R.I.P. Boyd Coddington 

when you not respected even in death that says something

Chip foose designed the casket, Charlie painted it, Blue Bear boxed the frame, Boyd rolled over in it, Duane criticized his technique, and Mike had to hitch a ride home.

I'm just taking a shot in the dark here but I don't think he is all that missed.

Boyd Coddington didn't phone in so Dwayne got rid of him

Maybe Dwayne can work for Burger King thats all hes smart enough to do

I never seen the guy do anything on the show....His guys did all of the work and he would show up at the end and take all of the credit for it.

If I had worked there and little Duane had talked to me like that he would have been wearing his ass for a hat,first day !

Always saw him holding a sandwich while he talked down to people. Dude was a hot headed hack.

From what I saw on TV Boyd was pretty cruel towards his employees.I know people in N.J. who told me he was a horrible drunk.

Worked for moslow wood products, same type of boss. Guy was bi-polar . Best day when he called me names and I asked him not too.....so he fired me. Life has been great ever sence. I did the work of 3 people, and still he rode my ass. Life too short to put up with people like that

Coddington hurt people to get what he wanted.

those arent mourners. just people who wanted to be sure he was really dead

Destroyer of American history! A pristine 27 model T, all there, original paint, interior, perfect time capsule. Chopped the hell out of it(sickening sad) using only the bare body.Could have gone out in desert and found a body shell and have the same result. Unforgivable............

He was a hard man to work with .He'd make these guys do a car in a week that would normally take a 2months to do. Ridiculous deadlines.

I was just watching an episode and thinking to myself how closed minded he was. Kind of glad to be watching this now :P

He treated his workers terrible

Wow, he dies and know one has anything good to say about him, then I watched his show and now I understand

just because he's dead doesn't suddenly mean he was a nice guy.

Dwayne was so pissed he fired himself....

It says a lot when there is not one positive thing said about this man I agree with each and every one the comment said on this site

What a bitter sorry excuse of a man. He burned every bridge he crossed, He got his.

Even when people aren't the greatest in life are usually spoken of fondly after their death. The fact that that's not happening in Boyd's case (even all these years later) tells me everything I need to know.

I have been in the restoration business since the 70's. I knew a couple young designers very full of bitchen ideas that all were claimed to be Boyds creations. Boyd was a hustler money man not a designer builder kind of guy. In fact I was blessed by working on a couple of Boyds Roadsters. Both had blown motors. These were owned by older gentlemen and were definitely not abused or raced. I built 100 point show cars which is much more demanding than the so so stuff Boyds shop turned out. I watched Boyd purposely blow up a Mustang engine for the hell of it. Just red line it until it pukes a rod out the side of the block for the cameras. He was going with a crate motor like he usually does so I guess he thinks that's ok? That's disrespect for the car hobby as someone could have used that engine. He was an over glorified body and paint shop owner. He farmed most everything else out. Boyd and his ex wife were excellent at riding the employees asses to the point they walk out. *Boyd was a car salesman who happened to sell Hot Rods and wheels that young kids designed and built for him. Nothing more.* 20 years later I decided to stomach some of his shows and they confirm everything I have stated here. No fake news here!

R.I.P.? Rest In Purgatory? The man was and will always be remembered as an @$$hole.

I hope he takes Dwane with him

who ever thought the music made this video better ,should think again....

This was the worst car show on TV. Working for Boyd must`a been Hell. The guys were all doing a good job but Boyd and Duane just treated them like shit. Glad that`s over.....

Personally I think Rods by Troy blows the doors off anything Boyd ever did. Most of Boyd's cars lacked personality, soul, and creativity compared to a lot of other well known builders.

Its too bad you won't be missed. When you leave this earth, what you have done for others will say more then any personal accomplishment can. I remember the show but never never knew this person.

First reaction from Duane on Boyds passing; “Wanted to fire him for not calling in that morning. Luckely for him his wife did or else...”

Oh dear. Who's gonna employ Duane now?

Boyd was the most disrepectful boss . He doesn't deserve any tributes . He even watched that programme and thought it made him look good . Good riddance and a shame Dwayne didn't go with you .

Like Batman and Robin , Dwayne is nothing now without his Batman . Lesson don't go through life with shit on your liver . Be kind , be generous , be a leader and above all, have understanding . Greed is a powerful master . Greed had mastered Boyd .

He will not be missed

I had a friend quit because of Duane he was a bully. Boyd would put some stupid deadlines on his staff. My buddies ulcer couldn't take it and he quit to save his health

Kinda expected everyone at the funeral home to be fired lol

the car at 5:44 was not a boyd cottington designed car.A long-term dream for Chief Designer Richard Ferlazzo from australia.

