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PODCAST: Joe Huffaker, Legendary Racecar Designer

Joe Huffaker MG Liquid Suspension Special

From his shop in the San Francisco Bay Area, Joe Huffaker produced some of the most futuristic–and mildly insane–cars for Indy 500 I’ve ever seen. He’s also responsible for a number of fantastic sports car and junior open-wheel designs, which is why I went to interview him about his incomparable career and creations in 2011.

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Huffaker, left, a longtime track resident, is honored by Sonoma Raceway president Steve Page. (Image: IMS Photo)
Huffaker, left, a longtime Sears Point track resident, is honored by Sonoma Raceway president Steve Page. (Image: IMS Photo)
Pedro Rodriguez in the 1964 Cooper-Aston Martin that Huffaker--second from the right--assembled. (Image: IMS Photo)
Pedro Rodriguez in the 1964 Cooper-Aston Martin that Huffaker–second from the right–assembled. (Image: IMS Photo)
Huffaker's twin-engine Porsche entry for 1966. (Image: IMS Photo)
Al Stein hired Huffaker to build this delightfully wacky twin-engine Porsche entry for 1966. (Image: IMS Photo)
Joe Huffaker
Joe’s 1966 Huffaker chassis with the first turbocharged Offy engine driven by Bobby Unser. (Image: IMS Photo)
Joe Huffaker
Rear view of the MG Liquid Suspension “shocks.” (Image: MP Archives)

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