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Boyd Coddington (Boyd Leon Coddington (Stradivarius of Car-Building, The "Rodfather")) was born on 28 August, 1944 in Rupert, Idaho, U.S., is an American hot rod automobile designer. Discover Boyd Coddington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
Popular As |
Boyd Leon Coddington (Stradivarius of Car-Building, The "Rodfather") |
Occupation |
Hot rod designer TV show host |
Age |
64 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
Born |
28 August, 1944 |
Birthday |
28 August |
Birthplace |
Rupert, Idaho, U.S. |
Date of death |
27 February, 2008 |
Died Place |
Whittier, California, U.S. |
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He is a member of famous Miscellaneous with the age 64 years old group.
Boyd Coddington Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Boyd Coddington height not available right now. We will update Boyd Coddington's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Boyd Coddington's Wife?
His wife is Jo Andenise Clausen McGee (m. 2002–2008; his death) Diane Marie Ragone Elkins (m.1971–1996; divorce) Peggy Jeanne King (m.1965– ?; divorce)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Jo Andenise Clausen McGee (m. 2002–2008; his death) Diane Marie Ragone Elkins (m.1971–1996; divorce) Peggy Jeanne King (m.1965– ?; divorce) |
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Not Available |
Children |
With Jo: None With Diane: 3 Peggy: 1 ''' |
Boyd Coddington Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Boyd Coddington worth at the age of 64 years old? Boyd Coddington’s income source is mostly from being a successful Miscellaneous. He is from ID. We have estimated Boyd Coddington's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Miscellaneous |
Boyd Coddington Social Network
Timeline
Coddington grew up in Rupert, Idaho, reading all the car and Hot Rod magazines he could, and got his first car (a 1931 Chevrolet truck) at age 13.
He attended machinist trade school and completed a three-year apprenticeship in machining.
His first major customer was Vern Luce whose car, a 1933 coupe, won the Al Slonaker Award at the 1981 Oakland Roadster show.
Coddington was known for clean, elegant designs combining old school with what would come to be known as the "Boyd Look".
Some of Coddington's signature innovations were his custom-fabricated alloy wheels, typically machined from a solid aluminium billet, an industry first.
Together with John Buttera, Boyd pioneered this "billet" machined look and applied it not only to wheels, but broadly throughout the car.
Boyd Coddington (August 28, 1944 – February 27, 2008) was an American Hot Rod designer, the owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop, and star of American Hot Rod on TLC.
Columnist Gray Baskerville called CadZZilla "the most incredible transformation he'd ever witnessed", and in their "History of Hot Rods & Customs" the auto editors of Consumer Guide praised it as "the first really new type of custom since the heyday of the 1950s".
Many of the next generation of customizers started their career with Coddington.
Larry Erickson, later the chief designer of the Mustang and Thunderbird for Ford Motor Co., worked with Coddington early on, and specifically credits the CadZZilla collaboration for jump-starting his career.
Designer Chip Foose (Overhaulin') and fabricator Jesse James (Motorcycle Mania) both started their careers in his shop.
Coddington hosted the Discovery Channel show American Hot Rod.
Coddington's creations have won the Grand National Roadster Show's "America's Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR)" award seven times (the only back-to-back winner of America's Most Beautiful Roadster) and the Daimler-Chrysler Design Excellence award twice, and earned him entry into the Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame, the SEMA Hall of Fame, the Route 66 Hall of Fame, and the National Rod & Custom Museum Hall of Fame.
In 1968, he moved to California building hot rods by day and working as a machinist at Disneyland during the night.
He soon became known for building unique hot rods and in 1977 he opened his own shop, Hot Rods by Boyd, in Stanton, California.
In 1988, Coddington founded Boyd's Wheels, Inc. to manufacture and market his custom billet wheels.
In 1989, CadZZilla, a customized 1949 Cadillac, was commissioned by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, conceived by Jack Chisenhall, and designed by Chisenhall and Larry Erickson.
It is acclaimed as one of the great expressions of automotive customization.
In 1997, Coddington was inducted into the Hot Rod Hall of Fame.
In 1998, financial trouble due to a $465,000 loss from a bankrupt customer led Coddington to re-organize Boyd's Wheels and partner with his eldest son (Boyd Coddington, Jr.).
In his later days, he began registering cars that were essentially completely custom fabrications as antique automobiles, avoiding major emissions restrictions and tax liabilities.
California officials considered this a "ship of Theseus" fraud, claiming that so many central elements were replaced, the cars ceased to be the same entity.
Coddington was charged with a misdemeanor and pleaded guilty on April 7, 2005.
Coddington was hospitalized on December 31, 2007.
He was discharged shortly after New Year's Eve, but was readmitted a few days later to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, California.
Doctors performed surgery; despite the prognosis of a complete recovery, Coddington died on February 27, 2008.
His publicist stated that Coddington was a long-time diabetic who died from complications that were brought on from a recent surgery for a perforated colon along with sepsis and kidney complications.
Coddington was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.