He sold off all his bike stuff, bought some car shop stuff, and opened DiMartino Motorsports, a car and truck repair company in Walden, New York. "I really didn't have any chance for advancement, and I had always wanted to have my own shop, so the natural progression was to leave and start my own place." He ran VForce for five years, even working as an outside contractor for Paul Teutul Jr. has been molding metal since a very young age, when he participated in his dads steel business. "I had gone as far as I could there," DiMarino wrote on VForce's now defunct website. DiMartino founded his own shop, VForceCustoms. In 2007, he left OCC - and, subsequently, American Chopper - out of professional boredom and the need to grow. And so fabricator and mechanic Vinnie DiMartino tried to keep his head down and get to work, always trying to remain dedicated to his craft. That makes for great, addictive reality television, but things still had to get done around the shop at Orange County Choppers. frequently argued over just about everything. Derebyshire says Teutul also made product placement deals without his approval.Īmerican Chopper fans came for the bikes but stayed for the fights. Derbyshire also said in his filing that Teutul delayed production by taking a long fishing trip and when he did show up to shoot, wouldn't do scenes with Hells Angels higher-up Rusty Coones, which was contractually obligated. (In other words, fraud.) Things also soured when Teutul attempted to change his ownership deal with Derbyshire from 51/49 (in favor of Derbyshire) to a 50/50 split. Senior and Junior begin work on their big bike build PJD begins a trike for Loopster OCC builds a bike to benefit Seniors favorite. According to Page Six, in April 2017, Thomas Derbyshire filed suit in Delaware State Chancery Court, arguing that Teutul (his business partner) used the money Derbyshire poured into Orange County Choppers: American Made for personal use. created the Loopster Trike through Paul Jr. It's amazing that even happened for American Chopper, seeing as how the previous attempt to revive the show, Orange County Choppers: American Made, was mired in lawsuits. Designs: Loopster Trike Via: Twitter Following his departure from Orange County Choppers, Paul Jr.
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