The company was featured on American Chopper, a reality TV show that debuted in September 2002 on the Discovery Channel.

Following cancellation of the Discovery series, the company was also featured on Orange County Choppers on the CMT network in 2013.

In the late 1990s, Paul Teutul Sr. began manufacturing custom motorcycles as an extension of his steel business (OC Iron Works), and in 1999 he founded Orange County Choppers, in Montgomery, New York at 10 Factory St. (off New York State Route 17K) and later moving to 27 Stone Castle Rd.

Due to the success of their reality TV show, which premiered September 2002 on Discovery channel, OCC built a new $12 million, 61,000 square foot, custom facility in 2003, in Newburgh at 14 Crossroads Crt (off Rt 17k).

The company owned the property until 2011, but surrendered the building to its lender, GE Commercial Finance Business Corp., to avoid foreclosure.

GE Commercial Finance then sold the property to BRE East Mixed Asset Owner LLC of Dallas in March 2016.

In late 2020, the decision was made to close the Newburgh location and build a new facility in Pinellas Park, Florida, adjoining Bert's Barracuda Harley-Davidson.

Additionally, OCC launched a limited edition production line of motorcycles in July 2007, priced beginning at $31,000.