Boyd Leon Coddington, was the owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop and also a star of American Hot Rod on TLC, is the king of Hot Rods. He build cars that were like no other you would see on the road. There is the 1932 Ford, CadZZilla, and many more. unfortunately he died on February 27 due to long-time diabetic. It was said that he died from complications that were brought on from a recent surgery along with liver and kidney complications. Though he is not alive, we can will still remember him. His show is still airing on Discovery Turbo and there should be a marathon when it is his anniversary.

The CadZZilla was a masterpiece, it was commissioned by ZZtop and designed by Larry Erickson . It is acclaimed as one of the great expressions of automotive customization. In "History of Hot Rods & Customs" the auto editors of Consumer Guide praise it as "the first really new type of custom since the heyday of the 1950s.