Liz Miles+Boyd+Wife=....FIRED!!

[Jims78elky]

I caught Boyd's show tonight,apparently they have fired the
new girl Liz Miles from the show,she said in the show that it
was a misunderstanding about her salary,and even after she
agreed to what they were going to pay her..boyd fired her.

Early in the show,one of the guys brought in Boyd's wife's
car to be worked on..she wanted some things changed on
it,lug nuts ect,and told that dude Duane to get on it.So he
says that he will get Liz to do it,cause the other guys are
busy on a twin turbo corvette project.Well "Jo" Boyd's wife
says "that I don't want her working on my car" and that
when she was introduced to her "she had a bad attitude"
and she doesn't like people with attitudes.So next day
Liz says she's gone..packs up her Camaro and leaves.

:getout:

lol..I don't usually watch these shows,Soho much like a
drama soap show,but this one if you catch it is worth
it,Boyd never says anything about it..or comments on
it,and Liz (to me) doesn't seem like she had a bad tude
just was new and trying to learn stuff,all the guys said
there that she was great,well crap also another guy has
quit "Al" the older guy that bult frames and was good.

I think he had been there with Boyd for a long time!

Stick to Building cool cars,..and drop the drama "show" :idea:

Off.. off..and away!


-Jim

[MrQuick]

good maybe Liz will get back to her own shop....I smell publicity move. Lets see how it worked. Note to future employees...don't mess with "Jo"!

[Chad-1stGen]

Hrm she is the one that was in hotrod a while back with the Orange Camaro? Didn't' know she was on Boyd's show now.

[73z-6sp]

Liz is a cool girl. I dont believe she had any attitude with "Jo". I suspect the old lady had a problem with an attractive young girl being in the shop and getting the attention that "belongs" to "Jo".

What an old bitty.

I will never watch that show again.

As for Liz...I sure hope she finds something better and doesnt let those 'tards discourage her.

[Samckitt]

I have to agree with 73z-6sp. I watch the show & thought Liz (Sugar pants as Duane calls her, LOL), did great, she didn't give anyone any attitude, did what she was told, & was learning quick. All the guys in the shop thought she was doing a great job. Personally I think Jo is a b!tch, & Jo thought Liz was moving in on her territory. Jo wants to be the only cow in the pasture with the bulls, she doesn't want any competition.


I think it is crap.

[trapin]

This is a real dicey situation. On one hand you wanna be sympathetic towards her because you saw the exchange between Jo and Duane and then what Boyd did to her (which I think sucked). But on the other hand you don't know the real story or what went on behind closed doors because neither Boyd, Jo, nor Duane talked about it. It's plausible that she may have rubbed Jo Codington the wrong way or gave her an attitude. Liz seems like she's pretty cool but she has done some suspect things as of late. I know she lobbied Lateral-G and some of their sponsors for sponsorship and even went out and hired an agent for herself (or so I was told). It seems like she's on this big push to get noticed and to garner publicity for herself. This is fine if what you’re after is a job in television, but as far as earning respect amongst your peers in this hobby...that’s not going to go a long way. It's possible that Jo, Boyd, and Duane picked up on this and that's why they were eager to get rid of her. But again...we don't really know the whole story.

I voiced my opinion about Liz on Lat-G and basically I wish her the best and hope that she allows the accolades to fall her way rather than seek them out. This hobby could benefit from more gender and ethnic diversity. Given the right circumstances, I think she has a great opportunity to be an ambassador to other women who aspire to be part of this hobby. I hope she takes advantage of it.

As far as what happened last night...I think Jo Coddington had a problem with a young pretty girl stealing her thunder from the TV cameras. But knowing that show, Liz might be back on in the next couple of episodes. They brought that Tony kid back after letting him go.

[willieboy240]

I hope Liz shows up on Over Haulin. that will show Boyd. I must agree with you guys on this one. she did a great job. alot better then that stupid kid last year that they kept around.

[NOPANTS-68]

Let's see......Boyd lost the best painter he ever had to Foose, two top notch fabricator's left lost to other shops, Al (who plays a critical role in every chassis build) has left again, hmmm anyone see a long running pattern here?

