You think Porsches are expensive?

Check out these: http://www.boydsshop.com/cars.htm

I can see why some people are crazy with cars like these. They're pretty cool cars, but not for that kind of money.

[RickM]

Isn't this the guy who is on TV now? Pretty intense work.....kind of the 4 wheel counterpart to Orange County and West Coast Choppers.

Funny thing is the bikes command pretty much the same amount of cash.

BTW, I think their fiberglass is layed in Australia and shipped to Cali. You'd thing it'd be more cost effective to keep it local...especially in CA.

[Overpaid Slacker]

Boyd is the master -- Cadzzilla is one of the coolest cars ever. He's done all (I think) of ZZ Top's cars.

I'm not such a fan of his new show; American Choppers is much better.

JP

[Schrup]

Hot Rods, like Harleys, don't do much for me. I grew up around them & find them (Yawn) boring. Muscle cars are a little better, but nothing turns my crank like 911s.

[pwd72s]

It's human nature...people are desiring the cars that turned them on during their youth. A chopped deuce coupe still turns my head, even though there are a gazillion of them out there these days. I'd love to have a nice street rod...but not so badly that I'd sell my old 911S to have one.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

I'd love a Merc Lead Sled (hardtop of course) in purple with 90% tinted windows...

[tabs]

My friend Bill Thomas does the Rear Ends and Axles for Curry Enterprises...Which Boyd Coddinton uses in his Rods.

Well I quite like this one:

But priced at $ 65000 I'd pick another ride that's for sure! Think what you can get for that kind of money!

Paul
I agree the 911 is unique. It's ligther, more agile and so intense. That's why it's more fun than a custom muscle car.

[pwd72s]

Ahhh, the '37 Ford Coupe....love the swept back grille. My dad had a '40 2 door deluxe sedan...boy, did I have plans for that car. I came home from school (i was 9th grade) to discover that he'd sold it for $50 because it's little ol' flathead had a bad knock.... I didn't want to talk to dad for weeks after that. But you're right Mikkel...for pure driving pleasure my old 911S delivers in spades...far and above my old muscle car GTO's..

[CJFusco]

hey, good point pwd... I grew up in the 1980s, and here I am driving a Porsche 944!

[bell]

boyd coddington was around long before the discovery channel
and cadzilla is bad-ass......anyone have pics of it?

[pwd72s]

Sorry, no. But I did see it once...a ZZ Top display at a Portland Rod show. Cadzilla, the deuce coupe that was on the cover of their "eliminator" album, and a weird batman looking Harley all in the same area. Rich gearheads end up with some really nice toys...

Argh suddenly I remember seing pictures of a swiss 964 with huge Boyds wheels on it. Now I can't remember where!! Anybody who've seen this car? It looks very unusual.

[Leland Pate]

Nasty... prefab crap.

I watched one of his shows and was appauled to see just how much prefabed, super-shiney, crapola this guy makes.
I know he made a name for himself somehow. I know every redneck in 9 states wants a set of those double-nasty billet aluminum wheels he peddles... "Sheuuuu-doggie!" Maybe he used to build some nice rods... before he got big, but I really just don't see the point. Hell, they are basically over-priced kit cars.

[Leland Pate]

And for the record. I think original, one-off early rods kick ass. But not Mr Cods work.

Just an opinion.

[DonDavis]

C'mon Lee, don't hold back on account of us. Let it all out, brother!

[ronin]

Originally posted by Schrup
Hot Rods, like Harleys, don't do much for me. I grew up around them & find them (Yawn) boring. Muscle cars are a little better, but nothing turns my crank like 911s.

I'm with ya there. I don't care much for the hotrod scene either. for me, they're a bit short on imagination. sure, the fabrication is nice but so what? kinda like Leland said, they get to be overpriced kitcars after a while