Fred Offenhauser

✶October 20, 1888

†August 17, 1973

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About their life

Fred H. Offenhauser, Jr., was an American 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.

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Biography from the article Fred Offenhauser on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.