Orange County Choppers
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| Type of Company | Private |
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| Founded | |
| 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. 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.
[edit] Staff
- Paul Teutul Sr.
- Paul Teutul Jr.
- Michael "Mikey" Teutul
- Vinnie DiMartino
- Rick Petko
- Jason Pohl
- Cody Connolly
- Nick Hansford
- Christian Welter
[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
- The Guys of OCC, an ad-supported fansite with photos
- The German Fansite, German Fan Community of American Chopper and OCC
| American Chopper | ||
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| Main Cast | ||
| Paul Teutul, Sr. - Paul Teutul, Jr. - Michael Teutul | ||
| Bikes | ||
| Customer bikes | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 - 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 Bike - Joseph McClendon's Custom Hog - Bryan King's Trike | ||
| Related articles | ||
| Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 - Pilots & Specials | ||
| Additional cast - Orange County Choppers | ||
