RIP - Roy from Boyd Coddington
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From: Norwalk Ct
RIP - Roy from Boyd Coddington
Hope this isnt a dupe..........
Guy was an amazing fabricator .........
A post from the discovery forum :-
"This is a post I really don't want to write and it is being done with great sadness. Roy's wife, Laura, had been battling an illness for quite sometime, and last week she succumbed to that illness and passed away. She and Roy were soul mates and needless to say that devastated Roy. Last night Roy joined her in Heaven. He passed away ending his bought with lung cancer.
We wanted to let all of you who wrote in know that Roy did get your messages. He, as well as his family and all of us at Boyd Coddington's Garage appreciated all your thoughts and prayers. Roy was very special to us and he will be sorely missed.
May God bless Roy and Laura."
Guy was an amazing fabricator .........
A post from the discovery forum :-
"This is a post I really don't want to write and it is being done with great sadness. Roy's wife, Laura, had been battling an illness for quite sometime, and last week she succumbed to that illness and passed away. She and Roy were soul mates and needless to say that devastated Roy. Last night Roy joined her in Heaven. He passed away ending his bought with lung cancer.
We wanted to let all of you who wrote in know that Roy did get your messages. He, as well as his family and all of us at Boyd Coddington's Garage appreciated all your thoughts and prayers. Roy was very special to us and he will be sorely missed.
May God bless Roy and Laura."
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From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
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Originally Posted by bobs77vet
sorry to hear about that .....was he the old guy who worked with metal?
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From: Santee CA
My revered thought about him will be when he and Mike (The former Machine Shop Supervisor) went down to some dive bar in Orange County and were mooning the Amtrak train.
Roy got to paint the name of the bar on the buttocks of people before they went out and mooned the train; rather odd, but it was a tradition.
Roy got to paint the name of the bar on the buttocks of people before they went out and mooned the train; rather odd, but it was a tradition.
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
Watching him work was one of the most enjoyable parts of the show.
I sure hope he was able to pass on his skills to other car enthuisiasts during his time here.
I sure hope he was able to pass on his skills to other car enthuisiasts during his time here.
Drifting
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From: Lake Arrowhead - Georgia > 72 Base Coupe & 74 BB Roadster
Originally Posted by 71redskin
i liked that old man, he actually kinda made the showfor me, and you could tell he knew his stuff... RIP Roy and Laura
He was "old school" - no nonsence - knew what he was doing.....unlike the rest of the knuckleheads in Boyd's garage.
Safety Car
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
At least they are together now without pain 
Anyone know why discovery don't show the show on fridays anymore??
I waited for it today, and they did not show it again
Anyone know why discovery don't show the show on fridays anymore??
I waited for it today, and they did not show it again
Racer
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From: Eagle WI
Originally Posted by MEGALADON
Anyone know why discovery don't show the show on fridays anymore??
I waited for it today, and they did not show it again
I waited for it today, and they did not show it again
