The Huffaker-Marston Healey Special was built in Marin County, California, for sports car salesman and enthusiast Mick Marston, by famed race car constructor, Joe Huffaker. It is the first Huffaker built sports racing car. Marston acquired a wrecked Austin Healey 100 sports car which became the donor of most of the components. Huffaker designed a tubular chassis and a de Dion-type rear suspension with inboard rear brakes and torsion bar springing. The original engine was race tuned and for a short period was equipped with a rare, but unreliable, Hunter Twin Cam cylinder head. The body is a light and functional all aluminum design built by Huffaker.
It competed in the Del Monte Trophy race at the 1956 Pebble Beach Road Races. Lou Pavesi has raced it since 1978 including 17 appearances at the Monterey Historics.
