Jo Coddington is mostly known as the wife of the famous car enthusiast and the owner of Hot Rods, Boyd Coddington; however, her career credits include her role as a General Manager to her late husband’s complex. Supporting husband in his career, she not only enhanced the professional life but also relished the happy family life with him.
Along with the financial workouts and entrepreneurship, Jo Coddington serves her best for the legacy of her late spouse.
Married Thrice; Life With Boyd Coddington
Jo Coddington, the wife of late Hot Rod designer’s life, entangled three times in a married relationship. She reportedly tied the nuptial knot with Thomas McGee when she was at the age of eighteen. In the course of their cherished relationship, they welcomed two children namely; Thomas and Robert. After they shared several years of their marital bond, the duo divorced and Jo moved to Orange Country.
After the separation from Thomas McGee, Jo got married to Gary Callahan. However, Gary was a neurologically impaired. As reported, he shot himself to death to which Jo claims herself as the main reason.
After Gary’s death, Jo sank into depression and lived a single life until August 1997 when a mutual friend introduced her to Boyd Coddington, the owner of Hot Rods at Hot August Nights, an annual hot rod festival in Reno, Nevada. However, Jo resisted him for a year but eventually agreed to become friends. They dated for about four years and shared their wedding vows on 28 August 2002.
The couple also adopted three kids; Billet Leon Coddington (2005), Cast Aldin Coddington (2006) and Hemi Brogdon Coddington (2006) with whom they relished the happy moment together. The duo’s versatile love dimensions crossed several turns and ways in six years until the death of Boyd Coddington in 2008.
As of now, Jo Coddington relishes a single life but never misses to spend her time with her son and grandchildren portraying the best role as loving parents and celebrating the holidays and vacations together.
Enjoys Husband’s Net Worth
After Jo Coddington graduated from Arizona State University, she began to serve for the Rams Corporation, an investment-advisory business. She also served as a General Manager in her late husband, Boyd Coddington’s complex, Hot Rod, where she has portrayed outstanding service to build up her husband’s legacy. She also appeared in the reality television series American Hot Rod alongside her then-husband.
Besides that, her late husband, Boyd Coddington had an estimated net worth of $12.5 million which he garnered from his professional career as a car enthusiast and a hot rod designer. Boyd built the career base since his academic year and worked as a machinist at Disneyland. By 1977, he owned the shop Hot Rods in California and started its service with the classic as well as the modern styling known as “Boyd Look” featuring the unique vintage styling as per the customer’s preference.
With the unique ideas and skills, Boyd garnered the fame and peaked the height of career success; however, in 1999, Boyd entangled with the financial troubles due to a $465,000 loss from a bankrupt customer led Coddington to re-organize Boyd’s Wheels and partner with his eldest son (Boyd Coddington, Jr.).
Short Bio And Wiki
Jo Coddington was born as Jo Andenise Clausen McGee in 1956 in the United States of America, and she celebrates her birthday on 9 December. As per wiki, she belongs to the white ethnicity and holds an American nationality. She attended Arizona State University where she studied business and investment courses.