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Boyd Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 10:40:03
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misterchevy
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On our recent holiday we met Boyds wife Jo who was kind enough to show us around the shop and obviously planning out the future.
She tells us weve got one more series to see over here and that the film crews are now gone.
Without them the showroom is too big and she plans on moving to somewhere smaller.
Since then the shop has now closed and Dan has started up on his own in Anaheim with some other employees and will be finishing the outstanding projects.
She strikes us as a brave lady who gave it her best shot in difficult circumstances.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 10:53:05
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a real day out that mark fella, nice of them to give you a tour too as some wouldent bother,
ps, them piccys need > img not > IMG on both ends a links for some reason.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 11:01:07
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She always struck me as a compasionate and dedicated person .....glad she is coping with her loss and obviously carrying on the Boyd legacy ..good to see the employees starting up there own shop as well ..
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 12:13:55
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very nice mark, got any more pics...?
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 15:36:55
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droool bet ya ya lucky to have been there....
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 18:09:45
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Mark
Great pictures, thanks. You won't forget that trip in a hurry.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 19:13:26
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Great experience Mark. Well done !
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jun. 30 2008 22:57:04
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And there I was yesterday thinking I wonder what happened at Coddington's, whether they found a way to carry on or not. (unlikely as it was all about Boyd and his ideas)
Saves me having to do some searching now.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 1 2008 8:02:23
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kinda sad seeing the place empty!
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 1 2008 19:16:27
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I believe this was the press release:
The Coddington Garage Closes their Doors One Coddington company closes as another plans to move June 16th, 2008--- La Habra, Ca Boyd Coddington Hot Rods will be closing their doors, Friday June 20th, 2008. 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. After Boyd’s passing, his wife Jo took over the business. 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 at boydsgarage@aol.com.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 1 2008 20:38:04
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What happened to the mouthy twat second in command a right ar$e licker he was, didn't know jack$hit about cars and his man management skills were........well they weren't.
Don't forget coddington didn't design the cars on his own, there was a sleeping partner that done all the tec stuff, coddington just done a few pics on a fag packet.
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 1 2008 23:23:47
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lol....
you mean dwain col, .....a right creeping cock.....
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 2 2008 1:38:16
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 Never mind Dwain hope they got shot of that old cow that used to be Boyds wife...ran the accounts with an iron fist inside a concrete glove!
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RE: Boy Coddingtons - Jul. 2 2008 14:15:44
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I asked about Dwain and there was a brief pause.
Basically nobody really liked him except Boyd so he always kept his job for that reason.
With Boyds passing all the guys got together and said " either he goes or we go" and he went.
There was also more to it, i think he was a naughty boy, he certainly wasnt popular in the shop.
We learned a lot talking to Jo and theres a French Elvis impersonator who has had over twenty cars built by Boyd over the years.
That Camaro is being built for a Football Player and because of his build the floor has been lowered and the rollcage mounted further than normal.
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