Boyd Coddington's 1989 Chopped Sport Truck - Jay Leno's Garage
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- In this very exciting Christmas 2023 edition of Jay Leno's Garage, Jay is joined in the garage by Chris Coddington, son of legendary hot rod builder Boyd Coddington, who brings with him the truck that invented the Sport Truck Movement, this 1989 Chopped GMC Truck!
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Me and my dad used to watch American Hot Rod which was Boyd’s shop. And I remember we bought some model cars to build together like the show. Miss my dad ❤
Met J Leno This past summer, he was casually riding his Harley in Beverly Hills and didn’t hesitate to shake my hand. Great guy he is !
I shake hands to!
@@brunoheggli2888😂
I worked on Overhauling for season 3. I got to meet a few of the Boyd crew... Mike and Bear were polite and chill. Everyone said Boyd was a jerk and sloppy to work with. He always had money issues and lawsuits were always flying. He took credit for a lot of others work. He would stiff vendors on purpose. A lot of people flocked to work there and get burnt out and leave. Chip Foose is a class act. An absolutely incredible guy and kind.
From 1986 to 1994 I was a Mac Tools Distributor and "Hot Rods by Boyd" was on my route. Located in Stanton, California. They didn't buy very many tools from me, but I got to see the progress on many cars weekly including Cadzilla. That experience was priceless.
Didn't Duane buy any tools?? LOL.
@@davidimrie6916/ Too cheap.
Cadzilla also got people thinking about alternative engines. The 500ci Cadillac engine, most people did not know about the 472-500 because they thought the 454 was the biggest, and others didn't bother because there was no aftermarket parts for them. This got the hot rod hobby to start fabricating their own parts, this was also the time many got interested in home metal casting and machining, not long after the internet the old school ways of fabricating and modding parts exploded and we saw a renaissance of the early days of hot rod building being rediscovered by the Gen Xers.
Boyd helped spark Gen X interest in hot rods and custom vehicles.
@@davidimrie6916 people in SoCal prefer snap on from what I’ve seen. I don’t know why.
@@alexcoronaBecause Snap-On makes best hand tools in the automotive industry that's why. Mac Tools is 2nd.
I remember when that truck absolutely set the world on fire, awesome to see it's still around.
The 90's Truck scene was an absolute blast, I miss it.
The scene has really been coming back strong in the last couple years. OBS Fords and Chevys, mini trucks, 90s graphics, and pastel colors like pink and teal. Very cool to watch the resurgence happening in real time!
@thomaslemon3971 yeah, I've noticed everything has a nickname now... OBS, Square body, dent side...
I was in the US and visited Boyd's shop just before he died. If you remember back to the tv series and how toxic it was, it wasn't an act. I went there on their open day, and the way in which staff spoke to the customers that had their cars on display (built by Boyd) for them was pretty foul. Turned me right off.
I also visited Chips' and it still remains one of the highlights of my trip. Met his wife and staff during their open hour/ lunch break. Stayed for 3 hours at their wishes. Chip wasn't there but he had his crew and a GM engineer working on Imposter.
The guys helped me try and find some parts form local speed shops, just because they were good guys.
Boyd's shop was moody and rude so, I didn't buy anything... instead saved it and spent more at Foose's shop.
I know what you're saying is absolutely true. I got to meet Boyd at a seminar, he's a very no nonsense person and doesn't tolerate any BS. I remember one of the guys at the seminar asked Boyd "Why do you like Hawaiian shirts?" Boyd simply said "I like happy things" and without a pos or change of demeanor he moved right on to the next question and rolled right through like a rifle shooting targets. He's one of those people that is thinking about his own agenda with most of his attention and only just enough to appease who ever is attempting to solicit his time.
Boyd was just a bitter man that overcompensated for what he couldn’t do with entitlement and pride.
Sucks you didn’t get to meet Chip. Went to his shop back in 2008. Back when “imposter” was just a drawing on the wall showing where he was going to to cut it to fit on the vette chassis. He was eating lunch next door and they gal giving the tour said go meet him! I didn’t want to bother him on lunch, but she insisted. He stopped eating, not only shook our hands, but asked questions etc. definitely a cool dude!
