1927 Case: Touring car from farm equipment maker - Chron.com
Farm equipment manufactured by the J. I. Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin , was well-known in rural America as the 20th Century began. Case was not only a builder of threshing machines but also steam traction engines, as well as agricultural tractors and other farm equipment. As automobiles began to replace the horse and buggy, Case decided to cash in on the trend and offer a gasoline-powered car in 1910. Case was already a trusted name and the network of dealers that sold Case farm equipment would also sell Case... Initially, Case cars were powered by four-cylinder engines. After a few years a six-cylinder Continental engine replaced the smaller engine. The Case company proved to be more adept at selling farm equipment than cars, so Case automobile production ceased in the autumn of 1926 with only a few 1927 model cars manufactured. One of those 1927 cars, a thoroughly restored Model "Y" seven-passenger touring car was advertised for sale in 2014 at an exclusively Case farm equipment auction in Maryland. The Case farm equipment at the auction held no interest for Leaf, but the fully restored 1927 touring car did. Graciously, the previous owner offered to show Leaf the intricacies of the workings of the Case. Source: www.chron.com
