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Ebay find – Roadstar Jacket

I make it a point to browse Ebay quite often for Boyd memorabilia. Last week I came across this beauty. This was a jacket that was done right around the time that Hot Rods by Boyd unveiled Roadstar. Roadstar was produced at Hot Rods by Boyd in the mid 90’s from the design expertise of Chip Foose. It featured the new at the time Cadillac Northstar motor in the rear of the vehicle. We actually still have the wood buck that was used to produce the metal body. So whoever Quallies is thank you for keeping the jacket in great condition and putting it on ebay.

If you have any interesting Boyd memorabilia that your looking to sell or need information on feel free to email me

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American Hot Rod is back on Velocity Channel

Thanks to Discovery Channel for putting American Hot Rod back on their Velocity Channel. I am glad it’s back so everyone that enjoyed it in the past can relive such found memories that we all shared with my father and maybe give some people who never got into it the first time around a chance to get into it. Lots of good times.

 

 

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Customer Pic # 9854 Duels

We had a nice surprise visit from our local customer Gary Galbraith and his newly finished Chevy Fleetside. Gary purchased a set of 18×8 and 20×9 Duels from us. In typical custom car building crunch time fashion Gary took delivery of the wheels and headed up the the Autorama and ISCA shows in Utah just in time. The truck won “Outstanding in Class” from AutoRama and, more significantly, “Outstanding Truck” from the International Show Car Association (ISCA). The sun was pretty bright today so it’s hard to really showcase the paint job on this truck but it was deep and flawles. This is Gary’s once in a lifetime builds and he really hit it out of the park with a truck thats a show winner and a really fun driver. The Signature Series Duel wheels were the perfect choice. Good job Gary.

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LA Roadsters Father’s Day Show 2012

Another great year at the Los Angeles Roadsters Father’s Day Show in Pomona, CA. I’ve been coming to this show since before I can remember. It was a family tradition for us for years. It was great to be back. We were there in support for Duane and American Hot Rods. Duane had one of our displays in the booth. I was able to get one of the first 18″ production samples of the new cast wheel, the SOB(Spirit of Boyd), out to the show. Ran into a bunch of old friends. Chris Buttera was out there with the last roadster his dad built before he passed away. Chris ended up running into Don Wills from OK who now owns the first roadster his dad built. I was fortunate enough to be there to snap a picture of both of them side by side. Overall it was a great show. There were over 5 Boyd Built cars at the show that I counted. Thanks to Duane for having me come out.

Duane standing next to the SOB

First and Last of the John Buttera roadsters

Gil Losi's Boydster II at the Meguir's booth

White Caps Pickup

Walt Baynes and his Hot Rods by Boyd built roadster

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Pro Touring Wheel Headquarters

19x8 and 20x12 PT-01

We have been catering to the Pro-Touring market long before that term for the latest automotive segment even existed. Originally part of our Multi-Piece Forged series the PT-01 and the rest of our Pro-Touring line cater to lightweight designs, performance brake clearances, and a wide array of sizes and backspaces. Shown above are a pair of brushed center polished outer PT-01 in 19×8 and 20×12. If your looking for the ultimate performance wheel set up look no further. Contrary to some of the information that is being thrown around out there about 3pc wheels being better than 2pc, 2pc welded construction wheels are far superior to 3pc wheels for a number of reasons. 2pc wheels are pound for pound stronger and outperform 3pc wheels in cornering and radial fatigue tests. 2pc wheels in most cases can be made lighter due to the lack of hardware. Speaking of hardware would you build a race car chassis by bolting it together or wouldn’t you just trust the strength of welding? Sizes and offsets. There is now a wide array of diameters and widths that fit 98% of the tires available for performance vehicles. Both our centers and our outers are made of 6061 aluminum unlike most 3pc rim shells that are made of 5000 series aluminum. Now the only thing 3pc wheels have over 2pc wheels is the ability to chrome the wheels. If your into that then go for it, but if your into a nice looking wheel that performs stick with 2pc.

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2012 Good Guys Del Mar Boyd Coddington Memorial Award

This is the 4th year my brother Gregg and I have given out the Boyd Coddington Memorial Award at the Good Guys Del Mar show. As always Del Mar doesn’t disappoint. The weather was a little chilly but not enough to scare anyone away. Lots of great cars to choose from and we’re glad Good Guys continues to support this award in memory of our father. For the award we decided to build a billet award design that our father used for some of the Pro’s Pick awards he used to give out. Anodized gold with a machine finish. We’re really happy with the way it turned out. It’s always a challenge to pick just one car at these shows. There were so many worthy rides but this year we decided that Ryan Reed’s 1937 Ford Coupe was hands down one of the coolest cars at the show. Ryan really put the attention to detail into this one. Killer stance, flawless paint and interior. Nothing dated or trendy about this car at all. Ryan built this all himself at his shop in Corona, CA. Definitely something our dad would have thought was super cool.

We look forward to coming back next year to pick another ride that is worthy of getting the Boyd Coddington Memorial Award. Many thanks to the Good Guys for their support.