Leo Goossen

Leo Goossen
Born(1892-06-07)June 7, 1892
Kalamazoo, Michigan, US
DiedDecember 4, 1974(1974-12-04) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupations
  • Draftsman
  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile designer

Leo William Goossen (7 June 1892 – 4 December 1974) was a draftsman, mechanical engineer and automobile designer. He is known for his work with Harry Miller and his long involvement in the design and ongoing development of the four-cylinder Offenhauser ("Offy") racing engine.: 43 

Goossen is considered to have been the preeminent American designer of racing engines over a fifty-year period that began in the early 1920s.: 29 

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