Lil' John...That guy was a pioneer and a complete original. Those that don't know who he is should Google his name and check out this guys stuff.

Wow! Sad to hear.

Very sad indeed! RIP guys!!

RIP guys...:bow:

RIP ..very sad news

Rip.
Rick K

Wow two more pioneers are gone.... I had an experience meeting Boyd in the late 80's. I had just graduated high school and my high school sweetheart moved to California. We were together for a while so I saved up my money and went to see her. Of course I took her to all the hotrod shops. I was building a 27 Ford drag racer and was searching for just the right taillites. We stumbled on Boyds shop and he spent several hours with us. We talked about my car and he showed us some of his builds. He took us all through the main shop even out back in the storage are to show us builds that were in progress but pushed aside for whatever reason. He was nothing like the TV portrays him. I enjoyed the few hours I got to spend with him sharing our passion for cars.

Rip Boyd and Lil John

Thats unfortunate. He definately left his mark in the Hod Rod Industry.
RIP

I had the pleasure to meet Boyd a few times on some of the early years of the HotRod power tour. He was great to talk with about hotrods and cars in general.Super cool guy.R.I.P. Lil John was also a amazing builder from funny cars to street rods. May he rest in peace.

R I P

RIP Lil John...

Boyd and Lil John - wow - RIP - I wonder where the "billet" industry would be without them? Would there even be a "billet" industry without them............

R.I.P Boyd

RIP Boyd and John.....

John Buttera was a big influence on me when I was younger. There are a few of his cars that I still lust after. A Hilborn injected '69 Z/28 that he and his son built in about 1980 and a '65(?) Nova with C4 suspension - he built that in about 1986! It would fit in well with today's cars.

Lil John was the first guy I remember reading about who really explained "why" cool cars looked cool. The right rake, the right tire size. How subtle mods could accentuate already beautiful cars.

Tom

Condolences to the Coddingtons.

BUT, Lil is evidently still fighting the big C

Re: lil John Buttera -Down but sure not out

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There have been posts that my Dad has passed, although hes struggling he is hanging in there. Keep the good thoughts going. Leigh

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...179757&page=14

Boyd, Chip and Troy all created my love for hot rods but Boyd was the first. If not for drooling over his early creations as a kid in Hot Rod and other magazines I might not have the disease that is cars. He was truly an artist. Chezoom could come out tomorrow and still be cutting edge with a new set of wheels, how many years ago did he make that? God's gonna have one killer set of wheels. RIP

His family is in our prayers, like him or not, he deserves some respect.

:( :( RIP




Chris:cool:

RIP Boyd. You will be surely missed. Condolences to the Coddingtons:(

R.I.P. Boyd! Deepest sympathy and condolences to you family

Well first of all I apologize to the Buttera family. I'm glad to say I now know these were just rumors flying around and John is still hanging in there. I had heard this from a what I thought was a close source. Lil' John is true legend in Hot Rodding and Drag Racing. Without guys like him we would not be where we are today. Once again sorry about the mis-information and RIP Boyd.

Nice write up on Boyd I found on another site..
http://www.competitionplus.com/index...=5573&Itemid=6




Brent

RIP Boyd

Never met the man.

If its really true that he was nothing like his persona on TV, its a shame that it will be the way most people think and remember him.

It really hit home when i was in my garage today, looking at my wheels and thinking we probably would still be rocking 15 in cragars if it wasnt for him,not saying the man just means a set of wheels, but the magnitude of what he did for the industry.We lost one of the greats

RIP Boyd...:(

I hate seeing him go he wasn't that old and did so much for people like us.He will be deeply missed by all.

Can you Imagine ??
 

Back when Boyd started the shop he had a bunch of our hero's working with him at the time. Can you imagine how cool it would have been to be working with that crew at the time ? Lil' John back in the machine shop smoking like a fiend and cursing at anything that moved - Boyd's laugh and silly shirts - Chips designs - Jesse James - what a blast that must have been huh ! Yeah, I'm sure there were bad times, fights, and bust business deals - but aren't there always bad times. Remember the good stuff.

Thanks for all the projects - billet stuff - and guidance/support of an industry we all love ! RIP

Thought you guys might like to read this:

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/hot...ton/index.html

Nice read Steve. Thanks for sharing. He was and will continue to be an inspiration to many. This loss will be felt hard by everybody in/out of the industry.

Brent

R.I.P

Boyd was a true pioneer in our industry and will be missed by many!

I thought this was a good artical on the Good Guy's web site.

http://good-guys.com/news/newsStory.aspx?newsid=925

Boyd Coddington was building clean smooth rides 20 years ago, when all others built flaked out chrome monsters. Truly "The Master".

RIP.

That's a nice piece Steve.

We all owe him a debt of gratitude for everything he has done for the best hobby in the world! You ARE and always will be the man Boyd! RIP:hail: