Fred Offenhauser (1888-1973), was an automotive engineer and mechanic who designed the Offenhauser racing engine, nicknamed the "Offy", which dominated competition in the Indianapolis 500 race for decades. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Offenhauser was a Formula One engine manufacturer from 1950 through 1960 for the Indianapolis 500. ... The Indianapolis 500 is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...

Offenhauser began working in the shop of Harry Arminius Miller in 1913, when the state of the art double overhead cam, four valve per cylinder Peugeot Grand Prix car, an engine design which would be contemporary even today, won the Indianapolis 500. The next year, 1914, Bob Burma was campaigning the engine, but when World War I made it impossible to get parts, Miller's shop got the job of maintaining it. The design so impressed Miller and Offenhauser that they designed an engine on largely similar principles. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Peugeot is a major French car manufacturer whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. ... A Grand Prix (French for Grand Prize) is any of a number of competitions: Formula One Grand Prix motor racing Grand Prix motorcycle racing Grand Prix horse racing Grand Prix, 1966 movie Eurovision Grand Prix (Eurovision Song Contest). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

In 1917, Offenhauser designed and built Barney Oldfield's famous "Golden Submarine". 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Barney Oldfield (June 3, 1878-October 4, 1946) was an automobile racer and pioneer; born in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. ...

In 1919, Leo Goossen joined Miller’s shop and Offenhauser became plant manager. When Miller's company went bankrupt in 1933, Offenhauser bought it and he and Goossen began to develop the engine, with great success, 24 victories in 27 years. Offenhauser himself was not frequently seen in Indianapolis. In 2001 he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ...