Over 180 cars were registered for the annual Cars in the Park show this year, including one that was the final product of a senior project for a Northport Public School student.
Conner Sahs entered his modified 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 into the show after replacing the engine as part of his senior project. All projects vary in topic and can take on many forms and evolve in the months students are working on them, often producing creative and unique results.
Despite having no prior experience working on cars, he took on the challenge of learning about the vehicle and the inner mechanics behind it. Sahs, 18, had the car in his family’s garage since he was 15 and always wanted to get a bigger engine in it, so pursuing the task as a senior project over the winter seemed like a great idea, he said.
