[AT] McCormick and Landini

[James Peck]

Ten years ago, the Landini website documented that in the 1930's, the National Socialist Mussolini regime had put money into SPICA to stimulate the growth of diesel fuel injection in Italy.

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2013/04/Spica-Fuel-Injection/3724541.html

That is not very politically correct to discuss apparently. That is one of those web sites I wish I had printed to pdf.

I did encounter a large immigrant CNC Machinist In a Chicago area workplace who said his family had been Benito supporters.

The European Union required CaseIH to divest the Doncaster plant in order to get EU approval for the purchase of CaseIH by New Holland. CaseIH had not been using the McCormick name anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCormick_Tractors

I am not sure yet when Argo bought Landini which had long been owned by Massey Ferguson. In the era when MF owned Landini, Landini sometimes produced tractors painted for each brand. Landini had been using Perkins diesels from when both Landini and Perkins were MF subsidiaries. I am not sure of when Argo got full ownership of Landini. I am not sure of when Argo got control of McCormick.

I have seen a  Landini dealership in Ontario.

I used to go to a plant in Kentucky near Abe Lincoln's birthplace. There was a McCormick dealership across the street and I looked over the selection. I like their looks.

[Al Jones]] Doncaster continued to make the CaseIH 85 series and their descendants which were carried over from IH with different sheet metal. When they became the CX series they unfortunately got Perkins engines instead of the old IH designed engines. Looks like CaseIH sold the plant in 2001.  McCormick (Landini) then built tractors there which were basically the old CaseIH series.  Plant closed in 2007.

The 424 gasoline tractors were built at Doncaster from the flywheel back.  The diesels were built with their engine.  Louisville added sheet metal, front axle,  wheels & tires, gasoline engine, etc.