Boyd Coddington Smoothster

• Hot Rods by Boyd - A well-illustrated, well written "his life and work", of arguably the most accomplished custom car builder in the US today. Showcases his best known and lesser known projects, plus some work in progress at the time of publication. A must for custom car aficionados anywhere.
• American Hot Rod: The Fine Art of the Custom Hot Rod - The television series American Hot Rod is a weekly window into the glory and the grind of custom car building. Each week, the legendary Boyd Coddington and his team of ace craftsmen demonstrate the passion, pride, and attention to detail that are built into these stunning dream machines. The stylish new book American Hot Rod also portrays the exacting standards and painstaking labor, but with an added bonus: luscious photos of the finished products. In handsome full-view portraits and exciting detail shots, the book features over two dozen of Coddington’s finest creations — cars seen on the show as well as rarely seen, privately owned vehicles. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book chronicles Coddingon’s career as well as the long, colorful history of hot rods, street rods, and custom cars, machines that transcend transportation to express the highest levels of skill and artistry.
• Hot Rod Kings: Top Traditional Rod and Custom Builders - Here are the hot rodders we’ll worship tomorrow. Kevin Thomson and David Perry venture into the shops of all-steel apostles Cole Foster (Salinas Boyz in Salinas, California), Gary Howard (Customs by Gary Howard in Austin, Texas), Keith Tardel (Rex Rod & Chassis in Santa Rosa, California), the Kennedy Brothers (Pomona, California), Jimmy White (Circle City Hot Rods in Orange, California), Mike Smith (California Hot Rods in Sonora, California), Rudy Rodriguez (Orange, California), Scott Mugford (Blue Collar Customs in Sacramento, California), and Mercury Charlie (So. Austin Speed Shop in Austin, Texas) and offer profiles of today’s top hot rod and custom builders. Unrepentant gear heads themselves, Thomson and Perry get to the heart of what makes today’s hot rodders go, how they think, who they are, and what makes them builders worth watching.