<div dir="ltr">I met Ken in 2021 by chance near the Bay Trail by my work. He was walking his dog and noticed I was driving Sora. Ken was a huge car enthusiast, and fellow Datsun Roadster owner. <br>His '70 SRL:<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_2993-e1582787254753.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_2993-e1582787254753.jpg</a><br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_6722.jpeg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_6722.jpeg</a><br>He also owned several race cars:<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_2965.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_2965.jpg</a><br><br>I bumped into Ken on a Thanksgiving Day drive up at Alice's Restaurant. He was in his Porsche 912, totally excited to share photos of his stable with others:<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_4804.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_4804.jpg</a><br><br>He is survived by his wife Ruth(below)<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_4799-1.jpeg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_4799-1.jpeg</a><br><br>Rest in Peace, Ken<br><br><br>Obituary, shared by Linda Williams of ZONC:<br><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/kenneth-kawabata-obituary?id=56964618">https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/kenneth-kawabata-obituary?id=56964618</a></div>