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Orange County Choppers
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| Orange County Choppers | |
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| Type | Private |
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| 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.
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 have since moved to nearby Montgomery. The company also operates a retail store nearby, at Scotts Corners.
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.
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. American Chopper now airs on TLC.
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- Paul Teutul Sr.
- Paul Teutul Jr.
- Michael "Mikey" Teutul
- Vinnie DiMartino
- Rick Petko
- Jason Pohl
- Cody Connolly
- Nick Hansford
- Christian Welter
- Jeffrey DuBlare
On Air themed bikes
Black Widow Bike, Firefighter Bike, Liberty Bike, New York Jets Bike, POW/MIA Bike, Comanche Bike, Cody Old School Project Bike, Mikey Blues Bike, Jet Bike, Senior Old School Bike, Snap-On Bike, I.Robot Bike, Christmas Bike, Dixie Chopper, Lance Armstrong Bike, Mikey/Vinnie Bike, Shelby Cobra Bike, David Mann Bike, Junior Dream Bike, Davis Love Bike, Lincoln Mark LT Bike, Police Bike, CAT Bike, Gillete Bike, NAPA Bike, Shuttle Tribute Bike, Jorge Posada Bike, Rick Dream Bike, Paul Jr. Military Auction Bike, Paul Sr. Military Auction Bike, FANtasty Bike (Made four different styles of bikes for four diffent fans of the show), Senior Vintage Bike, Wendys Bike, Sunoco Bike, Bill Murray Bike, LUGZ Bike, Billy Joel Bike, Eragon Bike, Go Daddy Chopper, Flow Chopper, Make A Wish Bike, 'Build-off' Paul Jr. Bike, 'Build-off' Paul Sr. Bike.
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.
- 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
