The Cody Project
If you watched American Chopper years ago, back when it first aired, you probably remember Cody Connelly. He worked as a shop hand in the garage. He spent years working and learning his craft under the guidance of Paul Sr., years before the show even approached Orange County Choppers. Before the show, the shop focused a lot of their efforts into ‘The Cody Project’ custom chopper; it was sold in 2003 at Daytona Bike Week.
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The bike was sold for an undisclosed amount, and as payment, Cody got a custom chopper. However, Cody later sued Orange Country Choppers after claiming not to have received the bike. He sued for $250,000 in damages and also claimed that the Orange Country Choppers were using him on promotional material after he left the shop.