[DMCForum] Re: BTTF car up for auction..

["Josh Porter" <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx>]

That first paragrah reminds me of my boss. 

Josh
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--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I can't stand that show. All Coddington does is either yell at
> everyone, or generate alot of animosity among all of his employees 
to
> keep them fighting amongst themselves. He'll bitch at everyone that
> they're not doing a good/fast enough job. But he never helps out
> himself, let alone gives them enough time. I can't stand seeing that
> guy whine and complain about people, when he himself is the main 
cause
> of all their problems.
> 
> His cars are also quite mediocre as well. I got to see 
the "Boydster"
> in person as SEMA. To say I was disappointed was an understatement.
> The windsheild and a-pillars looked like a hack job. And the 
interior
> was sooooo damn cheap looking. NOTHING is hand crafted with his car
> interiors. All they do is have some molded plastic panels, and
> sculpted foam seats that they glue leather and vinyl to. For the
> amount of money that he charges for those cars, I'd expect to have
> REAL tuck & roll seats that are hand sewn, as well has sewn door
> panels as well. It's not hard, because I've seen other interior 
shops
> do this kind of work. And you can't blame Gabriel (the guy whom he
> farms the work out to), because if Boyd was willing to spend the 
money
> on these cars, "Gabe" would be more than willing to accomodate the
> request. That and I can't stand his lazy ass bondo-ing every car,
> because they don't want to take the time to work out the dents.
> 
> Chip Foose is a far superior custom car builder. The amount of 
detail
> the guy spends on a car, and the great taste he has when it comes to
> color schemes and graphics seriously impresses me. Only once have I
> never liked something that he's done. And that was those wheels on 
the
> SEMA Mustang.
> 
> Plus Boyd Coddington is pretty shady when it comes to being a 
business
> man. That audit by the IRS, and the criminal investigation into 
fraud
> committed by him was well deserved. From what I've read/heard, he
> stiffed vendors out of $5M, but still was able to afford all those 
CNC
> machines, and other brand new equipment, rather than paying those
> debts off.
> 
> Save for the frames, at least everyone on American Chopper actually
> fabricate items, and put allot of hard work into what they do. Plus,
> like Chip Foose, the guys from OCC are likable. And that goes along
> way with me. Watching some tired old man yell at workers because 
they
> can't accomodate his sudded redirections of a project in the middle 
of
> it's fabrication doesn't entertain me. It's just frustraiting.
> 
> That and I have no respect for a moron who doesn't know how to
> pressure test a cooling system, yet claims to be a "Hot Rodder".
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" 
<dmcvegas@xxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > > Oh, and while I'm on my rant about automotive hacks, screw Boyd 
> > > Coddington too.
> > > 
> > 
> > Hey, what's wrong with Boyd Coddington?  That's my 2nd favorite 
show 
> > (after American Chopper)!
> > 
> > Matt
> > #1604

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