Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine and the Men Who Built It
- ISBN-10
- 0760319189
- ISBN-13
- 9780760319185
- Category
- Offenhauser engines
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-01
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Author
- Gordon Eliot White
Description
From the 1920s to through 1980, the Offenhauser and its descendants filled the grids and won race after race across the U.S. In the 1950s, entire Indy grids were made up exclusively of Offy-powered racers. Original hardcover received much acclaim, winner of the 1996 Thomas McKean Memorial award.
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