# Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 27, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499 "2008-02-27T09:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/1 "2008-02-27T09:42:33Z")
> **[Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63](https://jalopnik.com/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63-361391)** > > 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... > 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 Coddingtonā€™s corporation has confirmed to Jalopnik that those rumors are true. The company will be releasing a statement later today. ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/2 "2008-02-27T09:44:34Z")
šŸ˜‘ RIP boyd ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/3 "2008-02-27T10:23:50Z")
ā˜¹ that sucks he made some nice thingsā€¦to bad 63 is not really that old ---
**Author:** ![AssociateBroker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/associatebroker/32/5589_2.png) [@AssociateBroker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AssociateBroker)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/4 "2008-02-27T10:28:08Z")
RIP BOYD loved his TV show real car guyā€¦ respect ---
**Author:** ![Arruda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/arruda/32/5618_2.png) [@Arruda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Arruda)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/5 "2008-02-27T10:30:39Z")
Wow, 63 isnā€™t even that old. I wonder what the cause of death was? ---
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/6 "2008-02-27T11:53:42Z")
He was a prick but damn did he make some nice cars. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/7 "2008-02-27T12:25:45Z")
As one of the comments mentioned: ā€œWe should all lay a patch as we leave work today.ā€ RIP ---
**Author:** ![hipsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hipsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hipsi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/8 "2008-02-27T13:16:52Z")
I just met the guy a few months ago after him and his wife did a run at Bonnevilleā€¦ Amsoil was the sponsorā€¦ he was in Toronto not too long after doing promo work, was also going to be at the autoshow for Amsoilā€¦ Was also on the cover of the last Amsoil news letterā€¦ that was going to be a huge partnershipā€¦ cannot believe he is goneā€¦ wow ---
**Author:** ![Canadian\_Idol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Canadian\_Idol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Canadian_Idol)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/9 "2008-02-27T13:59:20Z")
Wow that is pretty young, that sucks. Very talented guy. He was invovled in a big legal battle with American Racing after they bought Weld Wheels. Greg Weld and he were getting sued by the giant since they opened up another company. I was embarrasing for the industry, since nobody wanted to choose sides and thought it was childish. Hope that didnā€™t plague him too much in his last years. ---
**Author:** ![kraut21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@kraut21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kraut21)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/10 "2008-02-27T16:10:39Z")
oh my godā€¦ he is the reason why i became so passionate about the custom fab world and with cars. R.I.P. Boyd Coddington ---
**Author:** ![kraut21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@kraut21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kraut21)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/11 "2008-02-27T20:25:53Z")
i check wikipedia and said the he passed away from liver frailer ---
**Author:** ![codyne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/codyne/32/5629_2.png) [@codyne](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/codyne)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/12 "2008-02-28T02:10:29Z")
wow thats shocking, this guy definatly new his shit about custom rides, who would have thought, RIP ---
**Author:** ![drunkmunky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@drunkmunky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drunkmunky)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/13 "2008-02-28T04:02:23Z")
> [@Call Out: Somedude(turbosho)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/call-out-somedude-turbosho/15997/43): > > He was a prick but damn did he make some nice cars. > > RIP There was a damn good reason why all of his good staff left and went to FOOSE. ---
**Author:** ![draggone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@draggone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/draggone)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/14 "2008-02-28T09:12:36Z")
RIP, ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/15 "2008-02-28T09:18:00Z")
REST IN PEACEā€¦ nuff respect for everything he has done for the hot rod industry, with creating works of art!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/16 "2008-02-28T09:41:53Z")
R.I.P. Iirc,somewhere was pointing the fact that both Jesse James and Chip Foose worked for him and if the info is 100% correct, this guy indeed must be appreciated and respected for all. ---
**Author:** ![sirdriftalot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sirdriftalot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sirdriftalot)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/17 "2008-02-28T09:44:02Z")
R.I.P boyd sad to hear he was an amazing car builder ---
**Author:** ![2fourti\_jordi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/c37758/32.png) [@2fourti\_jordi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2fourti_jordi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63/113499/18 "2008-02-28T15:03:45Z")
RIP. Boyd you just know hes up there having a cold one with the his metal guy who died a while backā€¦ he definatly was a legend and will be remembered. im will smoke the tires for him later.