CAR SHOWS

The dates for the 2011 North American International Auto Show have been announced. NAIAS 2010 featured 37 vehicle debuts; with 27 those being worldwide introductions. Nearly 5,000 journalists attended NAIAS 2010 from 63 countries. Nearly 30 percent of the journalists were international, thus helping to spread automotive news made at NAIAS 2010 to the world. More than 714,000 visitors passed through the doors during public days. NAIAS is uniquely positioned to be four shows in one – a media preview, an industry preview, a charity preview and a public show with a 9-day run.

For more info: http://www.naias.com/the-2011-show/overview.aspx

The 2011 Dallas Auto Show will run April 7-10, 2011, at the Dallas Convention Center.
One of the most anticipated annual events in the Metroplex, the Dallas Auto Show is the ideal opportunity for consumers to compare styling and pricing of every major line make under one roof in just a few hours. The Dallas Auto Show was conceived in 1982, and now boasts more than half a million square feet of new cars, trucks and SUVs at the Dallas Convention Center.

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GRAPEVINE, TX – July 12, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Biker’s Choice has signed a deal with Paul Teutul Jr. that has the V-twin parts distributor sponsoring the reality TV star’s new company, Paul Jr. Designs, on a new series starring him and father called, “American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior.”

The first project bike will feature parts and accessories from Biker’s Choice in addition to custom-made pieces and will be unveiled this August during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at the Biker’s Choice location in front of J&P Cycles.

The announcement was made Saturday during Tucker Rocky’s annual Sales Meeting and Dealer Show before a huge crowd of dealers and sales reps, many of whom began applauding when Teutul and Tucker Rocky president Steve Johnson discussed the possibility of doing a line of signature parts.

“I think that’s something we can work on,” Teutul said, before turning to Johnson and asking, “Are going to do some parts together?”

“Absolutely we are,” Johnson replied without at hitch.

In a Q&A after the announcement, Teutul said he is designing a line of apparel for his new company — he recently designed a grill for Weber — and suggested that Biker’s Choice might one day carry the gear.

Richard Schafer, director of Biker’s Choice, said that the current sponsorship deal is one-year contract with Teutul Jr., but added that the main objective is a long-term business relationship with Paul Jr.

The new TLC series, scheduled to air in August pits father against son — Teutul Jr. is now located in a shop a stone’s throw (his words!) from the old Orange County Choppers headquarters. A press release about the show says the following, “Once partners, they are now fierce competitors at contending motorcycle shops.”

The show is said to capture the rivalry between father and son with en extra twist, son is bringing back former OCC employees his brother Mikey, Vinnie DiMartino, Robert “Nub” Colard and Joe Puliafico.

SOURCE: Dealernews.com

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — Authorities say a roofer working at “American Chopper” co-star Paul Teutul (TUH’-tul) Jr.’s new motorcycle business fell through a hole and died.

Police in Orange County say the Middletown roofing company employee stepped backward into a hole that had been cut in the roof and fell 40 feet Tuesday morning. They say the 26-year-old man from Beacon, whose name hasn’t been released, died at the scene in Montgomery, 60 miles north of New York City.

Teutul is leasing space in the building to open his own motorcycle shop. He and his father, Paul Sr., had a falling out but plan to go head-to-head this fall when the cable TV series resumes.

Neither Paul Teutul Jr. nor other cast members were at the building when the accident happened.

Television has a long and not very proud history of revamping canceled shows. Such short-lived series as “After MASH” and “Golden Palace” suggest that it’s usually better to let dead dogs lie. 

TLC canceled its reality series “American Chopper” in February after six seasons, then announced in April that the series would be returning under the new title “American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior.”

The revamped show is more appealing than one might expect, with a new dynamic that doesn’t feel like an afterthought. Viewers who enjoyed the previous version’s combination of mechanical skills and family dysfunction should be satisfied.

The season premiere, airing this Thursday, Aug. 12, at 9 p.m., brings us up to speed: Paul Teutul Sr., who runs a custom motorcycle shop in upstate New York called Orange County Choppers (OCC), has fired his son Paul Jr., who has turned around and sued him over the 20 percent of the shop he owns. 

Paul Sr. claims that his son was spoiled, disrespectful and lazy. The younger Paul claims that his father was impossible to please and that his 20 percent is worth more than nothing, which is what his father is offering him.

