- Description
- A fan of cars—and drawing them—since childhood, and a reader of Road & Track and Motor Trend since my teenage years. After studying at the CalArts Film School, I worked in TV commercial production in the 1990s and independent filmmaking in the 2000s and beyond. I’ve been an author at Curbside Classic since 2022 and Managing Editor since 2023, where my lifelong interests in cars, art, and visual storytelling happily come together.
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a nice gallery with a variety of Fords from the fifties, along with some of their people. These were basic bread and butter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tumblr_oabmvwX8wU1qcdxvpo1_1280-115x115.jpg "Classic Fords In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1950s")
![Looking at these vintage postcards, you’d think road trips in the 1950s and 1960s were all about checking into a motel, lounging by the pool, and keeping a casual eye […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-12-16-23.35.51-3-115x115.png "Pools, Palm Trees, and Tailfins: Vintage Motel Postcards — 1950s-1960s")
![shot and posted by William Oliver Somewhere at Chrysler’s headquarters, early 1983: You sure these minivans will sell? I don’t know… If we foul up, we’re cooked for good! Of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49728931291_839604d3c6_k.jpg "Curbside Find: The Over Decorated Grandiose Caravan")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Families and family cars naturally go together, and today that is what we have in store. I’m sure you all remember this used to be a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_20251206-013931-e1777359827348-115x115.png "When the Family Car Was Everything: 1950s to 1970s Life in Vintage Photos")
![Caddy lovers, here’s something unique and very exclusive for you. And if you, Caddy Neophite Average Joe, wonder why that is, that’s because this ain’t your typical old Caddy sitting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-28-13.53.31-115x115.png "1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina — Last Of The Hand-Crafted Cadillacs, Hiding In Plain Sight")
![Text by Patrick Bell. There were plenty of Pontiacs on the roads of the 1960’s and 1970’s, back before they got the life slowly squeezed out of them. We have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-apongto-115x115.webp "Pontiacs In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1960s and 1970s")
![We’re once again looking for contributors to join our long-running COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series. The place to share with CC readers the automotive stories that shaped your life; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-25-19.51.41-115x115.png "COALers Needed")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Travel season is fast approaching, and today we’ll take a look at some vintage roadside moments. Just a reminder before we part, these images come from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-20-17.23.12-115x115.png "Roadside Moments: Sights and Cars In Vintage Photos — 1950s-1960s")
![There’s a rhythm to a day at the racetrack that goes beyond the cars themselves. It starts in the quiet of the morning, builds with the rising sound of engines, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-23-16.44.11-2-115x115.png "Racetrack Photography by Simon White — Moments Between Motion")
![DeSoto may have been on the ropes by the time the 1960s models arrived, but this happy family was either faithful to the make or paid no attention to those […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3-4-1a-5-115x115.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: A 1960 DeSoto Takes On The Outdoors")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Travel trailers have been around for a long time and are used for camping and full time housing for people with a nomadic lifestyle, as well […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260421-002312-115x115.png "Trailer And Car Life In Vintage Photos — 1950s to 1970s")
![It’s time to catch up with the several finds that our Cohort contributors from around the globe have uploaded in recent days. With old trucks being a popular subject, I’d […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-16-21.04.17-115x115.png "1959 Chevrolet Apache Fleetside In The UK — And Other Cohort Finds Around The World")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The hardtop body design was an American idea that quickly became popular and endured for over twenty-five years. The idea was to have the appearance of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AyCQiyEliRo-115x115.jpg "1950s Hardtops In Vintage Photos")
