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02-28-2008, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: foresthill,
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Cobra Make, Engine: era 427cobra stroked 427fe
Posts: 39
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Boyd Coddington Dies
Boyd Coddington died yesterday at the age of 63. Not much info. at this time.
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02-28-2008, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Caloundra,
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Cobra Make, Engine: DRB Australia, Bullet Proof Windsor
Posts: 175
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condolences
To the Coddingtons,
Our thoughts are with you at this sad time, Always remember that he has bought so much happyness to the automotive world.
Stay happy stay stong remember the fun times.
John and Kim Barker
Life is fast party hard.
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02-28-2008, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Holderness, NH, US of A,
NH
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4772 old iron FE
Posts: 5,499
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Perforated ulcer is what I heard. He is credited with some very influential hot rods and is really the man of billet wheels. Sad to loose any good gearheads.
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02-28-2008, 08:32 PM
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Beam Me Up Scottie
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Squantum (part of Quincy),
MA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1049 Titanium w/black stripes, 351W with Trick Flow Heads, Tremec 3550
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Way too young and talented to go so early.
I wonder if my Hawaiian shirts will now go up in value? I only have about 4, but when I wear one, I have about 6 friends that always call me "Boyd".
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'Liberals are maggots upon the life of this planet and need to get off at the next rotation.' (Jamo 2008)
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02-29-2008, 03:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Crowley,
LA
Cobra Make, Engine: Findling 001 - starting scratch build
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Boyd Coddington
I understand it was complications from diabetes. Coddington had been
severely diabetic for years and this can lead to serious problems if surgery
is required. Coddington underwent a surgical proceedure from which he never
recovered.
....Fred
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02-29-2008, 06:21 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
Posts: 1,106
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Here's a photo of Boyd on the Salt Flats at the last--2007--Bonneville Speedweeks. He's filming a piece on his wife running the Ecotec powered T. Note the support socks, or hose, he's wearing. This reflects the diabetic condition that ultimately resulted in his death.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
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02-29-2008, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scotts Valley,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 289 FIA #2108
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My sympathies to the Coddington family. Boyd did some outstanding work. Brought up some good talent: Chip Foose used to work for him, as did Jesse James.
Dd
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"You're kidding, right?"
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02-29-2008, 10:35 AM
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Our deepest sympathies from my family!! we have lost a legend!!
He will be missed..
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One Day My Dream Will Come True!!
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02-29-2008, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Scottsdale,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 302 Mass-Flo mild race engine
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I wonder what kind of procedure he went through....I have diabetes and am going to have gastric bypass on the 27th....I'll lose alot of weight and also lose my diabetes too within a few months....It looks as though he had what I have on my legs but it has gone away..It's called lymphadema..That's when your legs swell up and there's a redness around the lower legs and ankles..The socks keep the legs from swelling so much...About $85 a pair for those socks...Yes, Boyd Coddington is definitley going to be a loss to the auto world...I heard that he was very difficult to work for...Dave
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02-29-2008, 02:26 PM
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Well so far I've heard:
1. Perforated ulcer
2. Liver failure
3. Diabetes
Guess we'll have to await some kind of official report.
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02-29-2008, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Holderness, NH, US of A,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4772 old iron FE
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I also heard he didn't make the Roadster show this year. It goes to show if you don't have your health nothing else matters.
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02-29-2008, 05:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Excaliber
Well so far I've heard:
1. Perforated ulcer
2. Liver failure
3. Diabetes
Guess we'll have to await some kind of official report.
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Todays newspaper says he died from complications due to surgery after a lengthy hospital stay. Could be #1 or #2. He definately had #3. |
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