Where is boyd coddingtons shop

Polished or brushed or a combination of both. These are up for sale and price will be determined by width and finish. Oct 5. Polished and cerakote charcoal finish.

Sep Sep 8. Signature Series CC1 shown in 20" with cerakote charcoal center and optional 3 bar cap. Jul In a time when disposable items are the norm, Boyd Coddington has kept true to his original dreams. He has a designers eye, although he has no ability to sketch or draw.

His talent is in having ideas and the ability to translate them to his team of fabricators. He has built hot rods, a legacy and even one of the first Hot Rod TV shows viewed by millions world wide. However, the man who has designed and constructed cars for celebrities, musicians, sports stars, and captains of industry would quickly tell you of his greatest accomplishment.

It is not taking his company public, the many awards he has won, his fame but rather what he has given back. Coddington would recount fondly his experience at Disneyland and the companys desire for perfection, a trait that he instilled in everyone who worked at his hot rod shops.

Coddington's first major opportunity at developing the "Boyd Look" was when Vern Luce bankrolled a dream. The "Vern Luce Coupe" was Boyd's vision of what could be done to create the ultimate Ford hot rod.

Boyd would refer to his look as getting rid of the bumps and allowing the lines of the car to show. Coddington removed door handles, hinges and massaged the body dynamics in a way that no one every had ever realized. To make the Vern Luce coupe even more dynamic was his trademark use of billet aluminum to create parts that were unique to ever hot rod. The result of his first creation was the prestigious "Sloanaker Award", the first of many.

Over his thirty-year reign as the "King of Hot Rods", Coddington created dozens of hand-built hot rods and custom cars. Coddington has amassed numerous awards and was the first builder to ever win the America's Most Beautiful Roadster A. Collectively, Boyd created more respect for hot rods than ever thought possible, his hot rods have been in Museum exhibits and even the cover of Smithsonian Magazine. Coddington's innovations have become not just hot rodding touchstones, but influences that have helped the entire aftermarket industry flourish.

Boyd Coddington was also an entrepreneur with a driven desire to build his company and see his goal become reality. This is what I recall, I could be wrong. After the untimely death of their founder, Boyd Coddington in February, the Coddington Garage team and family tried to continue on with business as usual. The battle they faced was too much to handle.

She had rather large shoes to fill in the absence of her husband. With the team of machinists, fabricators, and paint and body guys behind her, she gave it a shot. Unfortunately, running both the hot rod shop and the wheel shop was too much for her handle on her own. The cars and builds that are not complete at the time of closing will be moved to two new shops. Both shops are being run by former Boyd Coddington employees.

Dan Sobieski, a fabricator and long time Coddington employee, will be opening his own shop July 1st. Sobieski will be taking a few from the Boyd Coddington team to his new shop in Anaheim, Ca. Abraham Rodriguez, a newer employee, will also be working on some of the vehicles at his shop. His specialty is in paint and body, but his shop will be able to do anything the Coddington Garage did.

Jo will continue on with the wheel shop. There are plans for the company to move from their location in La Habra in the near future. For further information please contact Jo Coddington Eric