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2013 LA Roadster Show
Another great year at the LA Roadster Show. I have many fond memories of this event. Father’s Day for me and my family always meant going with my dad to this show. It was a family tradition that I am happy to carry on with my family. This year we brought out our new wheel line up and we had a very special treat of displaying the Vern Luce Coupe in our booth. This car was the car that put my dad on the hot rodding map. Everyone remembers and recognizes Cadzilla, Chezoom, and the Boydsters but the Vern Luce Coupe was the car that started the ‘Boyd Look’. It was pretty cool to watch people come up and check it out. You had people that remembered the car then you had people that it was their first time seeing it. Some people that had never seen it before were blown away that the car was built over 30 years ago. While these events are technically “work” for us we have such a great time talking to customers and running into old friends that I would do this kind of “work” anytime over a 9-5 job working for someone else.
Stars and Stripes Hot Rods by Boyd shirts are now available
Click on the image below to purchase your very own Stars and Stripes Hot Rods by Boyd shirts. Be proud to where this shirt around town and show people you support America. Chris Coddington and Hot Rods by Boyd are proud to say that we do our part to help get America back on track and keep hot rodding alive.
HR-01 with brushed tops and ceramic clearcoat
We get a lot of requests for pictures of our ceramic clearcoat on wheels. Pictures don’t do it justice. You really have to see the stuff in person to appreciate it. The stuff is so clear it’s hard to tell that there is anything on the wheel. This HR-01 has brushed tops and polished lip and windows. The entire wheel was then clearcoated with our ceramic clearcoat. This HR-01 sits next to the Vern Luce Coupe with some original Boyd Coddington machined knock off stars circa 1981.
Project Genesis with Centennials
Time for another project vehicle. This little Chevy shortbed is going to be built as a little 25th anniversary of the trucks that really put Sportrucks on the map. When this body style first came out my father was all over them. Grabbing one of the first trucks off the lot the first thing he did was lower it and put a set of billet wheels on it. Most of the early development of lowering kits and aftermarket accessories for the Sport Truck scene started at Hot Rods by Boyd. This truck will pay tribute to that with a nice clean two tone paint job, static drop, but with a little update on the wheel selection. This little Chevy will be decked out in some new Gotcha Series Centennials running standard profiles in the front and concave profiles in the rear. 20×8.5 and 20×10. Keep checking back for more updates.
Gotcha Series Futura with Combination Black and Polished Finish
The Gotcha Series is our take on a clean straight forward 5 spoke wheel that would look good on a range of vehicles. In it’s simplicity there are still subtle details to really make this wheel attract attention especially when it’s painted. This combination paint shown here accents the peak of the spoke with the tapered sides that give you a 3D type of spoke shape but keep it in the more affordable price range of the Gotcha Series. The Futura is available fully polished or painted in 17-22″ diameters to fit most 5 lug applications.
20″ Vendetta’s on a 2003 Lightning
One of my customers sent me these pics of his 2003 Lightning with a set of 20″ Vendettas on it. Looks great.
5th Annual Boyd BBQ 2013
Over the weekend we had the 5th Annual Boyd Coddington Memorial BBQ. Good times with good friends. We all got together to remember the man that made it all happen and to celebrate his life. Great food was served up with some music played once again by Brother Yusef layin’ down the acoustic blues. This year we had our first annual Liar’s Poker Tournament. Liar’s poker was my dad’s favorite game to play with family and friends. We had 16 people play and Walt Baynes came out victorious to be our first winner. Congrats Walt. Thanks to all that attended. Look forward to seeing everyone again next year. Also check out the article Truckin Magazine did online here
Sometimes the simplest things make the biggest statements
While I spend a lot of time designing wheels that use every bit of the machining capabilities that are out there sometimes less is more. The less is more approach was embraced early on by my father and it was the cornerstone of what became the ‘Boyd Look’. We have customers order solid wheels from time to time and it can be hit and miss as far as how they look once they finally get on the vehicle. As you can see from these stunning photos taken by Mike Petrino this customer nailed it. This 2013 Beetle is running on 19×9 Hot Rods by Boyd solids all the way around. The Beetle’s stance is controlled by Airlift Performance front and rear bags using Airlift Autopilot v2 management.
New Hot Rods by Boyd shirts in stock now!!
The blue logo on smoke grey shirts are available now. High quality Hanes tagless shirts. $15 per shirt and $17 for XXL. Call 866-612-2693 to place your order today.
