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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.
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.
The Golden Submarine was an early twentieth century streamlined race car designed and built in 1917 by Fred Offenhauser and Harry A. Miller for Barney Oldfield. AutoWeek said that the vehicle brought Miller "nationwide prominence as a race-car builder". [1]
Offenhauser: 1 4 8 2400 970 40.4167 1960: USAC A. J. Foyt (USA) Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis: Offenhauser: 0 4 8 1680 290 17.2619 Meskowski: Offenhauser: 1961: USAC A. J. Foyt (USA) Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis: Offenhauser: 1 4 6 2150 390 18.1395 Trevis Offenhauser: Meskowski: Offenhauser: 1962: USAC Rodger Ward (USA) Leader Card Racers Watson ...
As of 2016, the third generation President of the company is Fred C. "Tay" Offenhauser, grand nephew of founder Fred C. Offenhauser. [1] [3] [2] After working with his uncle Fred H. Offenhauser in the 1930s and 1940s, Fred C. served in the US Navy during World War II, and returned home to found his speed parts business. The company is unrelated ...
His shop foreman and chief machinist Fred Offenhauser purchased the business and continued development of the engine as the Offenhauser which raced successfully until the 1980s. After bankruptcy, Miller built race cars with Indianapolis 500 enthusiast Preston Tucker , and in 1935 they formed Miller and Tucker, Inc., whose first job was to build ...
The Novi was first used in 1941 at the Indianapolis 500 under the "Winfield" name; it produced over 450 hp (340 kW), an amazing output for the time. [7] It was fitted to a 1935 frame built for a Miller engine, but its power made the vehicle very difficult to handle.
A wing of the Hall of Fame The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Entrance. The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame is an American Hall of Fame and museum for midget cars.