[eville]

As I see it, the good builders on that show (charlie, Al, Scott, etc) got hired to build cars for a living, not be TV stars. Some people on that show like Duane love being a TV star. It's so staged, you can tell. They want it to be like American Choppers, but you can't, because you can't make that s*** up. Those Tuettle's are wacky !

[trapin]

"Those Tuettles" started to get stale about 2 years ago.

My friend Eric who owns a bike shop had the perfect description for those idiots; Glorified Cake Decorators.

[willieboy240]

yea I thought it was me but American Chopper builds junk. nothing Original IMO. I stopped watching that show after their first season. Its the same thing over and over.

[ProVette]

For those who watched……………………

It appears to me that Boyd’s shop intentionally short-paid Liz for the purpose of creating a confrontation. Once she called to discuss the paycheck, her inquiry was used to terminate her.

Where do you begin to talk about what is wrong with that show, and to the extent the show reflect what really happens at the shop, where do you begin with Boyd?????????????

I will never watch the show again. I stopped the auto record on my TiVo last night.

What an evil place of business.

[BADNBLK]

I went to school with Mike Curtis (1st & 2nd season), and still am very good friends with his little bro. They say that Boyd is just shady like that, and it really is a nightmare business to work for!!!

[73z-6sp]

I stopped the auto record on my TiVo last night.



^^^^+1

[NOVA]

I hope Liz lands on her feet, they asked all the guy's in the shop about her and none of them said anything negative, actually they were positive comments.

Boyd is shady,a very poor business owner, how many times has he went bankrupt? Jo seems like a real battle ax, and Duane, I am shocked no one has not kicked his teeth in, Al was right, a little of Duane goes a long,long way! I do not blame Al at all for leaving again, I just hope he doesnt go back again!

That would be funny if BOTH Him and Liz ended up over at the FOOSE camp!:fingersx:

[drphibes]

I used to live next to Boyd in Cypress when he was just building cars in his garage and was working as a maintenance mechanic at Disneyland. He sparked every dad in the neighborhood to build cars. Back then he was more humble and would actually help guys with their projects. Then he started getting recognition, started his own shop and then the wheel business. He got into financial trouble, lost his shop and a few years later other investors brought him back again.

American Hot Rod SUCKS! The real fun about guys (and gals) building cars is the camaraderie between fellow builders, sharing knowledge and helping out others achieve building their dream cars.

Boyd seems to just want to play “Paris Hilton” and see how he can get more publicity. It will continue as long as there are people willing to pay to get a “Boyd” built car, mostly because they have lots of cash and are probably as egotistical as Boyd is and that they just want to say “Boyd” built this for me. There are so many talented builders around who do it because they love it, not because they want a pat on the back. He lost Chip Foose, which was the best thing to for Chip. He is just a regular guy, with lots of talent who hasn’t forgotten the values his father taught him. GO CHIP!

I don’t know what demographic TLC is going for with AHR, but I certainly don’t watch. I like shows about cars. Shows like Horsepower TV, Muscle Car TV etc are the kind of shows I like, they spotlight the cars, not the egos behind them. Have you seen Boyd’s web site? He is available for personal appearances. Maybe you can get him to come to your daughters sweet 16 party. He may even say Hi to you. :O

Robert:smoke:

[Damn True]

Attractive girl.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/09/6gg16-1.jpg
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[CraigMBA]

I've had more than a couple of customers who were former Boyd employees.

He pays peanuts and treats his employees like dirt.

[WS6]

Well looks like the only worth watching AHR for has been fired. Oh well, I wouldn't know anything about the girl if it weren't for this thread. She's got a lot of talent if you check out her website. Wish I could do the bodywork like she can. Bets of luck to her and anyone else over at that shop.

[MonzaRacer]

Well I met Boyd back in 97 on power tour and he was as nice as could be,BUT, he was getting real bitter as he was having problems with the cleaning supplies, off shore generic wheels and such, even back then he was doubting the choice to follow through and most of it wasnt even out completely yet.
He got a real belly full and lost his first big shop/wheel business.
A friend who knows him told me he had to pay several million dollars to get his name back as a buisness name.
Dont get me wrong I figure some of the "stuff" going on was scripted but he does still have some good ideas.
As for amrican chopper I watch it with a buddy and I see a lot of invation thier and new ideas and the fact that they are building on several years of hard work.
But everyone has an opinion on things so , watch what you want and dont watch what you dont.