@@jedpetersen3806That's what I picked up from the show, Boyd being very driven and focussed, maybe slightly on the spectrum too.
@@timothydraper6626 Now that you mention it you're probably right about the autism, lots of type A's are and don't realize and go undiagnosed because they're successful and that would be a societal problem because the general public views that diagnosis as bad which would be counter to the successful part😆
Still a beauty 34 years later. I was in the mini-trucking scene back then with my Toyota and also admired these customized full size trucks. Nice to see Chris continuing Boyd's legacy!
So many automotive trends come and go, especially concerning graphics but, in my opinion, this truck looks just as good today as it did back in 89!
90s are back
Dunno, looks very 90's and dated to these eyes.
A lot of that is because it’s simplified and smoothed out. They start looking dated quickly when people got radical and over the top with stuff.
To me the really good hot rods are very understated about how much has really been done. They’ll change a lot of the body, lines, and proportions. Sometimes it takes a while to really see what all was done.
It's hideous. Those wheels are just terrible. Change the wheels, tailights, and stripe color it'd be ok.
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he picked a great machine to go timeless with. I'd swear that model into 1999 is breaking records in longevity.
It is.
I seen three at junkyard with 350 k + that's a lifetime of driving
@@briantruck2284. "I seen" said the trailer park mayor.
@@james1795 dang that’s ruff!🫠
@@james1795 🫡
Timeless lol ya ok that truck he built has aged horribly that's style is hideous but if you got a Metallica shirt and a mullet rock on 😅.
I remember when Boyd built this and it was on the cover of Truckin' magazine, I absolutely fell In love with it immediately and after seeing this video I know why, absolutely beautiful.
Looks like something Joe Dirt would drive 😅.
Boyd Coddington received way more praise than he truly deserved.
How would you know
Yep, all the praise for him in the video is misplaced. He definitely was on the forefront of some trends, but he wasn't the great guy and businessman claimed.
The television show really showed that while his GUYS created really cool vehicles....Boyd was not a good businessman. Success in spite of himself.
Agreed. And he was years behind on the sports truck scene. We were building them in the MID 80s.
Funny how everyone in comments acting like they actually knew him when in reality 𝙉𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 even met Boyd. Most are from Gen Z kids that weren't even alive nor do they have a clue how much he contributed to the custom car scene. Wished I'd kept my 17" Boyd wheels yrs ago now on my lowered S10 Blazer..
When a custom, chopped 35 year old pickup looks like it just rolled out of the shop, that's not only a confirmation of a tasteful design, but an amazing example of Boyd's build quality. No squeaks, cracks, rust bubbles or mismatched lines? Amazing craftsmanship for a class of vehicles that tends to not age well. My hat is off!
and the dedication of the owners.
I loved Boyd's TV series American Hot Rod, being from the UK it was the start of my education about American Cars!
Boyd Coddington was very truthful. He once said on his show that his ex-wife still worked in his office and his now wife is free to come visit the shop. But, he said: "I wouldn't recommend it." Just maybe it hastened his demise. 😒
Love seeing Jay flourish being dedicated to his passion for cars. He looks happier and healthier than ever despite his age
Did he get dentures or something? He sounds a little different.
@@kennybeans6115 yeah, imagine lifting all that chin with face muscle since 1950
I used to watch Boyd Coddingston Hot Rod Show on Discovery Channel. Greetings and Blessing from the Netherlands. Rest in Power Boyd Coddington.❤
Cudos to both Chris & Jay...just stepped into the comments section to see how many ppl here feel Jay is a very cool old-timer. He's obviously not old in any sense. I could watch this guy & listen to him forever. He's simply knowledgeable and not bragadocious in any aspect. Which, IMO is why he was a successful talkshow host.
As a young man in my early 20's, I took a job at a GMC truck store in Tucson that was next door to a custom interior shop that did the interiors of some of Boyd's projects.
Master Craft auto interiors Eddie Salcido
@streetsc.c.tucsonaz9183 that's the guy! Next door to the old Don Mackey GMC!
@@lukeallen6444 yes sir
@streetsc.c.tucsonaz9183 I haven't thought about that place in 30+ years. I remember Eddie had a mid 70's Ranchero he swapped an LTD front end with the hideaway head light's onto.
