Fords of the Fifties, by Mike Parris
Collections of historic information about Ford’s 1950 and 1960 decades.
Mike Parris with Otis Chandler’s Porsche 917s at Riverside
By lap four, Thomas was bringing it hard through the esses, down to first in turn six and on the throttle to the off-camber turn seven. He was laughing out of seven and kept both of us grinning from ear to ear, just hearing the big twelve rev.
Riverside International Raceway Photos from the ’80s
Can Am, Trans Am and NASCAR photos from the ’80s by Mike Parris.
Sounds of a Porsche 917K
Mike Parris had a several lap ride in a Porsche 917 at the Riverside International Raceway before it became a shopping mall.
Canadian American Challenge Cup—The CANAM
CanAm. The ultimate run-what-you-brung series. No balance of performance nonsense. Great video.
NASCAR on the Streets of Las Vegas
“Just about the time I thought I had a handle on some Fishel-invented task, he’d dream up something else that wasn’t in my service manual.”
Dean’s Garage Book Released
After 18 months of development including a trip to the GM Archives at Design Center, Dean’s Garage, The Future Is Back is finally finished!
California Bill’s Automotive Handbooks
I have had the privilege to have known Bill and Howard Fisher since 1996. Howard Fisher currently publishes CBAH, and No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guides. You may be familiar with HP Books that was published by Bill Fisher. I created many covers and interior design for many of the titles. I co-authored and shot all of…
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Detroit News—Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Reunion
2013 Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild Reunion held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.
Steve McQueen’s view—Porsche 917K
From the movie, LeMans. This is the same car driven by John Thomas that is featured in the sound files recorded by Mike Parris at Riverside International Raceway in 1980. The first audio file was posted before, but the second one, Four hot laps around Riverside, was recently acquired from driver John Thomas. Great in-car…
Photos and Other Things of Interest
Lots of very interesting photos.
Woodward Dream Cruise
You didn’t make it to the Woodward Dream Cruise?
Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, Part I
The Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild got me started.
Racing Movies from the ’60s and ’70s
Over an hour of racing excitement if you can tolerate old 8mm home movies