Another case of not doing research and just publishing BS intended to sell the item. In this case the midget Offy engine. There were several Fords that the Offy's couldn't come close to.
However, all too often the Offy's took the show. Many times the other racers would refuse to race when an Offy showed up.
That is true and the reverse is very true in the northwest where the Offy's pulled out of the ***ociation and formed one of their own because they couldn't compete with the Fords. Most of the top Offy's were owned by big names with big money, big mouths and ESPECIALLY big ego's.
it's that way with racing today....the guy with the largest wallet usually outspends the rest and wins.The northwest would have been the exception.there still was a contingent of Offy runners that did very well in the northwest aside from your beloved fords.
Embellished story or not that is some cool stuff that needs to be in a museum where people can see it along with the actual engines that were cast with those pieces.
Yes, so true. I knew or met all of them. Some I raced against. I even rebuilt engines (midget) for a few including the 1954 USAC midget champion. I would say I like most all engines equally well. It is just the people ***ociated with some that turned me off. I really hope a public display museum gets those patterns. They need to be seen. And then there is always the fantasy that someone with some disposable cash will buy them and build reproductions for vintage racers......
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