@@lukeallen6444 yea he always had some nice rides. You wanted to see some top notch cars that was the place to go.
Thanks Jay for showing this classic Boyd Truck that his son now owns.
Years ago i saw Boyd delivering a car to someone in the Sacramento area. They were parked not far from location unloading then drove the vehicle to the location to give to buyer. I watched the show at the time and stopped my work to look at the car. The car was perfect could not find a single flaw amazing craftsmanship.
Boyd was my hero back then! i designed my old 92 Suburban after his rides.. Boyd everything, billet everywhere. miss that old suburban
Remember watching all the American Hod Rod TV show episodes from Boyds shop. There was that guy Duane running the shop and shouting at everyone and Chris was just a young guy.
That is amazing, seriously, it wouldn't look out of place today. I would love that truck 😍
That chop is so perfect.. I can’t tell it’s chopped so it has to be perfect
I met Boyd in a business setting, and one of his first questions to me was “do you know who I am?” Not to take away from any of the cars he personally built earlier, but I got the feeling at that time that the earlier success and the T.V. Show had gotten to his head and that he liked to take credit for the work of others.
That's exactly what I would expect from a businessman who slaps his name or face on his products. His work looks amazing none the less.
I agree that a lot of style came from his shop
Rest in peace Boyd 🙏 glad your legacy lives on😊
Boyd was not a good person and not a good employer.
Legend that’s all I can say, loved watching Boyd on the TV with my dad from Scotland ❤
Ah, that was great. I've been a Boyd Coddington fan since the '90's, and I'll always be one. His design talent is such that most of his cars are not only timeless, but some of them are hot rod royalty. Thanks for showcasing this rad "vintage" truck, Chris, and thanks to Jay and the crew for another entertaining episode!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
As a Mini-Truckin’ fan / builder back in the day I remember the issue of Truckin’ for this truck and I was mesmerized by the “less is more” approach. Fantastic build that holds up today.
This is what I like about J..he doesn't discriminate when it comes to automobiles, everything from a McLaren to a 1991 Chevy Truck as the owner of 2 Chevy Xtremes..really appreciate this episode.
Jay is a good man, took the time to give a little history of Boyd Coddington and paid him homage in the presence of his son.
I knew Boyd back in the late 80's- 90's. I would see Boyd every other week. He would stop by to Bob Grossi's home garage in the San Fernando Valley Van Nuys (A little documented history about Bob Grossi; he was the first person to place a blower motor in a roadster/ hotrod in custom culture).
Bob mentored me after my father passed away and I was always at Bob's shop from 10 years into my early twenties. I'm forever grateful to all the hotrod greats, they taught me and were real father figures.
After watching many of Jay's car videos, it's fun to hear him repeat stories over and over, just like everyone's grandpa does.
I have pretty much stopped watching Jay's videos because of this lol😕 Also The fact that he can barely finish a sentence without starting a new one. He's becoming harder and harder to understand
yes clearly you stopped watching his videos @@charlieheath4345
Very immaculate truck and the painting on this vehicle is on another level sleek clean look it's perfect
Beside having a great shop, I think Mr. Coddington was a pioneer in car/truck reality shows and paving the way for the shows we have today. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year!
My Uncle has Boyd's first set of Billet Rims he made in Early 1980s for my Uncles 32 Roadster.
Jamie’s roadster that won AMBR back in the day!!
The improvements Boyd did to the design of this truck are so sweetly subtle, yet hugely impactful. How many more of these trucks could GM have sold if they came from the factory already Boydified.
Trucks now-a-days have the massive look and very cluttered styling. Boyd actually made a truck look great!
Thanks to Jay for some great 'Garage' episodes this year. Personally, today's type of test is my least favourite. I'm no hot-rod person I'm afraid. The Pandemic editions were superb and Jay is so good at translating sometimes difficult technical meanings, into idiot language for people like me! A happy and healthy New Year to Jay, his team and all followers out there.
