- 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 The Oldsmobile “Rocket” age actually began in 1949 with their first all new car after WWII. And it served them well for fifty years. Today we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tumblr_p0xi7dRm1i1qcdxvpo1_1280-115x115.jpg "1950s Oldsmobiles in Vintage Photos – Chrome and Rocket V8s")
![Let’s give a few minutes of attention to the many finds Cohort contributors have been uploading in recent days. We’ll start with a 1978 or so Chevrolet Monza caught by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/54940622829_0275ee76b1_k-115x115.jpg "A Gallery of Cohort Finds From Around The World")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The seasons are changing and it is a good time to clean up the car. Depending on which side of the equator you live, it could […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-15-13.44.21-115x115.png "Soap And Shine: Car Washing In Vintage Photos – 1950s to 1960s")
![It’s classic tiny car time at CC, thanks to this 1990s Daewoo Fino (AKA Tico), still rolling in the streets of Latin America. As many CC readers have noted, old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20220608_180511994-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1996 Daewoo Fino (Tico) – Humble City Car Still Doing Its Job")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a gallery of Jeeps as they were used by the people who owned or operated them. They were and are versatile vehicles, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-03-12-17.16.15-115x115.png "Classic Jeeps and the People Who Drove Them: 1950s–1960s Photos")
![One thing about daily life is how it changes, slowly, with us hardly noticing. Then, one day, it hits; something once commonplace is suddenly gone. In today’s case, the run-down […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/29856667168_a5e2312537_b-115x115.jpg "When Did All The Beater Mustangs Disappear?")
![Text by Patrick Bell. DeSoto was a medium priced Chrysler Corporation brand that was positioned between Dodge and Chrysler for many years. As was and is often the case, budgets […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot_20260303-003912-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Classic DeSoto Cars In The 1950s-1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The “Standard of the World” was Cadillac’s claim, and in many ways they achieved it. They were certainly untouchable in the sales department for many years. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tumblr_oi7h80nxQ91qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Peak Cadillac: Vintage Photos From The 1950s")
![Frequent CC Cohort contributor Ralf K (Don Kincl) recently added a series of images from Tacoma taken in 1980. A brief glance at the city’s downtown, specifically, Pacific Ave. between […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/55126126158_8f1fcc8d7a_k-115x115.jpg "Vintage Photos: A Street In Downtown Tacoma In 1980, by Ralf K")
![For 1965, Oldsmobile’s brochure promised Rocket Action for every pocket, and the 4-door Oldsmobile F-85 Deluxe offered just that. There were flashier, more exciting, and more luxurious offerings in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20251221_170136_PORTRAIT-115x115.jpg "1965 Oldsmobile F-85 – Rocket Action For Every Pocket")
![Text by Patrick Bell. We are celebrating Studebaker today as the last one rolled off the assembly line in Hamilton, Ontario, sixty years ago this month. There is a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-03-02-16.07.24-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Studebakers – Daring To Be Different")
