In the 1950s and 1960s, young Rick Dore didn’t know anyone who owned a car. Growing up in the Bronx and Lower East Side of Manhattan, only the boys coming back from Vietnam could buy factory muscle cars — Chevelles and Mustangs — with their GI Bill loans. It wasn’t until Dore saw a pale green 1950 Mercury with Memories written in script on the rear that he developed an interest in custom vehicles. That interest became a passion, and the rest is history.
Custom cars, quality compressors
Today, Dore owns Rick Dore Kustoms and is the co-host of the Discovery Channel reality series Rusted Development. The show, which debuted in 2014, follows Dore and co-host Chuck Palumbo, a retired WWE wrestler and mechanic, as they rescue classic cars and restore them into one-of-a-kind, drivable dream cars. The show’s body shop is powered by an Atlas Copco GA 7-37 VSD+ oil-injected, oil-cooled rotary screw compressor, an energy efficient air compressor with low noise levels and a compact footprint.
“It’s incredibly efficient and quiet,” Dore said. “We use a lot of air and never run out. We have six guys in the shop working, using air, and never once have an issue. It also looks great. You cannot have that with any other compressor I’m aware of, period.”
Atlas Copco at Booth No. 10121
Dore has an Atlas Copco GX5FF oil-injected rotary screw compressor in his shop at Rick Dore Kustoms, where he and Metallica frontman James Hetfield created The Black Pearl, a car with a custom-built chassis and hand-sculpted aluminum body. The Dore-Hetfield collaboration will be displayed at the Atlas Copco booth No 10121. Dore will sign autographs on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 to 3 p.m.
The GX series provides high reliability with 100% continuous duty cycle and operations in ambient temperatures up to 115 degrees, while the belt-driven element and low vibration mean silent operation. Reduced energy consumption and low CO2 emissions make the GX an environmentally friendly choice.
An Atlas Copco GX series compressor like the one used in Dore’s shop will be on display, along with the innovative GA VSD+ used in Rusted Development. Atlas Copco will also display the LS and LP 5-30 horsepower cast iron piston compressors at booth No. 10121. The LS and LP are two-stage piston compressors designed for durability, combining high reliability and savings to give you maximum efficiency and uptime. The heavy-duty cast iron ensures lasting performance in the most demanding applications.
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