Dan “ Hoss ” Blocker Owned 1965 Genie Mk10 Can-Am Race Car & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

On "My Car Story" we're in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago IL on 10-5-24.
We're looking at a 1965 Genie Mk10 Can-Am Race Car in White Paint. The car comes with the 380 CI V8 engine and a 4 Speed manual transmission.
The car's Owner is Tom Stephani. Tom’s had this car since 2002. Tom shares his Dad Jack was one of the Owners of Nickey Chevrolet which became one of the largest factory dealerships, specializing in high performance muscle car sales and services which sponsored this car. Tom shares the story his Dad told him how the Dealership was named “Nickey”, and how the “K” was turned upside down and in red which became a famous recognizable car dealer logo. This car’s Owner was Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright on the TV show Bonanza. Dan named the car “Vinegaroon”, and the car was originally green. The car was built by Huffaker Engineering. In April 1966. This car took 1st Place @ Las Vegas USRRC and the Driver was John Cannon. Later in 1966 the car crashed, and the body of the car design changed, and the color was changed to white.
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