! What a shame, even if he was knocked by the whole board.

[The70RT]

Wow. He didn't look 63. I guess you never know.....R.I.P.

[TripleBlackGator]

  Lets have a Hawaiian shirt day in honor 

Here's mine but i'm currently in the Dominican Republic. Is it still OK? BTW. No Mopars here. Was hoping to see the tailend of a Hemi "whatever" poking out of a garage but there are no garages here.  The place is full of Nissans and Suzuki and Kawasaki 2 strokes. USA here I come!

[694spdRT]

Really surprising but I guess that is how it happens sometimes.

RIP

[chargerboy69]

I was shocked to see this. The guy made some great wheels.

[Pistolpete]

RIP.........love'em or hate'em he did have a big impact.

[chargerrt]

Holy cow!  It's a shame, I really liked some of his work.  RIP

[Charger_Fan]

Holy crap, that's a name I didn't expect to see on the 'ol RIP list.

Even though his name has become a bit chiche' lately, he's definitely left a postive mark in the gearhead world. RIP, Boyd.

[dads_69]

Wow, this is guy that we loved to hate pretty much. He treated his crew like crap on the TV show, true or false, who knows how he was in person. He was talented, I'll give him that. I wanted to hopefully meet him someday, as much as I disliked him at the same time. I'm a car guy, customizer, fab tech, body man painter 20 years now. This just goes to prove, life is to short. His old partner/body man Roy died a while ago also, he must have wanted some company.
R.I.P.      old Hot Rodder 

[TeeWJay426]

That's a shocker.... 63 is too young. Love him or not, he was certainly a talented guy who had a big impact on the automotive world. RIP, Boyd.

[68RT4ME]

You just never know.   When it's your time, it's your time. Heres to you Boyd  RIP.

[69bronzeT5]

Damn, that was REALLY unexpected. I thought this thread was a joke until I saw the link. R.I.P Boyd

[69_500]

Definatley not something that I was expecting to hear. I wasn't too impressed with a lot of his work, but there was definately other things that his shop did that was very impressive. I guess the same can be said about many shops. Some things they do totally blow me away, but then I see other stuff, and its kind of a 

[68chrgrwife]

it really blew me away.  I had to call hubby and tell him.  I can't believe that he just died like that.  Hubby is wondering if the price of his rims will go down now...Personally I think that all his stuff is gonna sky rocket since you won't be able to buy the stuff anymore.....should we buy up things while the prices are still low?

[Goldfinger71]

R.I.P.. :angel:I was at a loss of words when I heard earlier this morning! Plus there really much onlina about him earlier today so before I assumed I wanted more info.The articles started being posted about it.

[Neal_J]

Wow, when I saw the title of the thread, I immediately thought "B.S.". How very sad.

Damn that rusty Tulsa Plymouth Fury!!!!!!   It's all HER fault!

Peace,

Neal

[Troy]

I'm surprised to see this too. If he's been to the hospital recently it could be nearly anything (reaction to medication, complications, bird flu, etc.) but it seems like he was having something checked out. I generally don't put much thought into celebrities nor do I care much about their lives but he definitely had in impact on the automobile hobby.

it really blew me away.  I had to call hubby and tell him.  I can't believe that he just died like that.  Hubby is wondering if the price of his rims will go down now...Personally I think that all his stuff is gonna sky rocket since you won't be able to buy the stuff anymore.....should we buy up things while the prices are still low?

They sold off the wheel business to American Racing a couple of years ago. Just because he died doesn't mean the rest of his business will fold either. His old stuff (when he still actually worked on the cars) just might go up in value though. Not sure about anything newer.

Troy

[Tilar]

Wether people liked him or not, He was right up there at the top of the list. He never did look really healthy, But none the less,  it was definitely unexpected.

[Magnumcharger]

I never knew that being a jerk could be lethal.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,30593.0.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Coddington

http://jalopnik.com/361403/boyd-coddington-remembered

[bull]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Coddington

According to this link, "He died on February 27, 2008 while working on a car. While underneath a new hot rod being constructed, the transmission slipped into gear and the vehicle rolled over his neck. He was killed instantly."

I don't know how a car can slip INTO gear but that's what it says. Probably BS.

[Tilar]

***Until his death, Coddington had a 50,000 square feet (5,000 m²) garage located in La Habra, California and had 70 employees. He died on February 27, 2008 from liver failure.***

[Steve P.]

Liver Failure.... 



{They sold off the wheel business to American Racing a couple of years ago. Just because he died doesn't mean the rest of his business will fold either. His old stuff (when he still actually worked on the cars) just might go up in value though. Not sure about anything newer.}


Actually I recently read that they have taken the WHEEL SALE back from AR and it is now back in house.

Also I now know why I didn't hear back from Boyd Jr.  I think we will probably see Boyd Jr. take over the business. That will more than likely mean that DWAYNE will be on a short road out. 

RIP Boyd.  We will all see you again one day.

[TruckDriver]

  WOW!

[JimShine]

I wonder what took his liver out. Drink? Exposure to paint fumes over the years? The Belevedere in Tulsa? Maybe all 3?

[Tilar]

You know, It's hard for me to believe that it was liver failure without someone leaking that he was having health problems... I don't think that liver failure will take you out that fast... Takes a week or two at minimum.  Unless he knew he had it all along and just made everyone not tell, which would surprise me that it was kept secret that long. 

[Chatt69chgr]

I am sorry to see that he has passed.  He was a "character" and brought a lot of attention to the old car/hot rod/muscle car hobby.  But I will admit that I wasn't a fan of his.  I quit watching him after he fired that young girl that came to work for them.  And it seemed that a lot of the good guys he had in the shop quit and went elsewhere too. 

