Boyd Coddinton died this morning at age 63.
No cause listed.
Indy Dave
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Wow !!
That is sad.
I must say I loved all his cars and his work.
So much I just had a set of Boyds wheels made ( yes I know he didn't own the wheel division at the time) just so I could have a part of his legacy.
That is sad.
I must say I loved all his cars and his work.
So much I just had a set of Boyds wheels made ( yes I know he didn't own the wheel division at the time) just so I could have a part of his legacy.
I just read this:
"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 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."
on this website (last paragraph under 'Backround' at the top):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Coddington
Michael
"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 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."
on this website (last paragraph under 'Backround' at the top):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_Coddington
Michael
Wow, this is odd.
I checked the link to make sure it worked properly. I re-read the paragraph and noticed that the reference to the accident was gone. I closed it and reopened it again and now it says he died from liver failure!
Either someone erroneously reported an accident, or the family recanted thinking it too brutal for him to be remembered by.
Michael
I checked the link to make sure it worked properly. I re-read the paragraph and noticed that the reference to the accident was gone. I closed it and reopened it again and now it says he died from liver failure!
Either someone erroneously reported an accident, or the family recanted thinking it too brutal for him to be remembered by.
Michael
quote:Originally posted by Cyboman:
Wow, this is odd.
I checked the link to make sure it worked properly. I re-read the paragraph and noticed that the reference to the accident was gone. I closed it and reopened it again and now it says he died from liver failure!
Either someone erroneously reported an accident, or the family recanted thinking it too brutal for him to be remembered by.
Michael
My copy of AutoRestorer came today. It reported that he has been in and out of the hospital over the last month. Something about a fall and otherwise undisclosed problem.
I think it may have been mis reported, as the Boyd I saw on TV was not the type of guy to be under a car working on it.
I was going to try to use my car insuranse to cover a health problem... they said you can't get slorroosos from a car accident... they always find a way out..RIP. he was in a lift ad in the latest Body shop Busins mag.
Wow. Horrible news.