The current season, three episodes of which were made available for review, focuses on the family’s legal and personal squabbles, on OCC’s business of creating and building cool bikes and on Paul Jr.’s attempts to start his own custom motorcycle company, Paul Jr. Designs. 
 

An Orange County Chopper with an FBI logo was a unique item created for a fundraising effort to support youth anti-violence in Newburgh, New York. The FBI partnered with the Hudson Valley InfraGard alliance and Orange County Choppers (OCC)—a custom motorcycle manufacturer in Orange County, New York run by Paul Teutul, Sr.—to build a custom-made chopper in support of Newburgh youth.

The chopper, unveiled today on the waterfront in Newburgh, attracted a crowd of spectators who waited in anticipation as it made its way down Front Street accompanied by FBI agents and local police. New York State Senator Bill Larkin and Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine joined the crowd along with FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Belle Chen, Chairman of the InfraGard National Members Alliance Kathleen Kiernan, InfraGard coordinator and FBI Special Agent Maryann Goldman, and members from the “Center for Hope.”

Paul Teutul, Sr. (OCC) on his way to the waterfront in Newburgh
Photo Credit: FBI New York

The FBI’s InfraGard program is a partnership that creates relationships with the public and private sector to help the FBI protect critical infrastructure and combat major crime trends. The FBI, the Hudson Valley Chapter of InfraGard, and OCC are working with Orange County, the Newburgh Police Department, and community organizations on an awareness building and fundraising campaign to help Newburgh youth stay out of gangs and to reduce the violent crime that is synonymous with the gang culture.

Supervisory Special Agent/Resident Agency James Gagliano preparing the crowd for FBI chopper arrival Photo Credit: Adrienne Senatore, FBI	Paul Teutul, Sr. arriving with FBI Chopper Photo Credit: Adrienne Senatore, FBI

SAC Diego Rodriguez, who oversees the Criminal Division in the FBI’s New York Office, was excited to see the arrival of the FBI chopper. “There are approximately one million gang members belonging to more than 20,000 gangs in the U.S. Gangs have long posed a threat to public safety, and gang activity is a problem for cities big and small. In 2009 alone, Newburgh led the state in violent crime per capita. The FBI is proud to partner with OCC and the Hudson Valley Chapter of InfraGard on this unique initiative to reach out to the youth of our communities and help provide them with opportunities to steer their future in the right direction.”

Left to right: SAC Diego Rodriguez, Paul Teutul, Sr., Chairman, InfraGard National Members Alliance Kathleen Kiernan, InfraGard coordinator Maryann Goldman, “Center for Hope” representative Joanne Gurda, New York State Senator Bill Larkin, and Mayor of Newburgh Nicholas Valentine Photo Credit: FBI New York

Accepting the bike on behalf of the InfraGard National Members Alliance was Chairman Kathleen Kiernan, who added, “We are pleased and excited to support this project, which we hope will have a positive influence on the youth of this community. Projects such as this reinforce our private sector partnerships with the public and demonstrate for our youth the possibility of a life with limitless opportunities.”

“I think it’s vital that we as OCC get involved with the youth anti-violence campaign in Newburgh. This is the community that we all work and live in, and we are committed through our relationship with InfraGard and the city to ensure that kids in Newburgh know that they’ve got options outside of gang culture,” said Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers.

Paul Teutul, Sr. speaking to Newburgh youth from the Boys and Girls Club
Photo Credit: FBI New York

OCC also worked with Infragard community partners in Newburgh by donating another custom “Stop-the-Violence” chopper. This chopper, also built by OCC and debuted this morning, will be raffled off by local partners to raise money for a “Center for Hope,” conceptualized and built by InfraGard and community partners in the center of Newburgh for youth at risk of becoming involved in gangs and gang violence. Paul Teutul Sr. helped the kids of Newburgh paint the walls of the “Center for Hope,” which his raffle bike will help to support.

The proceeds will help build key educational and recreational programs geared at providing positive alternatives and activities for Newburgh youth and families to help them say no to gangs and violence in their community. The programs, which the kids themselves have identified, include music production, dance, and boxing along with mentoring programs and life skills training, which will teach the kids the self-control, respect, self-confidence, and discipline they need to succeed in life.

Both motorcycles were built at the OCC facility in Newburgh. It is expected that the TLC TV series American Chopper will feature the building of the FBI chopper in an upcoming September episode.

For more information on the FBI’s InfraGard program, please visit: http://www.infragard.net/