When I was a kid growing up in the early 90s, I was very into sport trucks like this. I used to draw them all the time with billet wheels, billet grilles, tribal flames and stripes, horizontal slat taillight covers and those fiberglass aero buttresses mounted on the bed. It was another time, when my grade-school mind was nuts for 3rd gen Trans Ams, 1993 Pace Car Camaros, C4 Corvettes, SN95 Mustang GTs, Ford Ranger Splashes and Mercedes R129 SLs. And these.
I really love your Dad's Fabrication and his Engineering the way he BRAINSTORMED HIS AMAZING MIND BLOWING CREATIONS HE WAS S GENIUS EE MISS HIM AND YOU ARE SO GIFTED TO CARRY ON HIS LEGOUSE GOD BLESS 🙏
Merry Christmas to Jay and all of Jay’s viewers.
RIP Boyd, you were a huge inspiration for me growing up. Loved your show and all your beautiful custom work!
My Dad's (RIP) 88 sportside has 20" Boyds wheels on it (now in my brothers possession), I have been a minitrucker/sport truck owner since 1982! Hopefully will be ordering some Boyd's wheels for my 57 Bel Air this spring.
Jay your speaking my language with this episode, thank you Chris for bringing it in thanks to the owner for caretaking it so well, and thankyou Boyd for all the smooth trucks and rods!!! RIP Boyd🙏🙏🙏
thanks for something to watch on christmas Jay God Bless you and give you 100 more years of living.
The interior is so clean
Dude!!! Boyd's cars/pu's are the best!!! American Hot Rod was the first how to body and paint!!! Learned a lot!!!✌️
There was a guy in Wilmerding Pa. Back in the 90’s that owned a Boyd truck like this one. It was white with purple, if I remember. I remember them saying it was supposed to be crushed, by orders of GM.
Timeless design - WONDERFUL story ! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas !! Take care and God bless !!!
I've always liked the looks of that generation of GM full sized trucks. Boyd Coddington made them look even better.
I have a pretty clean 93 gmc
2 wheel drive. Same interior bench seat.
6cyl 100k reg cab long bed. Love it
My first car was a 1980 Dodge D-50 sport. It came stock with a 2.6, bright yellow paint, and black+orange racing stripes. Drove the wheels off her, sold it when I couldn’t get parts anymore, late 90’s. Still miss that old girl.
It’s really nice to see some of boyd coddington’s work.
This brings me back to my childhood, reading the Finnish hot rod magazine (v8-magazine), well mostly looking at the pictures. Boyd’s desings were there among other big names at the time. The style is so late 80’s early 90’s with the colour scheme but it works. Boyd really had an eye for continuity and simplicity.
Some of the best and well known car builders started at Boyds shop, including Chip Foose, and Jesse James. I loved Monster Garage, Overhaulin, and American Hot Rod!
It couldn't possibly go in either direction a hair and be any more perfect.
How about a gas fill that you don’t need your own fill tank to use it? Should’ve just put it in the bed rail under the tonneau cover.
Built my 95, full custom interior. Keep thinking about chopping the top down, it looks so good. These are by far the most beautiful trucks ever made
this is so cool. boyd was the man, i built a 99 tahoe based on boyd's design ideas. couldn't afford a boyd built. Met Chris Coddington back in 2012/2013 when i had a set of boyd wheels on my 68 Camaro. Chris repolished my wheels back to factory finish.
My exposure to Boyd was on that reality show. That garage left a bitter taste of bullying and toxicity of its employees, from Boyd down
Loved the show but I definitely couldn't work there.
Takes me back to my childhood. My uncle was a body man and installed a Sir Michael's shaved roll pan in my 1991 S10.
I have the '88 GMC I ordered in Aug '87. The 350 was listed at 210 horse and the 454 boasted 230.
350 (rwd only) would run a 2qt 6.2 Diesel oil filter that came to the bottom of the oil pan. It has over740k and yet to have a valve cover off of it!
My only knowledge of Boyd Coddington was the magazine articles on his cars and the show. The minimalist look and colors haven't aged as well as they could have but they were revolutionary in their day. Even back then I never went for the pastel colors and billet but I did appreciate what it was about. The shop also blooded some major talent and even with the atmosphere the show projected displayed some great insight to the process.
