American Hot Rod

American Hot Rod
Boyd Coddington (r) and his wife Jo from American Hot Rod sign autographs aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz in 2005.
Starring	Boyd Coddington
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
Production
Producer(s)	Mike Rowe
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Pilgrim Films & Television
Release
Original network	The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel
Original release	January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) – March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30)

American Hot Rod was a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2008 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The unique series documented the crew at Boyd Coddington's car shop and their personal struggles to build hot rods and custom vehicles. It was made on location at Coddington's hot rod and wheel shop in La Habra, California. Many employees went to work for Overhaulin's Chip Foose, a former partner of Coddington.

Custom built cars built during the series included the "Alumatub", 61 Impala Bubbletop, 63 Chevy Corvette Stingray and a 42 Woodie. In July 2007, the shop made an Elvis Tribute Car, a modified 1957 pink Cadillac, sponsored by Reese’s.

Boyd Coddington died in February 2008. His shop closed its doors for the final time on Friday June 20, 2008.

Boyd takes some time out to make a trip to Tulsa, to watch a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere being removed from a time capsule. Will they be able to make her run?.