Mel Sakaba’s ‘68 Camaro RS/SS
Del.icio.usMel Sakaba could be considered the ambassador of Camaro enthusiasts. If there’s a car show or cruise to attend, Sakaba and his black Camaro are always there. But when a friend of Sakaba’s said he was selling his Camaro, Sakaba sold his and bought this red Camaro.
“I’ve always had offers to buy my black Camaro, which I sold about six months ago,” says Sakaba, who is a retired Verizon technician.“And I sold it because my friend was selling this Camaro. My son and I built the black Camaro and I really enjoyed it, but it was too much of a hot rod for me. I wanted something I can jump in and drive without worrying about getting under the hood.So I bought this.”
Sakaba is also co-founder of the Hawaiian Island Camaro Club, which was one of the most active clubs in the community. And now that Sakaba has this user-friendly Camaro, he plans on supporting the custom car community just as much as he did with his previous Camaro.
“As far as keeping the car, I can never tell what the future is going to be,” says Sakaba. “And if I sell the car I’ll need to fill the void. I’ve owned enough cars to know that I don’t want to go through that again. I’m enjoying the car and like going out to car shows. Maybe if someone offers me some unreal money I’ll sell it.”
The hard battle with American muscle cars will always be between the Mustang and the
Camaro. And with the return of the Chevrolet Camaro in 2008, the world had better brace itself for the second coming.
ENGINE
396 CID 350 HP, Bored .030.
DRIVETRAIN
Turbo 400 automatic transmission,
12 Bolt posi 3:73 ratio rear end.
WHEELS
15 X 7 front, 15X 8 rear, Rally Rims
INTERIOR
Black and white Houndstooth seats,
Delux door panels.
EXTERIOR
Matador Red.
ELECTRONICS
MSD ignition.
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