Genie Cobra

[Bill Watkins]

Allan:
The Cooper Monaco preceded the King Cobra and Genie. The King Cobra was based on the Monaco chassis, relatively large and curved tubes. The Huffaker Genie was, no doubt, influenced by the Cooper, but the chassis is more like a Lotus. It has a triangulated truss of smaller tubes. As for calling the car a "Genie Cobra", there was no connection to Shelby, just a similar engine and the name was used only by that owner.

 

Sorry it took so long to get these pic's posted.
Seem's No one in the area can handle the larger slides.
;(

1963 Sept.
Pacific Raceways
Northwest Grand Prix

Genie MK 8
Driver: Dan Gurney
Entrant: Kjele Qvale (B.M.C.)

Pic. #1 Genie/Ford
Getting signed off at pre race Tech Inspection.
Notice they had just put numbers on to get through Tech.

Pic. #2 Genie/Ford
Gurney with car, Pete Lovley looking on.
Crew working on car before race.

Opp's !
The Pic's didn't show up ..... ;(
Guess I'll try it again !

Cheer's !

Curtis

 

OK !
Here they are ..........

All so......
One of two entered.

Listed as:
Cooper Cobra Monaco
Driver: Dave MacDonald
Entrant: Shelby American, Inc.

Cheer's !

Curtis

 

Ken,
Any chance that you may have any shots of Gurney's Pacesetter Ford Lotus 19? I believe he started running it in '64. Thanks

 

[Bill Watkins]

Thanks Curtis, I'll add those pictures to my Genie history file.

 

Bill,
Glad to be of help !

dfreeman95,
I have some info showing Gurney runing a Lotus 19 in 1962,
that may be the one ?

Cheer's,

Curtis

 

Posting this for Bill:

Here's a picture of the Genie which I took on 10/20/'06 at a party at Shelby's warehouse in Gardena, CA.

Bill Watkins

 

[Tim]

Hello - I'm the new owner of the Huffaker Genie, chassis #3, that was discussed in this thread. This thread (and others) on Pedro and the Genie helped me tremendously as I was doing my research. Thanks.

The car is going back to Joe Sr. and Jr. at Huffaker Engineering at Sears Point to be restored back to the Dan Gurney/Pedro Rodriguez race configuration from 1963.

Bill Watkins - I will be in contact in the coming weeks.

-Tim

 

[Olczyk]

Wanted to buy a good Genie....reward for help [email protected]
THANK YOU

 

[Bill Watkins]

There is a track test of the Huffaker Genie Mk 8 serial 003 (as discussed above) in the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of Vintage Motorsport magazine.