RIP: BOYD CODDINGTON PASSES AT 63.

World-renowned hot-rod builder and innovator Boyd Coddington died this morning. His hot-rod creations earned him the Grand National Roadster Show’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) trophy a record six times. He was 63 and the cause of his death is currently unknown.

Coddington was raised in Rupert, Idaho, where he attended machinist trade school at Idaho State University. He moved to California in 1966 to pursue a career building hot-rods. There he opened his first shop, Hot Rods by Boyd, in Cypress, California in 1977.

Boyd carved a niche out in the automotive community for himself and worked with some of the best designers in the game, including Chip Foose. He is remembered not only for his stunning vintage hot-rods, but also from his TLC show American Hot Rod.