Orange County Choppers
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| Orange County Choppers | |
|---|---|
| Image:Orange County Choppers logo.jpg | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Montgomery, New York, USA |
| Industry | Motorcycle manufacturer |
| Products | Motorcycles |
| Website | www.orangecountychoppers.com |
Orange County Choppers (OCC) is a custom motorcycle manufacturer founded by Paul Teutul, Sr. and Paul Teutul, Jr. in 1999. The company is featured on American Chopper, a reality TV show that debuted in September 2002 on the Discovery Channel, which has contributed to the company's quick rise to fame. In 2007, Discovery Channel's sister channel TLC took over the broadcasting.
Many are under the mistaken belief that the company is based in Orange County, California; rather, it is based in the county of the same name in New York state. In fact in one of the episodes of American Chopper, Paul Sr. was shown getting a tattoo on his left arm with the designation OCC New York in order to clear this very point. OCC's production facility was initially located in the hamlet of Rock Tavern, but has since moved to nearby Montgomery. The company also operates a retail store nearby, at Scotts Corners, another store at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, and a season kiosk at the Woodbury Commons Outlet Mall in Central Valley, NY.
OCC started as a sideline to the family's steel manufacturing enterprise, Orange County Ironworks, which was founded in the 1970s. In the late 1990s, Teutul Sr. began manufacturing custom motorcycles as an extension of his steel business, and in 1999 he founded Orange County Choppers. The company's first bike, "True Blue", was debuted at the 1999 Daytona Biketoberfest.
One of OCC's most popular bikes is The Fire Bike, which was designed by Paul Teutul (Paulie) Jr, to commemorate the New York firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. The bike itself has been modeled after a fire truck, and an actual steel rivet from the World Trade Center has been integrated into the bike itself, mounted atop the bike's gas tank. Paulie is noted as stating that the bike was themed "343", the number of New York firefighters who gave their lives on 9/11.
The popularity of American Chopper led the United States Air Force to commission a $150,000 "Air Force Bike", first put on public display in March 2005. The motorcycle is ten feet long and is modeled after the F-22 Raptor, complete with Air Force symbol rims, riveted gas tank, Raptor exhausts and rear-view mirrors in the shape of jets. Air Force recruiters commissioned it as a public outreach tool.
The Company has recently started to build a new shop called OCC World Headquarters and has put the current shop on the market for $1,900,000. You can view the progress on the new shop at www.constructioncams.com .
Contents |
[edit] Staff
[edit] Themed Choppers
- On Air Themed bikes
Off Air Themed Bikes
- Solidworks Bike
- Army Chopper
- Pez Chopper
- Big Gulp Chopper
- Cherokee Nation Bike
- Air Force Chopper
- Learjet Chopper
- Airgas Chopper
- Criss Angel Ultimate Mindfreak Bike
- Speedco Chopper
- Riptide Bike
- Flower Bike
- Reeve Chopper
- SLR Chopper
- Werner Trucking Bike
- Hemi Chopper Bike
- Miami Heat Chopper
- SealMaster Bike
- Bass Pro Shops Bike
Senior Old School Series
- 10- Up old School
- Greeny
- Maroon and Gold
- Orange Bobber
- The Blue Bomber
- Little Red
- Old School Vette
- Orange Knucklehead
- Pitchfork
- Triumph Flames
- Sunshine
Production Bikes
- Web
- Greenie
- Splitback
- T-Rex Softail
- T-Rex Rigid
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- U.S. Air Force-commissioned motorcycle:
- Recruiters Reach Out Using Nontraditional Methods, a July 2005 AFIS press release, with a photo taken on the grounds of the Daytona International Speedway
- Transformation Photo Archive for March 2005, including a photo taken at Tyndall Air Force Base
- OCC Merchandise
- OCC Clothing in UK and Europe
| American Chopper | ||
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| Main Cast | ||
| Paul Teutul, Sr. - Paul Teutul, Jr. - Michael Teutul - Rick Petko - Jason Pohl - Mike Rowe (narrator) | ||
| Bikes | ||
| Customer bikes | ||
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Davis Love III Bike • Dixie Chopper Bike • I, Robot Bike • Carroll Shelby Bike • Statue of Liberty Bike • Lincoln Mark LT Bike • New York Jets Bike • NAPA Drag Bike • Miller Electric Bike • Snap-On Tool Bike • Lance Armstrong Bike • Jay Leno Bike • Trim-Spa Bike • LearJet Bike • Hooters Bike • Bass Pro Shop Bike • Kansas City Royals Bike • Case Cutlery Bike • Caterpillar Bike • Gillette Bike • Discovery Channel Bike • Solid Works Bike • CRC Industries Bike • BlueLinx Bike • Jeff Hammontree/Sam's Club Bike • Air Force "Raptor" Bike • New York Yankee Bike • NASA Bike • David Mann Bike • Ole Miss Bike • Wendy's Bike • Sunoco Bike • Bill Murray Bike • Eragon Bike • Go Daddy Bike • Flowjet Bike • HP Bike • GoFast Bike • Peavey Bike • Russell Crowe Australia Bike • Iowa Farm Bureau Bike | ||
| Theme bikes | ||
| Black Widow Spider Bike - Cody's Old School Project - Comanche Bike - Fire Bike - Christmas Bike - Christmas Sleigh - Mikey's Blues Bike - POW/MIA Bike - Jet Bike - Mikey and Vinnie's Bike - Rat Bike - Police Bike - Junior's Dream Bike - Lucy Bike - Military Bikes - Talladega Bike - Spider-Man Bike - Clown Bike - Flash Bike - True Blue Bike - Rick's Dream Bike | ||
| FANtasy bikes | ||
| Jeff Clegg's Corporal Punishment - Susan Morisset's Female Snake Bike - Joseph McClendon's Custom Hog - Bryan King's Vertebrae Trike
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| Related articles | ||
| Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 - Pilots & Specials | ||
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