Early reality show television cameras followed the legendary Boyd Coddington as he rose to the top of the custom car world on his show, “American Hot Rod.” Shows like this helped introduce the rest of the world to the classic car hobby we all know and love.

Although this 1929 Ford Custom hot rod was approximately 75-percent complete at the time of Boyd's untimely passing; the final product, as finished by master fabricator and builder, Jeff Eischen, is 100-percent Coddington styling and design. The car is actually one of the last cars Boyd worked on before his death in 2008.

The steel body was chopped by Marcel's Custom Metal Shaping who also fabricated the hood and hood sides. Doing everything in-house, Boyd's shop fabricated many one-off chassis components such as the torsion bar front suspension, bat wings and drilled wishbones.

The car is coated in a deep Black that is topped with beautifully laid out hot rod flames. The car has a great look with outstanding body lines. The profile of the car is unlike most street rods currently seen by sitting low to the ground without an extreme chop typically seen. It has been shaved to have smooth doors and deck lid. Round headlights are found up front and are nicely coated in Black. Expectedly, and rightly, the car is fitted with Boyds wheels. This car sits on nicely polished Coddington true knock-offs with brand new 15 and 17-inch radial tires.

Powering this classic is a 350-cid Chevrolet Vortec V-8 engine that packs plenty of torque. The engine is topped with Barry Grant's Six Shooter intake with three Demon 98 carburetors that are perfectly adjusted. Everything has a nice finish with a polished Eishen designed and built finned air cleaner that matches the finned Hildebrandt valve covers. Other engine bay components include a Hunt magneto-style electronic distributor, electric water pump and a one-off breather system. The transmission is a TCI Turbo 350 coupled to a Winters quick-change rear end with Coddington designed and fabricated rear cover and axle housings.

The leather interior has many custom designed features including the seats, door panels with billet spears and tachometer pod. This is all complimented by the classic Stewart Warner gauges in a traditional cluster housing by Hot Rods by Dean. The dash is cleanly coated in Black and works perfectly with the gauges. A polished tilt column is in place and topped by a custom wrapped polished billet steering wheel.

The car is accompanied by a certificate that confirms that it is a Boyd Coddington car. It has also been featured in Street Rodder magazine. Copies of each will be included in the sale.

This significant hot rod has never been shown and has test miles only. That means you have a chance to be the one to introduce it. The car is beautifully done and will confirm that Boyd was a visionary in the hot rodding industry and is an icon in the hobby.