You can be the best without shitting on the people that made you ...

Never was I so disappointed in a man who had it so good, but decided to treat others so bad!!!! You should never speak ill of the dead they say! If only when he was alive he spoke better to the living!!! Forget about he was this and that to the Automotive Culture! He was a the Yanks say, A Turd!!!! I’ll leave it there!

What goes around comes around.

MAN..ive never seen dude smile...WTF..look at all his pics..got the B Coddington lid and a forever constant scowl on his face..

The Efigy is not a Boyd car, it was built in Australia by GMH and designed by Richard Ferlazzo

Dennis Learys "I'm an asshole" would have been a more appropriate song for this video.

It just resonated with me that there was a problem at that shop when Jo (Who'd probably be absolutely stoked)sacked Trish for working on her car she chucked an absolute hissy fit and weak as piss Boyd did her dirty work for her,that girl was the best candidate to walk through that place but they probably did her a favor in the end,just shows you the fish rots from the head.

Sayonara . . . . . . . didn't anyone like this man ? ? Every video with his name in it has people calling him a frickin' monster and his wife Brumhilda on fentanyl.

Withy all due respect to Boyd (RIP Champ) the car at 5-44 is Effigy, that car was based on an FJ Holden and was built in Australia.

Awesome Builders I appreciate all the videos from Mr. BC shop

Im just here to read the funny comments not to watch the video 😂

No Boyd had bad management skills that affected the work place.

Did anyone box the frame on that casket?

Its too bad he passed but I m sure he would be better remembered if he had never hired Dwayne .the way your treat people lasts long after your gone !

This was more depressing than the show.

Um WTF @ 5.42 ???? Thats EFIJY designed & built in Australia by GMH as a concept car. Boyd had nothing to do with it.

Duane is working Jiffy Lube

Hope they buried his shirts with him

i agree !! Holden Chief Designer and EFIJY project leader Richard Ferlazzo,sketched the first EFIJY designs in 1989 in Australia

Why is the HOLDEN EFIJY shown as one of this mans cars (5.42) it was designed and built at the renowned GM Australia Design studio in Port Melbourne not by Coddington

I don't know who made this clip but it was impossible to hear anything that was said, because that bloody music was so loud. Not cool

5.45 was not one of his cars, this was the "EFIGY" Australian built in tribute of the 1st Australian made FJ holden

he died and made america great again and only duane cried

Boyd did not respect anyone around him, and treated his staff like slaves. He was not a good employer. If he cared about his staff, he would have tried to hold on to them, not have a sweary rant, and find out why they wanted to leave. Instead, the toys would always come out of the pram. I did notice from the TV show, that there was a lot of bitter in-fighting amongst staff too.

Every car was exactly the same. No imagination at all.

I feel sad when someone dies but I would not work for someone like Boyd. He reminds me of Paul Sr. the bike builder and a former boss of mine in the 1980's. Now Chip Foose is totally different from these fellows on his show. No nonsense approach and not bullying his employees. That's why I enjoy watching him build cars on his show.

Speak no evil of the dead for you will be one soon. Thanks from.St. Paul Minnesota.

The car at 5:45 definitely wasn't Boyd's work but otherwise, a great slideshow of some of his better custom work. The purple coupe at 5:45 is the Holden EFIJY, designed and built in Australia by Holden, amkers of the Pontiac G8 among others, as a one-off show car

Rest in peace,yeah right,the guy was a complete jerk along with second in command.

Glad to see him go 😉

He wasn't the best designer at all, he never designed any of his cars. Chip foose did most of them before Hot Rods by Boyd went bust then chip and most of the top guys left, Boyd then opened Boyd Coddington Hot Rods with what was left and he had 2 people designing the cars from then and he never got new custom only orders from old friends so he could make the show on discovery channel. Him and Dwayne were bullies plain and simple.

How did the carry the casket with the handles smoothed off

He brought most of the stress on himself. BlueBear was a good for nothing goofball, but Boyd had no business altering his car without his permission. And he treated Charlie like shit, so I don't blame him one bit for quitting and running away from the car shop from hell.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE HATERS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE QUALITY WORK HE GOT DONE BY PUSHING A FEW BUTTONS. WISH THAT WAS ALL IT TAKES BUT MOST OF THE YOUNG ONES CAN'T HANDLE THE HEAT AND HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN. GOD BLESS THE CODDINGTON FAMILY KEEP THE MEMORIES ALIVE DO A BUILD FOR BOYD.

