RIP Boyd Coddington

[dpricenator]

The world has lost an Icon of the Hot Rod industry. Prayers go out to his survivors.

http://www.knbc.com/automotive/15427879/detail.html

 

[Volusianator]

OMG, are you kidding! That's too bad.

 

[caudio51]

Damn, I loved his creations.

RIP Boyd

I hope you're cruising around up there.

 

[tubaman]

I enjoyed watching his show, he had some very creative ideas. RIP Boyd.

 

[RigilKent]

wow thats sucks. my prayers go with him and his family and friends. RIP

 

[Broadway Joe]

Wow! I wonder what he died from. It reminds me of when I heard that Indian Larry passed...(He was a famous motorcycle builder)

 

[caudio51]

Wow! I wonder what he died from. It reminds me of when I heard that Indian Larry passed...(He was a famous motorcycle builder)

It is like that....he went out with style....

 

[dpricenator]

Wow! I wonder what he died from. It reminds me of when I heard that Indian Larry passed...(He was a famous motorcycle builder)

I agree that was a great loss, but at least Boyd wasn't trying to stand on top of a car that was moving when he died.

 

[caudio51]

I'm pretty sure that's how Larry would have wanted to go. Wasn't it on top of a bike?

 

[dpricenator]

I'm pretty sure that's how Larry would have wanted to go. Wasn't it on top of a bike?

Yes he had a tradition of testing his bikes by standing onit as it was moving. It got away from him and he smacked his head on the ground. It was during a shoot for Biker Buildoff, all you saw was him falling and then the showed the In Memorium of Indian Larry. Was deffinetly a bummer, but I always thought it was a stupid thing to stand on your bike.

To say he would have wanted to die on a bike or that he would have wanted to die like that always seemd wierd to me. I ride skateboards that go way to fast and i love it. There is always the chance you lose control and may die, but I certainly wouldn't want to die that way. Peacefully in my sleep seems at a ripe old age seems better to me. A great< early loss of life from an extremely talented artist.

 

[Volusianator]

I'm pretty sure that's how Larry would have wanted to go.

I couldn't agree more, I met Indian Larry several times and I sure got the feeling, that given the chance, he'd go the way he did over anything else, even in his sleep.

 

[dpricenator]

I certainly meant no dis-respect, I just never understood "that's how he wanted to go". But i guess I just don't want to go. Do I have that option?

 

[Volusianator]

 

[Broadway Joe]

I don't want to go either! I'm a huge biker fan and I just think that Larry died doing what he loved, but given the choice I'm sure he would have wanted to stay around awhile longer. I'm anxious to see what happened to Boyd. He looked pretty healthy on his show??

 

[Broadway Joe]

Nice pics Wade! Classic Boyd Coddington.....

 

[vorra65]

I've had 2 vehicles in the past, with Boy'ds wheels on them.

Style and quality, sad to see a master pass.

 

[Volusianator]

I'm anxious to see what happened to Boyd. He looked pretty healthy on his show??

Me too, with the reason not being announced, it gets you to wondering.

 

[AndrewDill]

Terrible news, RIP