Heard through the grape vine, we all might not have agreed with his style lately but he was a heck of a builder. I will see if I can pull up the Obituary later today. I know that they will be looking for donations to his charity's.

 

I am sorry to hear about this, I am sure he will not be forgotten.

 

That sucks big time

 

I didn't see anything in a quick web search.

 

Same here, nothing in a web search.

 

Heck of a builder? Boyds hasn't worked on a car in 30+ years. Chip Foose was a HECK of a builder that made Boyd famous.

That said, boyd did do the sketches for Cadzilla......but didn't do the work. I've met Boyd more then a few times in my life......he was a cool down to earth dude 15 years ago.......now he's an absolute ***** (i'm not saying this from his TV show excerpts). I just have a personal gripe with the guy. He did bring a ton of exposure to the industry.





Edit: Just received a phone call, and yes the news was confirmed. Boyd passed away this morning.

 

Very sad as it is true.

 

World-renowned tuner and hot rod king Boyd Coddington died at 6:20 am this morning. The cause of death is still unknown. Coddington, founder of Boyds Wheels and designer of prize-winning custom cars, had recently been hospitalized twice for an undisclosed medical condition. Although he was though to be in recovery, rumors of his untimely death began circulating today throughout the forums. A spokesperson for Boyd Coddington's corporation has confirmed to Jalopnik that those rumors are true. The company will be releasing a statement later today.

 

RIP Boyd.

 

RIP to a fellow enthusiast.

 

May he rest in peace

 

R I P. My condolences go out to his family.

 

I agree but felt that was the nice way to say it.

 

RIP Boyd

 

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008...oyd_coddington