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Drafting Machine, Used by Leo Goossen during His Work on the Novi V-8 Engine, 1940-1941 - Leo Goossen ranks among the most influential engine designers in American auto racing history. Goossen engines, built first with Harry Miller and then with Fred Offenhauser, dominated the Indianapolis 500 for the better part of 50 years. Goossen used this drafting machine to design the supercharged, 450-horsepower Novi V-8, which he considered his finest achievement.
1940-1941
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Drafting Machine, Used by Leo Goossen during His Work on the Novi V-8 Engine, 1940-1941
Leo Goossen ranks among the most influential engine designers in American auto racing history. Goossen engines, built first with Harry Miller and then with Fred Offenhauser, dominated the Indianapolis 500 for the better part of 50 years. Goossen used this drafting machine to design the supercharged, 450-horsepower Novi V-8, which he considered his finest achievement.