My apologies if this has already been posted, only just found out...

Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod Hero, Dies at 63
February 27, 2008,

Boyd Coddington died today in Whittier, Calif., a few miles from his shop where the cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” was produced, and where he spent much of his adult life.

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/boyd-codding...NA-S-boyd_coddington

Car-Building Legend Boyd Coddington Dies
Feb 27, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show "American Hot Rod" introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jXDIDXZ_rWA9QwirwigoIkmiWSswD8V31V5O2