For the Record - March 7, 2008

Coddington obituary: The obituary of hot rod and custom car designer and builder Boyd Coddington in the California section Feb. 29 reported that he had won the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award seven times, including six in a row. Only the vehicle owner’s name goes on the perpetual trophy, although it is standard in the industry to say that the builder of the car also won the award. Coddington built six cars that won the award, including one in 1996 that he owned. He built back-to-back winners in 1995 and 1996. The obituary also reported that Coddington won the Slonaker Award; he built the 1981 Slonaker Award-winning car.