I was just thinking about Boyd Coddington the other day. I didn't realize he had passed. He made some incredible cars. One I especially remember was a first generation Camaro convertible built as a high speed tourer with a seriously improved suspension. It was featured in Hot Rod or Car Craft when I was a kid. Hopefully she still prowls the highways.
Him and Chip Foose are legends
'Billet' Boyd died nearly 16 years ago after a failed surgery for a perforated colon.
Damn dude, he only died in February of 2008, where you been?
That thing looks the coolest rolling down the road. I used to watch Boyd on TV when I was a kid with my dad.
I always enjoyed the look of a Boyd Coddington customs ever since I was a little kid in the 90's. Id love to own one, one of these days!
This truck is what made me fall in love with these trucks and wanna build them myself. I too had the poster on my wall and wish I could find another
BOYD CODDINGTON -A legend truely missed Never to be replicated🙏 Enjoyed his tv shows. Had a set of Turbine ‘s on my red S-10 Extreme. Damn did it look so sweet!! Blessings 🙏🌸🌼🌺
I'll always regret selling my '89 K1500 Sierra short bed. It was fully loaded and Blue on White. Sold it as a favor, to the son of a good friend. They were great trucks and I really like the Moonie gauges. GM called the GMT400 the "Smooth Side".
After watching that TV show, I wonder how much bondo is on it! That shop used it like it was going out of style!
A new truck shouldn't have needed much. Boyd got the smooth look with bondo though.
Good body men will use a bondo and then after it’s done being sanded you can see 98% of it on the ground in bondo dust!
I don’t remember them using lot’s of bondo.
You ain’t lie. I bet the front bumper weighs more than a non narrowed one. I’m sure the rear and gas cap being shaved is a nightmare under that paint. Some people buy the top of the line vehicles and modify them to make them extra special, not Boyd lol. He was so prideful that his touch is what made it special. And it just wasn’t. He filled a gap in the market with wheel production and made a killing ripping people off. This truck is mid at best.
You have NO idea what Bondo(filler) is TRUELY used for then. You metal work the areas, grind them smooth then use filler to fill the minor imperfections left after welding. You actually sand the majority of it off as you taper it off and smooth it out. It is NOT meant to be caked on 1/4" thick or thicker to cover voids or major holes!
This truck looks great because at first glance it looks like a 100% light improvement of all the small details. But then you look alittle deeper and realize it is actually extremely modified. Very soon after this it became popular to make the vehicles look extremely modified over the top. Thise dated horribly. This was right at the sweet spot. Great looking truck. Merry Christmas!
I think the point with Boyd's builds is that things like the mirrors look like they belong. I don't look like it's been modified it looks like it should have from the factory. It's probably the brilliance and understated looks to his hot rods. Truly a master. Thanks for bringing this to be seen.
Those are factory GM sport mirrors that came on the Sierra GT's, Silverado Sports and most well known, the 454 SS trucks.
Boyd Coddington and Chip Foose are my favorite American automotive designers / stylists
But I do recall … “Avoid the Boyd” … I do have one of these as a project though … swapped out the “moon” gauges for later ones with tach.
I met Boyd at a show in Huntington Beach while visiting when i was 17. He was one of the rudest people I've ever attempted to meet. If you weren't putting money in his pocket he wanted nothing to do with you. Regardless, this is a beautiful truck.
Jay , in '96 I won a $500 gift cert. for Boyds at a car show at Rancho Los Amigos in Downey . Went to the shop , spent $700 more for custom order . Impressive place . He was there but very busy . Long short , I had a piece of history . All the best to you , Neil👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Jay. I know he said that the mirrors were custom, but they look an awful lot like
the mirrors on my 1990 SS 454 pickup. I'm not a fan of the stripes but the truck is very clean and simple looking and I like that.
It's really nice to see a lowered pickup that doesn't have ridiculous looking 24 inch wheels on it too.. I do agree with you, the location
of the gas filler is slightly less than ideal
I believe trucks like the 454ss, Lightning and Syclone all featured styling cues from the sport truck movement of the late 80’s. The aftermarket exploded with parts offering in 1988 when the new generation of GM trucks came out. The OEMs were wise to follow the trends. I remember seeing a concept for the Lightning in 1990/91 that was totally smooth with graphics and a chop similar to the Boyd truck in this video
Those are factory GM sport mirrors that came on the Sierra GT's, Silverado Sports and as you know, the 454 SS trucks
That's a cool truck. Merry Christmas, Jay.
