Mike Parris wrote two books about Ford, Fords of the Fifties, and Fords of the Sixties, both published by California Bill’s Automotive Handbooks. They are collections of historic information about Ford’s 1950 and 1960 decades. The books include many photos from Ford Motor Company Archives, including dream car photos, and Mike’s photos of restored Fords [...]

by Mike Parris
Porsche 917K at Riverside
In March of 1980 I was assigned, as a staff photographer at Argus Publishers, to meet L.A. Times owner/publisher Otis Chandler at his private warehouse to photograph a couple of cars from his collection. There were no exterior signs or indications of what lay inside the building, but it held [...]

Can Am, Trans Am and NASCAR photos from the ’80s by Mike Parris. Photos are mostly from Riverside with a few from Broken Arrow Raceway. The Riverside International Raceway (Riverside, California) property is now a shopping center. Like we needed another one.
Mike wrote and photographed all of the cars that are featured in his two [...]

You didn’t make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise? Neither did I, but Mike Parris did and took his camera. I understand from some of the local residents that it is more of a nightmare than a dream. It is the largest single day automotive event in the world. A quarter of a million people [...]

My friend Mike Parris had a several lap ride in a Porsche 917 at the Riverside International Raceway before it became a shopping mall. He took his tape recorder. This is the sound track. 12 minutes.
Listen to the sounds of the 917K.