[Pro-touring towncar]

It would serve Floyd codderpin if Liz went to work for Foose. I just wonder what happened between the two. ( Boyd probably) While Boyd has some nice looking builds I don't like the gallons of body filler they use on each car.

tim

[TonyHuntimer]

That really blows. Liz deserves better than that. Boyd blew it!

Liz will be fine. She's a bright girl.

Tony Huntimer
Goodies Speed Shop

[Jims78elky]

"Those Tuettles" started to get stale about 2 years ago.[quote]

My friend Eric who owns a bike shop had the perfect description for those idiots; Glorified Cake Decorators.

Thats for dam sure Tony... A little bit narcissistic for me these days.

And you have a very good point about Liz,and Boyd's show.



Jo needs a new vibrator or something...a little to bitter!

:bananna2:


-Jim

[wills55]

Sugar Pants is my dream girl, has cool car will travel, pretty cute to boot

[paul67]

I thought remarks like suger pants would be a sackable offence, ie Duane if that was said in a blue chip company he would fired and the company sued for $1000s.

[qwik1320]

I was suprised to see her go the other night too, she was a nice breath of fresh air from the usual cast of bumbling idiots that go through there...

[trapin]

Guys.....she'll be back. Haven't you learned anything about this predictable (and scripted) show?

[TonyHuntimer]

Guys.....she'll be back. Haven't you learned anything about this predictable (and scripted) show?

I've been in contact with her. Don't expect her to reappear on Boyd's show. :(

Expect to meet her at Goodies Speed Shop on September 29th for our Grand Re-opening party/Pro-Touring Get together. :) Anyone else coming? I'll be there.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[Tony_SS]

ok... where's the link to her homepage. :D

[toxicz28]

Here ya go!
www.milesspeed.com

[rocketman]

American Hot rod sucks now, I can't stand to watch show she is much better off not being there, someday when they build hot rods and show it I may watch again. not some soap opera with Boyd and idot wife.

[71dusterdan]

i have said this before and was beatin pretty hard for saying it, so here goes again. That show makes Boyd look like a real jayhole, i wouldnt work for him for love or money. I dont for the life of me see what the draw is to the show, the shop and the cars. side note that interior shop he uses seems pretty good, and like great people. Boyds wife is walking around with the ageing pretty woman syndrome. the one they get when time isnt very kind to them, but they still think they are as loved as when they were hot. ok maybe not so much loved as tolerated. we all tolerate alot to look at a beautiful woman, but when it goes away we are less tolerant. having watched several of the early episodes of that show, i decided that if i had the means boyd would not touch my car. Not with all the real talent that actually act like decent humans, the johnsons, the alloways, the fooses, the stroppes, even troy is a decent guy. Let the firing begin. Dan

[wills55]

you wont catch me firing at you, maybe with you, but not at, i agree 100%

[muthstryker]

has she been on any other shows? she looks sooo damn firmiliar... its killing me right now.

[TonyHuntimer]

has she been on any other shows? she looks sooo damn firmiliar... its killing me right now.

Are you talking about Liz or Boyd's Bee-otch?

Liz was featured on a past episode of American Hot Rod when they sent one of the fabricator to "metal working" school. Other than that Liz had only been featured in Hot Rod magazine about a year ago.

Tony Huntimer
Goodies-SpeedShop.com

[TRILOGYZ28]

when i seen that an attractive woman was gonna be on the show, i just had to watch it......hubba hubba ! :naughty:
an attractive girl next door type that likes to wrench on cars....what more can a man ask for ?

imo, boyd and jo are so arrogant it isn't even funny.

FOOSE ! ftw !!!!!

[wills55]

Foose over Boyd any day

[Tom 72RS/SS]

I think Jo let her own attitude get in the way of presenting us with someone (like Liz) who seems to have the apptitude and desire for building cars without the drama. I would much rather watch her and the guys build cars instead of all the BS that we usually see. I wonder who really wears the pants in the Coddington household. Boyd crumbled like a house of cards when Jo didn't want her working on her car. Who the hell is running this shop anyway?

