Boyd Coddington dies at age 63

[89notch]

{quote}We just got word that world-renowned car customizer, Boyd Coddington died this morning around 6 am. Although we don't have any details on what caused Coddington's death, we do know that he was in and out of the hospital over the past month. A spokesperson for the Coddington Corporation confirmed his passing earlier today and they'll be releasing a statement soon.

A true loss to the hot rodding industry :angel:

[bobtsgt]

oh wow. no freaking way. That really sucks. He was a great designer.

[92BlackStang]

Damn that not what i wanted to hear ..

[theyallslow]

wow that suck.

[plattner01]

damn thought that he had a few more years in him , just when things seem to be ok , shit like that happens.

[Mr.Moontang]

Holy cow...may he rest in peace.

[Demonracer]

A loss to the car community.

[Stangman]

Wow, thats one person I thought would be around for a while...

[REDHOTGTGIRL]

That is really sad, he made some cool cars.

[92BlackStang]

Wow, thats one person I thought would be around for a while... yeah me too im a big fan of him.. hate to hear this :angel:

[Stang 38L]

I just heard about that on a V6 stang site I frequent. Sad and surprsing.

[Stangman]

I'm glad George Barris is still around...

[wild87stang]

an that sucks to hear! He was a heck of a hot rod bulder will be issed for sure! At least chip is still here!

[boostforever]

omg i cant believe it.i wonder what happened???

[cobrajoe]

Wow!:eek: I liked watching him work his magic. May he rest in peace!:angel: I wonder what will happen with the show now?

[dedpedal]

Bummer. He was damn good at what he did.

[Byrd Man]

Sad news to the Hot Rod Community. I remember reading and seeing Boyds builds in magazines during the 80's. He definetly raised the bar high for others to follow.

[Sparky]

I guess I should have taken that job offer 4 years ago. Now I'll never be able to say "yeah I used to work for him". I think he got real sick 5 or 6 years ago and almost died.I know he had lost a lot of weight. After watching his show, I bet stress had a lot to do with it. That sucks to hear, I was hoping to get to know him someday....

[Sparky]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/27/state/n103701S80.DTL

[R825OH]

Shocking that young wife wore him out

[shoman1997]

wow just seen that he passed he will be missed he was a one of a kind builder never saw a ride he did that was not impressive

[Rick93coupe]

I really liked that all aluminum ride they did, that impressed me a lot. The man had a lot of talent.

[winner70ta]

Has anyone seen the statement that is supposed to be made and possibly stating what he had died from?

[winner70ta]

One of the guys at work did some plinking around on the net and apparently Boyd had taken a fall at his home earlier this year and that his death may have resulted in problems from a surgery. Sounds like he also was diabetic and that may have additionally complicated the situation.

[gtbadboy]

That sucks

[BigBadStang]

He built some great cars, and I'm sure he will be missed by his family.
Karma is a funny thing...

[stangman91]

Lost another good one, maybe he can design and Medlen can race