/Cadillac challenged both Orange County Choppers and PJD to design a bike using the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V-automobile as the inspiration. Proceeds from the auction of the bikes would be donated to Cure Duchenne. Orange County Choppers designed a traditional classic but technical bobber bike, while PJD designed a "stretched-out" chopper with smooth lines, airbags that lower and raise the bike with no kick stand, and actual parts from a CTS-V. After the fan votes were tallied, PJD's bike was declared the winner.
Biker Build-Offs
2011
The December 5, 2011 edition of American Chopper was a special two-hour episode featuring a three-way build-off between PJD, OCC, and Jesse James. Inspired by an actual Titan T-51 Mustang that was brought into the shop, PJD built a bike in tribute to the 3/4 near-scale replica kit plane. The bike has rivets with round heads that stick out like the T-51 and, despite having plenty of room, has four exhaust outlets per side. A real North American P-51 has rivets that are flush and six outlets per side for its V-12 engine. OCC opted for their most radical design to date, an all-electric prone-rider tadpole trike with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels. James fielded one of his traditional hand-built choppers. On December 6, during a live edition of American Chopper, PJD and the T-51 Mustang bike won the online fan voting and was declared the winner of the buildoff. James came in second, with OCC coming in last.
2012
The following year, the three teams would face-off in a rematch, with Gas Monkey Garage also in the competition. A major point of contention in this build-off was Jesse James' failures to meet the deadlines for completion, requiring extensions each time. Gas Monkey Garage was especially upset, eventually leading to heated confrontations with James at the live build-off results show on December 12. PJD would wind up repeating as Build-Off Champions, with their bike inspired by classic cars winning the fan voting. The bike was highlighted by the use of an actual grill from a '39 Chevrolet, around which the rest of the bike was built.
A motorcycle themed playground set designed and built by Cre8Play
Assisted in designing custom bicycles based on the "Black Widow", "Anti-Venom", and P-51 Mustang motorcycles for Dynacraft
In April 2014 Paul Jr. Designs was engaged to build two choppers for Blizzard Entertainment, representing the two factions in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. There was a vote on which bike will be implemented in the next WoW Addon. The Horde chopper won the vote, and will be supplied free to Horde characters on WoW accounts which log in before September 30, 2014. The Alliance chopper will be available in exchange for in-game currency at some point in the Warlords of Draenor expansion.
Brand Extension
On the October 15, 2012 episode of American Chopper, it was revealed that PJD had branched out with the creation of PJD Studios, which provides logo design, branding services, and marketing services for clients. Originally based in a small room at the bike shop, Paul Jr. then decided to buy a building in Newburgh, NY to house the new venture as it looks to expand.