From what I heard from builders around here was Boyd asked people to invest in his company...just to turn around and file bankruptcy pocketing to money. The guy was a real douchebag. Like many car builders his employees put in the hours and talent while the owner receive the fame.

His shop was a revolving door of hired and fired people.

That's why his alcoholic shop foreman Dwayne got to treat people like he did

Surprised they never ran into church, just to meet the deadline......

His ex-wife owned half that shop, got it in their divorce. It wasn't out of the goodness of his heart

From all the people who posted in other videos,and on here i see that not too many ppl liked him!!!...Although after seeing the show i seen how he was paranoid of Chip foose,and everyone who worked for him.

it seems nobody liked him or duane .....like nobody

Boyd Coddington is not dead, he missed the deadline, so Mike Curtis and Blue Bear and Charlie showed up with baseball bats, I don't know what the baseball bats were for

Became a mechanic when American hot rod was on. I hated these baby boomers. They were all like Boyd. Tantrums, throwing things. All I wanted to do was learn to work on Trucks and have a mentor. I was all alone for years. Any small things you would get fired. I hate the baby boomers who were in charge of shops. Us Gen X in our 40s run things now. Young apprentices are guided and helped. No one yells or screams. You can take vacations or days off and not get treated like a dirtbag over it. I hated American hot rod and shows like OCC and Jessie James…

Didn't know he was a Catholic - or dead, for that matter. Discovery Turbo Max is still showing repeats of "American Hot Rod" out here.

hard to believe that is has been 10 years since Boyd's passing ...

I'm sorry for his loss, but dying will never make a man more than he was. i don't engage in that hypocritical action and don't expect it when I go.

How sad for Jo. Now she has to live with inheriting those millions 😭

I'm amazed that the coffin isn't hotrodded.....

As someone who grew-up watching Boyd starting with the Silver Bullet, I was amazed with his machinist & designer skills who could create every aspect of a vehicle from billet. Yes, he gave hard times to others, but he remained dedicated and loyal to you if you did the same. Boyd will be remembered for his contributions to Hot Rodding. When was the last time you flipped on someone? Only difference was your moment of being human was not captured on video for the world to see & judge.

From what I hear, he had a bad reputation...

Another good video RUINED by the music, the music doesn't make the video any better , it just takes away from the subject matter.

Was kinda hoping it would be duane instead

Sadder day when Roy Schmidt died.... was it the hair color die he put in his beard that killed Boyd?

Boyd was not perfect, as none of us are. He wasn't the best person in the world; however, I really appreciated that he did not control the TV show. Employees were free to speak their minds. Some of the methods, used to restore the cars, were questionable; but that's what I really liked about the show. He allowed you to see everything: the good, the bad, and the ugly; and that's life. You really got to peak into what it's like to run a business; and, watching his show, you could really learn a lot about what works and what doesn't. Thanks to his show, I was able to do a lot of repairs on my own car that I never would have attempted before. From his show, I realized that even the professionals are not perfect...They have problems, too; and they just work through it. That lesson gave me courage to try things I never would have done before. For example, I ordered an aluminum radiator for my mini-van; and it was supposed to fit; but it didn't. So rather than send it back, I modified a few things, and managed to make it work. Other shows, like Chip Foose's Overhaulin, don't allow you to see anything. Everyone has a fake smile; they rarely have any problems; and everyone gets along perfectly. That is bullshit. We all know that that's not how it really is; but Foose controls the show and the employees. They all just pretend that everything is perfect; and also they don't let you see the actual work being done, so the viewer doesn't learn anything. It's just pure, mindless, entertainment.

@fippysteed the body shop guy.....he went to go work with chip foose

what did he die of?

I could have probably been friends with Boyd, but I could have never worked for or with him. If anyone knows of an episode where he actually smiled, let me know? Still hard to believe no one ever bitch-slapped Duane.

a man is known by his friends and co workers,the real man,if these guys he saw every day didn't like him,the rest is just idle talk,,CUSHENBERRY,ROTH,WINFIELD,BARRIS,STARBIRD t o name a few all of them welded,sanded,primed,painted and re sanded,re worked errors, there are many builders who probably were actually liked as human beings,but I've been up against deadlines and commitments and they can make you an asshole real quick,unreal delivery times is the culprit,and trying to do a reality show doesn't help,rip BOYD CODDINGTON,god is in the forgiving business so you still have a chance

A modern hearse for a hot rodder? What an insult to Boyd's memory.

Duane fired the pastor...

Seems like the world is better off without this guy

I dont think he ever smiled even one time in his life. ☹️

The car 5:43 is not a Boyd car it is an Australian car built by Holden