He has several talented employees and the show does feature them doing the work (somewhat scripted drama included). ![]() The builds that are featured are a mix of Hot Rods and later model customs. He will be around for a long time, its just a matter of time till Boyd bites the dust, ever notice that the people that are having him build cars are the same people?īoyd owns the shop and does some/all of the concept design for the featured cars that are built there. you see him in a crowd, he always makes eye contact and smiles, genuine nice person, sorry I can't say the same for Boyd who was his personal trainer when he was trying to get rid of the big belly he had then, divorced his wife and was off and running, bUt he had to keep the X around because she owned B Coddinton wheels, along with Greg, The son, then he sold out to AMERCIAN wheels, and got rid of the X all in one deal, :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:įoose was Boyds designer after he graduated from the collage of design, and designed the boidster and many other cars that Boyd did take credit for, just like he does now,Foose also was his manager for awhile, but finally went out on his own, which pissed boyd off, just like everyone else does when the quit him, Foose in my opinion is one of the BEST designers ever, and truly a NICE person, he treats people like he has known them for years. Or is it? To avoid previous debts, they started the company in Boyd Coddington Jr's name and while he has since moved on to Weld Wheels, the old hot rodders have yet to get what they paid for and never will.Ĭlick to expand.Little John Buttera designed and made the first set of billet wheels, him and Coddinton were both machinest, and friends, Coddington wanrted to go in business with John and make the wheels, john declined and Coddinton took off on his own, making the wheels, he was very sucessful with them, and finally went public,and was doing great, untill the asian market took a dump and he was cought with his pants down, he put the company in his wife's and sons name and filed chapter 11, alot of people lost lots of money, I was one of them, then boyd started back up under the name of B Coddinton, then met jo. They opened the doors again five years ago with brand new CNCs, water jets, etc. Sometimes when you go public, the stock doesn't go in the right direction. No big deal, right? Happens all the time and that's business. In doing so, they stiffed small mom and pop hot rod shops to the sum of over $5 million. "Most people know it was less than a decade ago when Boyd Coddington Hot Rods declared chapter 11. As for Boyd, how many times is he going to redo the Boydster and call it something else? I also found this little excerpt on the net: They show a lot of detail and imagination. It's entertainment for people who have no idea what goes into building a car. He’s in Australia representing 3M who he is a spokesperson for, travelling around the world talking about their products and when we discussed 3M Chip said : “3M makes everything it takes to build a car except the parts and labour” adding “it’s amazing how many products you use, of 3M’s when you’re building a car”ģM had one muscle car owner at the event, Sascha was his name, he had a blue ’69 Camaro – Chip wandered out, took a look for 5 minutes, then upstairs, in front of a room full of media – took 30 minutes to sketch that very same car.Me, I don't watch either show anymore. While that show is no longer, Chip still has TV ideas and has several in the pipeline today. ![]() ![]() The show would take deserving participants with cars they could only hope to restore or customise and turn them into a dream car in just a matter of days. Known mainly to Australians through his cable-TV show “Overhaulin'” which ran for many years, he was the man who would take a blank sheet of paper and sketch out a phenomenal design capturing the ideas and thoughts of the cars owner, or Foose’s own ideas. He’s gone on to work with some of the legends of the hot rod and custom industry like Boyd Coddington to then setting up his own shop – Foose Designs. Chip had his first real crack at the age of 7, destroying stuff left right and centre but always learning from a man who loved to teach – his Dad. Chip Foose has decades of experience in the Automotive industry, starting as a 3 year old watching his father work in his own workshop tinkering with cars and drawing the.
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