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The "Offy" engine was derived from this Miller marine engine An Offenhauser sprint "midget" racer. The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was an overhead cam monoblock 4-stroke internal combustion engine developed by Fred Offenhauser and Harry Arminius Miller. [4] Originally, it was sold as a marine engine.
Fred H. Offenhauser, Jr. (November 11, 1888 – August 17, 1973), was a machinist and self taught automotive engineer who developed the Offenhauser racing engine, nicknamed the "Offy", which dominated competition in the Indianapolis 500 race for decades. He also built the Novi engine, which was designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen.
Leo William Goossen (7 June 1892 – 4 December 1974) was a draftsman, mechanical engineer and automobile designer. He is known for his work with Harry Miller and his long involvement in the design and ongoing development of the four-cylinder Offenhauser ("Offy") racing engine.
Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 1 5 9 2630 1,340 50.9506 1955: AAA Bob Sweikert (USA) John Zink: Kurtis KK500D: Offenhauser: F: 4 2 7 2290 810 35.3712 Watson: Offenhauser: N/A 1956: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 0 4 7 1860 360 19.3548 1957: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma ...
In 1935, Miller's former employees, Fred Offenhauser and Leo Goossen, had already achieved their first win with the soon-to-become famous 4-cylinder Offenhauser or "Offy" engine. This motor was forever connected with the Brickyard's history with a to-date record total of 27 wins, in both naturally aspirated and supercharged form, and winning a ...
The new song features a legendary engine as well as Hert, the legendary car influencer. ... October 11, 2023 at 11:44 AM. ... Good Morning America.
In the late 1940s, Epperly went to work for Frank Kurtis building racing car bodies; this led to a lifelong career in the racing business.. During the mid-1950s Epperly opened his own shop in Lawndale, California, and in 1957 he assisted chassis designer George Salih in the construction of a radical approach in racing car design which placed a four-cylinder Offenhauser engine on its side ...
The Novi was the only V8 engine in Indianapolis by then. It had a mechanical turbine and the power came suddenly at high revs, so being a difficult car to stop, like all the ones that used compressors. Even if the BRM had a 16-cylinders engine, the Novi reminded me of that one for sure. The high power at high revs was hard on the tires, and it ...