Updated on August 22, 2017
Breaking News! Remains of Jimmy Hoffameister Found
Designer of Famous “Hoffameister Kink” Disappeared More Than 40 Years Ago
Hoffameister Kink window design became fashionable among wealthy…um… “businessmen” during the early 1970’s
The remains of Jimmy Hoffameister, a well-known union leader who later became famous for designing the Hoffameister Kink — a styling element that became de rigueur among owners of early 70’s limousines — were discovered yesterday near a desert highway rest stop outside Coachella, California, say investigators.
Hoffameister disappeared in 1975, three years after he allegedly used a barbecue fork to etch an idea he had for a car window design into a rival’s forehead. The design later became known as the Hoffameister Kink.
Police believe the remains were unearthed by a famished chuckwalla or desert tortoise.
