SP Rides

SP Rides: Time for a 1968 Rally Sport
Back 1967 when Chevrolet rolled out the first generation Camaro it could seat two adults and three kids comfortably and get them from point A to point B on a daily basis.

SP Rides: Shifting Into High Ghia
Growing up, Taylor Matsumoto remembers the excitement of being picked up and dropped off at school in her dad’s custom Dune Buggy that attracted the attention of all her classmates.

SP Rides: A VW Survivor
Leo and Brenda Bringas have a lot to be thankful for these days, despite the fact that they’re still coping with the loss of their Kalihi home, which was consumed by fire last month.

SP Rides: Beep! Beep! Here Comes The Road Runner
There are approximately 1.1 million roadrunners on the planet. That’s the bird more specifically known as “the Greater Roadrunner.” The Road Runner (two words) first appeared back in September 17, 1949 and is one of the longest running cartoons on TV today.

SP Rides: Trucking It On A Thriftmaster
Guzman reminisced about growing up in Guam and becoming a car enthusiast after detailing his uncle’s 1966 Crown Victoria. Seeing all kinds of automobiles brought in by military personnel stationed on the remote island helped shape the list of cars he would soon own.

SP Rides: The Last of the Bluebirds
The 1959 Datsun Bluebird 1000 originally came with a 988 cubic-centimeter, four-stroke, four-cylinder engine that cranked out a whopping 37 horses at 4,600 rpms.

SP Rides: Flight of the Falcon
The Classic Car Club of America defines a classic car as one that is between 30 and 50 years old, and an antique car that’s over a half-century. Some car enthusiasts who buy such models usually have a connection to them from their childhood.

SP Rides: The Datsun Z Effect
One such beneficiary of Katayama’s influence is Mike Tengasantos, co-founder and current president of the local car club VQ INC. Originally a Honda enthusiast up until his Civic was stolen right out of his garage, Tengasantos never imagined that he’d one day his own Z. Today, he rides around in this sick 2007 350Z.