Danny Koker Went From Motor City Beginnings to "Counting Cars" Stardom

If you're a fan of the insanely popular History Channel TV series Pawn Stars, you know that it has just about as many spinoffs as it does seasons. One of these spinoffs is Counting Cars. Filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show focuses on Count's Kustoms, a hot rod and chopper customization and restoration shop.The owner of the shop and star of the show is Danny "The Count" Koker, who looks more like an '80s-era rock star than someone who runs a custom shop (He actually is a rock star, too. But more on that later). Even though Danny Koker has quite a few different side projects, the guy is pro at the car and bike restoration game.Danny Koker BioBorn on January 5, 1964, Daniel Nicholas Koker II was raised in both Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan, meaning that a love of cars was pretty much engrained into his DNA. His dad, besides being an accomplished musician, worked at Ford Motor Company, and by the time he was eight, Danny had already been gifted a cruiser by his pops. Eventually,...