This is probably the one I like the most. Way to go Boyd.
My boss loves these trucks. He's got 3, 1 with a v6 and another manual transmission and the other for parts. These things get squirly real easy especially with those wide radials
Too funny. I did a FI swap on my ‘86 C10 back in the early ‘90s . Used a factory TBI wiring and motor from a scrapped ‘89 . And added dual tanks and did the same thing g Boyd did with the spare tank since the fleet side bed only had one tank door . I loved pullin into full serve stations and the kids being annoyed telling me it’s on the other side 😂🤣👌. Guess I was kinda in the custom scene and didn’t know it 🤷♂️.
When Cadzilla hit the magazines it was pretty amazing. Definitely a significant moment for the custom car scene.
That's pretty cool, said he pretty much did everything on the wheel side except the programming and polishing, hmm.
The only thing that came from Boyd Coddington's shop that turned out amazing was all the employees that left. Those employees started their own business and everyone of them treat their employees and customers with respect and care.
Mike Curtis is one. While it was not cool he was doing his own work at Boyd’s shop, Boyd tried to ruin him n every way
I think one of the metal guys actually works for Jay now. Could of sworn I saw him on one of the restoration update vids Jay puts out every so often.
@@SModelMafia Mike said it was in his own time
@hassyg4083 Mike's actually a friend, it was on his own time, but he was using Boyd's tools to do his, and Chips work there on his time. In the end, it worked out great for him, and he did try to apologize to BC. I actually Mike a lot, we had a blast at an Overhaulin taping from SEMA back in 06.
@@SModelMafia Boyd tools? he was just doing the design only. Chip has his own tools lol
Best looking truck ever bar none
I have a 1993 Silverado, lowered & blacked out with the original Boyd's star pattern 5 point wheels. Love it.😁
Bless guys. Respect and love to Boyd. His cars and the show taught me sooo much. I became a better engineer and customiser due to his influence. Mega love! Xx
My favorite pickup truck design and Boyd made it even nicer. Slick smooth machine, as opposed to the newer grotesque hulks found in various Walmart parking lots across the country.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the video Jay and Chris! RIP Boyd - was a huge fan of Boyd's TV Show back in the day.
Hell yeah I remember those days you see those trucks a lot single cabs and extended cab
Awesome truck. Watching it on the road you can tell it has original shocks...Rock and roll down the highway Jay!
So cool to have Chris Coddington on with one of his Dad's cool creations! Never met Boyd but enjoyed his work. Good to see things are continuing with the wheel side.
Best times in car culture
I really respect how the taillights match the color of the stripes, nice attention to detail
Ahhh the good ol’ days…
After watching his show that was on television I would have been choked if I spent big money for a project to come out of Coddington’s shop. He hired a bunch of talented lazy kids to work on very expensive projects. Boyd ranting through the shop when more senior guys tell him that a car needs more work done to it and Boyd’s response was “fk it, it’s good enough we already spent too much time on this! Just spray it as is and get it out of here!!”
Imagine being a guy who saved his whole life to reward himself when he retired, he goes to a “reputable” place to have his dream car done, spends big money on it, then watches on television as his car is worked on by a bunch of high school knobs muking around with it and cutting corners to finish it quick and get it out?
i had no idea they made trucks like that back then and i use to watch the show.. i have a 89, but i ls swapped it, never seen the magazine pictures of them.. pretty sweet
Some designs are just timeless - this is one of them. 😎👍
i loved his work you knew he changed something but you wasn't sure what it was until you really looked at it. and it was small stuff
I loved watching Boyd's show inspired me to do my 89 firebird formula 350 .
The paint job is genius
Thank you Chris for keeping your Dad's Legacy going.
Nice, I would love to see a story on the Eddie Van Halen trucks. If I remember correctly one was an '88 and the other was a '93. I can't remember is both or just one was designed by Chip Foose and built at Hot Rods by Boyds.