Richard Lowry of Emporia, KS is seated on the Case Custom Chopper he won in a sweepstakes conducted by W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.

Bradford, PA (March 29, 2006) - W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is pleased to announce Richard Lowry of Emporia, Kansas, as the winner of the Case Custom Chopper Sweepstakes. Lowry was randomly selected from over 30,000 entrants in the contest to receive the Chopper, a Case-themed motorcycle designed and crafted by Orange County Choppers™. Case officials traveled to Kansas to present the Chopper to Lowry.

Lowry is a retired railroad conductor who found out about the sweepstakes while looking on the Case website, www.wrcase.com, for a knife. Lowry says he watches the television show American Chopper regularly and has a few older motorcycles. He also owns some Case knives and has a hard time believing that he won the Chopper. “The only thing I ever won was a watermelon,” says Lowry.

Lowry’s entire family was on hand when Case delivered the chopper to his rural home in Kansas. He had been up since 4 a.m. that morning awaiting the chopper and told his son, “I’ll believe it, when I see it.” Lowry is unsure of what his future plans are for the bike.

In addition to the grand prize, Case awarded prize packages to six first place winners. The prize packages included a Case knife, Case Custom Chopper T-shirt, and Case Custom Chopper hat. Those winners were Tommy Henry of Sulphur Springs, TX, Phillip Carroll of Bowdon, GA, Jay Johnson of Cookeville, TN, Betty Allen of London, KY, Patrick Lee of Douglasville, GA and Henry Lindsey of Saraland, AL. Carroll registered for the sweepstakes at the Case Custom Chopper Tour event held at Messer Hardware in Bowdon, GA and Johnson registered at the Highland Hardware Chopper Tour stop in Cookeville, TN. All other winners, including Lowry, entered on the Case website.

The Case Custom Chopper Sweepstakes ended on December 30th, 2005.  The entrants were gathered via an online registration on the company’s website, and through a Case Custom Chopper summer tour. The tour made over 70 stops in 17 states at Case Authorized Dealers and other locations. The sweepstakes was designed to help introduce the brand to new consumers. W. R. Case has produced pocketknives for Orange County Choppers™ under an exclusive licensing agreement since 2004. 

Case Cutlery president and CEO, Tom Arrowsmith presents knives to Richard Lowry, the winner of the Case Custom Chopper sweepstakes.

The Case Custom Chopper is a Rigid Spoke Rev-Tec model with a 130 horsepower V-twin engine. The Chopper features a custom, two-tone silver paint design with knife blade accents.  A red Case logo appears on the gas tank and fenders, while the front fender includes a rendering of Case family patriarch, Job Case. The oil tank and air cleaner covers display Case XX and tang stamp markings, while the custom mirror brackets replicate opened Case knives.

About Orange County Choppers™

Orange County Choppers™ creates some of the world’s most sought-after customized and themed motorcycles.  Paul Teutul, Sr., the company’s founder, has been building custom motorcycles for over thirty years.  Paul Teutul, Jr. has been the company’s chief designer and fabricator since the Company’s inception.  Their popularity at bike shows and other consumer events caught the eye of a network television producer in 2002.  Today, Orange County Choppers™ is featured weekly on a major cable network and continues to be the network’s number one–rated show.  The show airs each Monday at 10:00 PM EST.  Visit www.orangecountychoppers.com for more information.