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Boyd Coddington, Hot-Rod King, Dead at Age 63
Jalopnik ^ | February 27, 2009

Posted on 02/27/2008 9:53:00 AM PST by RangerM

World-renowned tuner and hot rod king Boyd Coddington died at 6:20 am this morning. The cause of death is still unknown.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: automobile
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For those that love cars, it is a sad day.
1 posted on 02/27/2008 9:53:08 AM PST by RangerM
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To: RangerM

The world of Hot Rods will never be the same. Indeed a sad day...


2 posted on 02/27/2008 9:53:51 AM PST by The Axis Effect (If people were held accountable we would all be screwed...)
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To: RangerM; tubebender

Prayers up.


3 posted on 02/27/2008 9:55:06 AM PST by SouthTexas (We are home.)
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To: RangerM

Awesome cars and tremendous appreciation for details. Judging by the show though, not too sure I’d want to have worked for the guy.


4 posted on 02/27/2008 9:59:20 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: RangerM

Damn... really sorry to hear it. RIP


5 posted on 02/27/2008 10:00:53 AM PST by umgud
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To: RangerM

Bummer


6 posted on 02/27/2008 10:04:12 AM PST by Professional Engineer (www.pinupsforvets.com)
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To: Hatteras

Those shows put too much stress on the employees for their own good. And Boyd was a difficult man to work for.


7 posted on 02/27/2008 10:06:45 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: RangerM

I respect the cars his company created, but it was painful to watch his discovery channel show, American Hot Rod. Talk about a dysfunctional company, he would go through employees the way Paris Hilton goes through men, and the guy never actually worked on any of the cars he built on the show. He’d just come down from his ivory tower once and while, bark some orders, and disappear again.


8 posted on 02/27/2008 10:07:13 AM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: RangerM

I never cared for his resdesigns of classics - just not my cup of tea - didnt he have legal trouble a few years back


9 posted on 02/27/2008 10:07:38 AM PST by Revelation 911
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To: RangerM

Aww, nuts. That was unexpected. He seemed so healthy on the show. RIP


10 posted on 02/27/2008 10:08:14 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

Have to agree. I always wondered why people had to pay $ 150,000 for a hot rod that everybody rushed work on to meet a deadline.

Dumb way to create a car.


11 posted on 02/27/2008 10:11:10 AM PST by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: RangerM

As an owner of a classic car and a lover of hot rods, it’s a sad day to see Boyd go. RIP, sir.


12 posted on 02/27/2008 10:11:35 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Obama and Hillary - it's right there in black and white)
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To: exit82

I wonder how many families he destroyed by forcing so much overtime down his employee’s throats.


13 posted on 02/27/2008 10:13:42 AM PST by SENTINEL (SGT USMC COMBAT VET)
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To: Hatteras
Judging by the show though, not too sure I’d want to have worked for the guy.

I got the impression form his show that many of his competitors learned their craft in Boyd's shop. He may have been tough to work for, but the man created an industry -- at least from the skill side of things.

14 posted on 02/27/2008 10:16:19 AM PST by Tallguy (Tagline is offline till something better comes along...)
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He was a nasty sob with his employees and treated them like dirt...

I hated his Discovery/Learning Channel show because of that.


15 posted on 02/27/2008 10:17:41 AM PST by Vaquero (" an armed society is a polite society" Heinlein "MOLON LABE!" Leonidas of Sparta)
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Judging by the show though, not too sure I’d want to have worked for the guy.

With all due respect to the deceased, the show was a seminar on how NOT to run a business.

16 posted on 02/27/2008 10:25:20 AM PST by CommerceComet
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To: RangerM

How many suspects?


17 posted on 02/27/2008 10:27:15 AM PST by Doctor Raoul (Fire the CIA and hire the Free Clinic, someone who knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: SENTINEL

Funny.....I never saw any of those employee’s in chains, or shackles.


18 posted on 02/27/2008 10:29:39 AM PST by Osage Orange (Hillary's heart is darker than the devil's riding boots.................)
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To: RangerM
Self made millionaire, did it making after market car rims, not hot rods. But he had the money to play with the hot rods from his wheels. Over all he seemed ok!
19 posted on 02/27/2008 10:30:24 AM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: CommerceComet

You have a point!!!!


20 posted on 02/27/2008 10:31:09 AM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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