Liz had demonstrated the ability to perform all the tasks asked of her with little or no instruction so what's the problem? She was better than any "trainee" that's come through the doors in the last couple of years, not afraid to learn and can do a kickass burnout to boot.

Jo-Jo blew it, now she will be known as the insecure B*tch she probably always was. I'm betting Liz will show up again, maybe with the Foose team maybe not but somewhere soon. I wish her well.

[twosaturns]

the show needs to go away. no matter how the narrator builds it up, the acting sucks, the builds are junk and predictable, and boyd is just pathetic to look at and listen to. all the other TLC and speed shows are better. btw, anyone see that ice cream truck that 'trick my truck' did? really cool (pardon the pun).

[BADVELLE]

Tune into Hard Shine! This is the best "car show" going now.

[class67]

Don't quote me but I do not think that Liz is new to cars / fabrication. I believe that she worked for a car builder here in Nor-Cal (no name mentioned) and I have seen her quite a few times at Good-guys shows in Pleasanton and she always attracts attention. She will be back somewhere guaranteed!

[MrQuick]

She should have never left nor cal but she did say that LA was the place to be for cars and building them. No doubt she has the skills and attitude to be in the business. Being a female isn't even an issue anymore.

I still think it was a guest spot for publicity and you can't have too much coverage, right Liz?

[Scott Norris]

Cruise on over to the NorthAmerican Eagle Land racing site.See what a mess they made out of the salt during speedweek.

[trapin]

Cruise on over to the NorthAmerican Eagle Land racing site.See what a mess they made out of the salt during speedweek.
Who made the mess? Boyd and his crew?

Do you have a link to the specific pictures or story? I went over there and combed the whole website. No mention of it.

[Scott Norris]

WWW.landspeed.com (http://www.landspeed.com) Lower RH of page Bonneville Boondoggle

[whytry]

I remember seeing her @ Pleasanton several times too. She did work for a shop in NorCal, it lists the name of the shop on her site.

[class67]

Dominator - Brentwood

[toxicz28]

WWW.landspeed.com (http://www.landspeed.com) Lower RH of page Bonneville Boondoggle

OMFG! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[CRCRFT78]

x2 :lol:

[Martin71RS]

with pics:
http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.com/bb2005/detail.asp?Id=100560

is this fun or what....
LMAO:hand:

[Yelcamino]

At least now Boyd's tv show has another drama episode to air! That's freakin' classic!

[trapin]

Idiots. Way to trash a national treasure.

[Chad-1stGen]

with pics:
http://www.nationaltbucketalliance.com/bb2005/detail.asp?Id=100560

is this fun or what....
LMAO:hand:

JFC what idiots!

[Rennie]

Sometimes hearing things 2nd and 3rd hand are not always true. She was working before Boyd, and was working after! She is one hell of a worker trying to get into a supposedly male's world. Well I have got to say some of the best welders and Jet Mechanics I met were women. Also damn better looking also!

[Rennie]

Al as the best frame and set up man I ever saw! Boyd screwed up letting him go. His not bitching about being paid so little for his knowledge was sad. Boyd took all the credit after a car was built and left the shop. I never heard of bonuses. He need big bonuses. Duanne needed a kick in the ass. Duanne remind me of an ex sergeant we had in out outfit. He didn't last long. We got him busted.

[Rennie]

I can't handle DRAMA, I stopped watching after the first fight. Staged, I don't think so. Jealousy? Big time! It was the Father's company. Kid should of just built and worked to make a living. So stupid. Now look where they are! Building what? I've seen better stuff come out of friends garages!

[Rennie]

Charlie is now rich! He is the best painter in his area! He could not take the drama either.

[andrewb70]

Holy ancient thread resurrection, Bat Man...

Andrew

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

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[regal454]

Plus, Liz has one of the coolest tattoos I've seen. It's a 4 speed shift pattern in the palm of her hand. Seems like a really cool girl. Think she works for Holley now?

[baz67]

Welcome to the site Renie! Holy necropost though.