American Hot Rod

'American Hot Rod was a reality television program that followed legendary hot rod builder Boyd Coddington and his crew as they restored classic cars and built custom hot rods to very specific and often times maddening specifications. The series followed the team through the trials of restoring these very special cars. Every detail was captured including the drama and strife that occurs among the team members. The cars that they have built are masterpieces so good that 7 times they have won the prestigious Americas Most Beautiful Roadster Award and six of those times were consecutive. http://www.upmpg.com/lubricationnews/boyd_coddington/

Behind the scenes the shop has an entirely different attitude. Boyd and his wife worked with numerous charity organizations among them the Elwyn Foundation with whom they worked to hire mentally challenged adults to work in the shop. Even when in a hurry Boys would stop to let admirers and their children get photographs take with him. Boyd had just begun filming a new series called Boyd Coddington’s Garage that featured discussions on technical issues involved with all the work needed to do the modifications on such cars. http://www.upmpg.com/lubricationnews/boyd_coddington/

The American Hot Rod series ran five seasons and was cut short when its star Boyd Coddington who had suffered from diabetes for several years died of complications from a recent surgery. Coddington succumbed to the complications caused by his situation at a Southern California hospital on February 27, 2008. http://turbo.discovery.com/american-hot-rod/boyd-coddington/boyd-coddington.html

The Boyd Coddington Garage where American Hot Rod was filmed ended operation and closed its doors on June 20, 2008. His wife Jo continues to operate the wheel shop which has moved to Anaheim but still is overseen by employees dedicated to quality and two of the former employees continue to do the same work the garage did at shops they operate. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?136916-American-Hotrod-Coddington-Dead-Dwayne-Fired-Shop-Shut

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