"It's the coolest shit you could do.... so don't do it." Wise words from our old frined Simo. He joins us to talk about working for Boyd and Jesse James back in the day, riding Harleys through Mexico and being a Life Coach for young Chris. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Ben Vasquez from Eastside Garage pays a visit to the the studio to talk about learning his trade at WyoTech, working in Boyd's Garage and his journey along the way to owning his own succesful fabrication shop. Also, this episode we are doing our first giveaway so make sure to listen all the way through! #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Episode 20 in the books with machining guru Mike Curtis. We get the full story from Mike from his younger years as a child gearhead in Colorado to sending a letter to my dad and taking a tour of the Boyd Coddington shop to becoming an industry influencer and machining mastermind running his own business. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd #curtisspeed
Starting back in the 1970s my dad hung out with a group of guys that lived and breathed hot rodding and changed the way the rest of the world looked at custom cars. They were friends and they pushed and influenced each other. At the top of that group was Bob Bauder. A true hot rodder in every sense of the word. Since Bob's passing in 2017 we've really taken some time to reflect on his influence and appreciate it. For the first time in many years the Coddington and Bauder boys got together to sit...
Bill Hancock sits down with us to discuss the time he spent at Boyds wheels working closely with Boyd and crew as the wheel business was taking off in the late 80's. It was that time at Boyds that Bill learned the tricks of the custom wheel business and then went on his own to start Colorado Custom and spend almost three decades in the custom wheel industry. Bill shares some great stories with us about his career in the wheel industry. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwh...
We sat down with long time friend and car builder John Robinson. John is the oldest son of hot rod builder and long time Boyd friend, Fat Jack Robinson. We went down memory lane from the early days of the 1970's in Cypress and Hawaiian Gardens to where we are both at today. From Fat Jack and Hot Rod shop antics to Barrett-Jackson shenanigans. Have a listen. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
For 15 years Dick Brogdon was Boyd's right hand man and supervisor of Hot Rods by Boyd. Dick along with his wife Melba helped Boyd and crew manage the business and oversee the operations at the shop. Leaving Illinois in 1986 Dick and Melba moved to CA to work for Boyd. During their 15 years with Boyd a lot of iconic vehicles were built and a lot of stories accumulated. We sat down with Dick to talk about some of those times. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americ...
Luis Tanahara calls in for a chat about his impressive career and how it all got started. A Die Cast Hall of Famer, Luis has been applying his skillsets for years working for everyone from Boyd to Hot Wheels. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
If you were a fan of Sport Trucks in the 80'sand 90's then you should be familiar with the name Trader's Truck Accessories. Trader Tim, as we knew him, was very influential in the Sport Truck movement of the 90's. Working alongside Boyd and other industry leaders Tim helped make Sport Trucks popular during that time. We sat down with Tim to discuss those times and to talk about what he is up to now. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd...
Justin Padfield from Scott's Hot Rods in Nashville joins us via call in and talks about adapting to life in Tennessee, his growing business, being a Ferrari owner for 3 minutes and about that one time Boyd threatned to kick Justin's butt.
It's a family affair when Chris' younger brother Gregg stops by the studio. They talk about growing up as Boyd's sons, early days in the shop and some of the lesser known builds that thier dad was responsible for. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Erik Brockmeyer dials into the show from Florida and catches us up on what he's been up to lately. Erik is one of the best car designers in the country and he gives us some insight on his design process and tells us how he quit his day job when Boyd Coddington recruited him to come join HRBB. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Famed photographer Randy Lorentzen pays a visit to the HRBB HQ to talk about photographing one of the most iconic hot rod builds of all time, Cadzilla. So what does the movie Spaceballs have to do with the most popular centerpage spread in Hot Rods Magazine history? Tune in and find out! #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Duane Mayer was the sometimes volatile foreman of Boyd Coddingtons Garage and the co-star of the hit Discovery Channel show American Hot Rod. Listen in as Duane talks about his history with Boyd and some funny and interesting stories leading up to the show. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Keith Russell is in town and comes by to hang with us. Keith talks about his most memorable moments working with Boyd on numerous famous hot rods throughout the years. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Long time friend of Boyd, photographer Dennis Fugnetti talks about the good old days of film and about photographing the last hot rod built by Boyd, the French Connection. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Car Customizer Mark Oja and Automotive Artist Steve Stanford hop on the podcast to share their enthusiasm about building bitchin' cars and to talk about their new web show "Art You Can Drive." #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
On this episode we are joined by JF Launier of JF Customs and Mike Curtis of Curtis Speed for a little chat about working in Boyd's garage and going on to become successful shop owners in their own right. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
#hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
Chris kicks off his debut podcast and sits done with his mom, Diane for a look back at the roots of the company and the early days of her relationship with Boyd Coddington. #hotrods #podcast #automotivepodcasts #custombuilt #billetwheel #americanmade #hotrodsbyboyd
