TV Spotlight: American Chopper in 2008

It’s been months since I have written on one of my favorite shows American Chopper and since then there has been a lot of going on including some new choppers built and some departures. Two choppers that got my attention were the HP Intel Chopper and the Silver State Chopper.

The HP Intel Chopper was nothing like I have every seen, a chopper with two engines mounted side-by-side and an on-board computer that controls everything from the electric kickstand to the thumb print needed to start the chopper, even the massive front tire added a interesting and appealing look to it.

The Silver State Chopper, an airline piece of artwork and you really can’t miss that air induct on top of the gas tank. The unveil had its moments too, trying to scare Paul Sr. with Mikey flying the helicopter and dropping a fake bike while Paul Jr. takes the real chopper out for delivery. Both pictures are courtesy of Orange County Choppers Website.

The final two episodes of last year that focused on the Iowa Farm Bureau chopper had a few surprises and ended with one departure of Vinnie and a corn chopper. Getting back to American Chopper for a moment, I saw the new episode list on the OCC website and what a list, but what is the My Name is Earl Chopper? Anyway, the list is below…


(Credit: Autoblog Posting and Gallery)

01/17/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Army National Guard 1
OCC locks and loads as they pay tribute to the troops with a custom bike for the Army National Guard. Then, Sr. takes a walk down the aisle with Beth.

01/24, 2008 at 9:00PM(EST) - Army National Guard 2
01/31, 2008 at 9:00PM(EST) - My Name is Earl 1
02/07/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - My Name is Earl 2
02/14/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Gander Mountain 1
02/21/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Gander Mountain 2
02/28/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Craftsman / Die Hard 1
03/06/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Craftsman / Die Hard 2
03/13/08 at 9:00PM(EST) - Klipsch
03/20/08 at 9:00PM(EST) – Viega

While I had written on the Iowa E85 chopper months ago just after the press release with the official photos, I hadn’t watched the episodes yet and while the chopper was the main focus, that wasn’t what was talked about afterwards, it was Vinnie’s leaving OCC. Since then I can also tell you that Cody has left OCC as well, for were you might ask, Cody and Vinnie have gone into business together in New York State, they build custom choppers and repair them too, its called V-Force Customs. That’s cool that Vinnie and Cody are building choppers in New York and repairing them too, Best of luck to them.

Also on the final episode, the OCC gang went out to put up steel at there new World Headquarters in New York (picture on the right is courtesy of x635: The Blog), its almost finished and I have to say, it looks somewhat like a huge barn with something out front. What a look, I hope its big enough, they have already expanded once and moved twice.

- Racedriven