What Really Happened to Boyd Coddington From American Hot Rod

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10 ай бұрын

What Really Happened to Boyd Coddington From American Hot Rod
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If you go around asking people about the top car builders in the business, chances are you'll hear the name Boyd Coddington. But we're not just talking about your everyday factory cars here. We're talking about hot rods! These are the big, attention-grabbing, and seriously sexy cars that were born during the Golden Age of car culture. And Boyd Coddington, well, he's one of the legendary builders known for creating these bold and captivating machines.
Anyone familiar with hot rods should know that Boyd Coddington has been responsible for building some of the sweetest hot rods in existence. He transformed the backyard hobby of tattooed guys in T-shirts into a high-end car customizing industry. As the owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod shop, he gained further fame through the reality TV show American Hot Rod, which aired on the Discovery Channel.
The show provided an inside look at Boyd and his crew as they crafted breathtaking hot rods and custom vehicles. However, it wasn't just smooth sailing; the show was filled with frequent conflicts, intense arguments, and a high turnover rate among staff members. After a successful run of five seasons, the shop eventually closed, and the show went off the air in 2007. Join us as we find out what really happened to Boyd Coddington from American Hot Rod!
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@peterjuhlke7437 9 ай бұрын

Never a fan as he treated people like crap , Foose on the other hand survived and is my favorite car guy . Much respect for this down to earth car guy.

@joepinto509 5 ай бұрын

Ha Foose is a dick...too...both had huge egos with big heads ...

@Driessens_Peter 4 ай бұрын

Boyd was ok in my opinion but man that Duane dude was something else

@regandunn4850 2 ай бұрын

Boyds ego let him down as for Dwayne he is a little girl

@iceyd2226 13 күн бұрын

The way you said billet got me

@ThomasJones-ij6hv 9 ай бұрын

Karma killed Boyd. I'm sure everyone in that shop misses him.😂🤣

@jamesbowers5946 9 ай бұрын

Boyd Coddington may have been talented, but if the way he appeared on the show was reality and not a staged act for television, he was not a great human being.

@jamessanders6788 5 ай бұрын

Terrible to think of someone that way.

@jamesbowers5946 5 ай бұрын

@@jamessanders6788 I thought about what you said, and what I said is actually kind of messed up. Boyd clearly was a toxic guy who was insecure about his “competition” and allowed his little henchman Duane to bully his subordinates and did nothing about it other than a conversation which had no effect. It is possible that all that hostility was staged drama for the show,and I’m pretty sure that some of what was shown was “modified” by producers. But Boyd Coddington and Duane (I forget his last name) were real people. Their business existed. If they weren’t like that in reality, they would not displayed such egregious behavior on camera that way. Did they sign a contract without being clearly aware they would be required to act like tyrannical ***holes on camera? If so, that’s sad. However, the way they acted was genuine and believable. It would take some chops for a nice guy to pull off the things Boyd did on the show. Last I checked, Duane and Boyd are not known thespians.

@jamessanders6788 5 ай бұрын

@@jamesbowers5946 Good to hear. I am guilty of initial reactions that can be of the extreme bent as well occasionally. I am sure Boyd had a way of being a prick when it comes to things he was particular about, as I do recall the drama from the show. But remember this was in the early stages of reality TV and I can clearly remember thinking that most of it was an act for ratings and the producers encouraged it. (Same as I would eventually think American Choppers was over the top for audience.) The show was competing with American Choppers for viewers; Can't Miss TV - the drama pulled the American eyes and crossover viewers in. Hell, for a perfect example, look at Real Housewives of Who Cares... that crap is so fake, but it pulled people in that are into that messiness and theatrics. Now look at the influence... that way is real life for fans that try to play out the same drama at home. But I disgress. Either way, I have a fond spot for Boyd Coddington because his design was revolutionary and I remember it so vividly in my youth. RIP to the fella.

@miikkam4319 5 ай бұрын

@@jamesbowers5946Boyd is dead, been for years. Dwayne is a drunk nowadays. Karma.

@jamesbowers5946 5 ай бұрын

@@miikkam4319 and Mike has his own company

@Doomshop60 10 ай бұрын

He died . Thats what happened.

@danijuggernaut 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, really nothing new in this video. Fact is, i would never work for a boss like he was. This was a Hot Rod garage not the NASA.

@Doomshop60 10 ай бұрын

@@danijuggernaut after he fired Mike I lost all respect for Boyd he was a dick

@markbremmer8642 10 ай бұрын

His shop manager/foreman was a total prick. Boyd hired idiots, and they ran his crew off. Chip Foose made his start with Boyd, then left to start his own shop.

@jamesbowers5946 9 ай бұрын

@@markbremmer8642agreed…I myself had a boss just like that Duane prick….guess it was my fault he was only 5’5”

@dwstrat1377 4 ай бұрын

@@markbremmer8642 people like that get things done people who critisize others who push others to get things done are wimps and cant hang. If you cant take pressure you dont belong

@wrenchracers2083 18 күн бұрын

I know one of the guys that owned a company that supplied Boyd’s shop with a lot of parts for their builds, after he went bankrupt he left a lot of debt with a lot of people and ruined his already shotty reputation

@chardelraconner7324 2 ай бұрын

rest up hawk senior he never read between the lines

@daboonies8603 7 ай бұрын

did he even build a car? i never saw him in the shop

@markbremmer8642 10 ай бұрын

It's pronounced like it's spelled: BILLET. Like bullet but with an I, instead of the U.

@user-et7br6ir1h 6 ай бұрын

He will be followed yes he will

@deangelojeremitriusvickers6319 9 ай бұрын

What’s bah-lay? I know what bill-it is😂

@Anuskasv0 9 ай бұрын

3:13 hahahaha 🤣

@chardelraconner7324 2 ай бұрын

PS!i its not a longboard its a dolib

@dennismorgan3589 8 ай бұрын

Duane.was toxic to the company

@hwirtwirt4500 6 ай бұрын

Built some beautiful cars but his terrible behavior and treatment of employees was a real turnoff. He was just a miserable person.

@CarlosAlberto-ii1li 5 ай бұрын

Many of the people he had working were unemployable, the kid that had the accident and Charlie working behind his back, I have had all that and one day i sacked all 70 plus of people that attended jobs we were doing, it is very difficult to be in business, you should try it sometime.