It's a shame that there aren't more good car shows on TV.  They have made most of them into "reality tv" shows.  If you get to see much of anything on them that actually details how to do something, it's as if it's almost by accident.  I don't think they really care one whit about cars.  It's just a way for them to make a buck.  They would show trained monkeys throwing banannas at zoo attendees if they thought people would watch it.

I guess I should be happy that there are still some halfway decent car/truck shows on at all.

[chargerboy69]

Actually I recently read that they have taken the WHEEL SALE back from AR and it is now back in house.

I just received a new set of Boyds 2 weeks ago. All the packing materials and packing slips all said "American Racing".

That is why you receieve your Boyd wheels in 6 weeks or less, and not 6 months is beacause ARE run it. 

[bull]

***Until his death, Coddington had a 50,000 square feet (5,000 m²) garage located in La Habra, California and had 70 employees. He died on February 27, 2008 from liver failure.***

They edited that pretty quickly.

[Steve P.]

You know, It's hard for me to believe that it was liver failure without someone leaking that he was having health problems... I don't think that liver failure will take you out that fast... Takes a week or two at minimum.  Unless he knew he had it all along and just made everyone not tell, which would surprise me that it was kept secret that long. 

Back on Jan. 8th I posted something about the new GREG WELD wheels. I had spoken with someone from Greg Weld Motorsports that day about the wheels and I was supposed to get good pics. to post from their rep.  The rep. is/was Boyd Cottington Jr. I did not receive a call back from him at the time due to him going back home for a family emergency.  It sounds to me like we now know what the emergency was. I just hope Jr. was around to say good bye.

[70charginglizard]

I didn't really like the guy all that much but he was a car guy and as such

RIP Mr Coddington.

[Big Lebowski]

  Bummer, that sucks.

[moparstuart]

You know, It's hard for me to believe that it was liver failure without someone leaking that he was having health problems... I don't think that liver failure will take you out that fast... Takes a week or two at minimum.  Unless he knew he had it all along and just made everyone not tell, which would surprise me that it was kept secret that long. 

Back on Jan. 8th I posted something about the new GREG WELD wheels. I had spoken with someone from Greg Weld Motorsports that day about the wheels and I was supposed to get good pics. to post from their rep.  The rep. is/was Boyd Cottington Jr. I did not receive a call back from him at the time due to him going back home for a family emergency.  It sounds to me like we now know what the emergency was. I just hope Jr. was around to say good bye.

will jr. be able to run the buisness  they cinda make him out to be a moron on the show .  But is he really or do they just slant it that way ? 

[LeeBoy]

Wikipedia is now saying the cause of death was a lacerated ulcer. I had read a week ago that he had fallen at home and had been in and out of the hospital a couple times since then http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb656503.htm . I must say I couldn't believe he was gone when I heard the news!

[bull]

Wikipedia is now saying the cause of death was a lacerated ulcer.

That's the third different explanation from them today.

EDIT** scratch that. Wikipedia now says the cause of death is unknown. What a great source of information!

[bull]

  Lets have a Hawaiian shirt day in honor 

Here's mine but i'm currently in the Dominican Republic. Is it still OK? BTW. No Mopars here. Was hoping to see the tailend of a Hemi "whatever" poking out of a garage but there are no garages here.  The place is full of Nissans and Suzuki and Kawasaki 2 strokes. USA here I come!

Thanks for covering up your face, dude. I'm sure you've done us all a big favor.

[71ChallengeHer]

  Lets have a Hawaiian shirt day in honor 

Here's mine but i'm currently in the Dominican Republic. Is it still OK? BTW. No Mopars here. Was hoping to see the tailend of a Hemi "whatever" poking out of a garage but there are no garages here.  The place is full of Nissans and Suzuki and Kawasaki 2 strokes. USA here I come!

Thanks for covering up your face, dude. I'm sure you've done us all a big favor.

  Sorry , RIP Boyd

[Hemidog]

Wow, that is a shocker, I just saw a rerun of American Hot Rod yesterday. RIP.

[Mike DC]

Yeah, it's surprising. 

He seemed like he had at least another 15 years in him.   

[1969chargerrtse]

  Lets have a Hawaiian shirt day in honor 

Here's mine but i'm currently in the Dominican Republic. Is it still OK? BTW. No Mopars here. Was hoping to see the tailend of a Hemi "whatever" poking out of a garage but there are no garages here.  The place is full of Nissans and Suzuki and Kawasaki 2 strokes. USA here I come!

Thanks for covering up your face, dude. I'm sure you've done us all a big favor.

[The70RT]

  Lets have a Hawaiian shirt day in honor 

Here's mine but i'm currently in the Dominican Republic. Is it still OK? BTW. No Mopars here. Was hoping to see the tailend of a Hemi "whatever" poking out of a garage but there are no garages here.  The place is full of Nissans and Suzuki and Kawasaki 2 strokes. USA here I come!

Thanks for covering up your face, dude. I'm sure you've done us all a big favor.

Kinda makes you want to check americas most wanted list since he covererd his face....could be more Charger money 

[hemi68charger]

Lordy !!!!  Way too young !!!!!

RIP Boyd...........

[69pistolgripRT]

I have diabetes and Boyd Coddington suffered from diabetes for years and is fairly well known as outspoken concerning the condition. Some of the side effects of serious diabetes conditions include heart and liver failure- often brought on by a lifelong dependancy on injected insulin. Liver failure as reported by many media outlets seems a logical explanation given his health industry. Sadly, liver failure is anything but quick or sudden.

[kylem4711]

terrible.

i always drive by his shop in la habra, CA