Category:Hoffman X-8
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1935 Hoffman X-8 was made once only:
- designed/built by automobile engineer Roscoe "Rod" Hoffman, Detroit.
- Hoffman owned it until 1961, then in Brooks Stevens museum until 2010
- all-steel body by Budd, originally gunmetal gray, painted "Packard blue" by Stevens
- X8 prototypical engine (8 cylinders laid out as an "X"), water cooled, overhead valves, twin cams, 170 cubic inches
References
[edit]- Daniel Strohl, Despite lingering mystery of its origins, Rod Hoffman’s X-8 receives automotive heritage award, 20 June 2019
Media in category "Hoffman X-8"
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1935 Hoffman X-8 at 2012 Pebble Beach front.jpg 1,415 × 940; 206 KB
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1935 Hoffman X-8 at 2012 Pebble Beach side.jpg 1,396 × 940; 756 KB
