CadZZilla

[2] Drawing inspiration from the lead sleds and Mercury Eights of the 1950s, CadZZilla attracted considerable attention.

Hot Rod magazine's Gray Baskerville called CadZZilla "the most incredible transformation he'd ever witnessed",[1] and in their "History of Hot Rods & Customs" the auto editors of Consumer Guide praised it as "the first really new type of custom since the heyday of the 1950s".

[3] Coddington's team, led by body man Craig Naff, started with a 1948 Cadillac Series 62 Sedanette.

[4] Initially set to feature simple customizations, the vehicle's design was instead radically altered upon Gibbons' request.

[5] The engine is a 500 cu in (8 L) Cadillac V8 with custom-built Holley fuel injection, mated to a Currie 9-inch (23 cm) rear axle.