- 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.
![Studebaker wagons weren’t exactly common even back in the day, particularly when seen against the offerings from the Big Three. So, naturally, the image above caught my eye as soon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantallaa-2024-09-11-23.34.37-115x115.png "Vintage Snapshots: 1956-1958 Studebaker Wagons Towing Trailers – 101 HP To Pull This Avion Travel Trailer")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Often city folks enjoy visiting the woods for a change in pace. Today we have a selection of images showing cars in the woods involved in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260225-193301-115x115.png "Cars Visiting The Woods In Vintage Photos — 1950s -1960s")
![Today, we’ll pay a visit to Lincoln Mercury dealers as they were in the 1960s and 1970s. We’ll start with the most Lincoln-esque of all the dealers shown today, Harvey […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-14-16.55.18-115x115.png "Lincoln-Mercury Dealers In Vintage Postcards — 1960s-1970s")
![Whether you are a Corvair fan or not, I think we can all agree it was one of the most unique American production cars in the second half of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260318-044723-115x115.png "The Corvair In Vintage Photos – A Chevy Like No Other")
![In the world of light trucks, it’s well known that Dodge has always played distant third fiddle in sales. Which doesn’t mean that their products are less deserving or less […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2024120a6_152312_PORTRAIT-e1775716441315-115x115.jpg "The 1965 Dodge D-Series And Its Chrysler Turbine Face – Tracking Down A Jet Age Family Resemblance")
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Eric Clem Adapt or die, that’s just the norm in product evolution. The curious thing is when, in hindsight, a product arrived embodying a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/55175272392_bd9efa7be1_k-115x115.jpg "1969 Plymouth Fury III Convertible — The Penultimate Open Air Big Plymouth")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Let’s head to some beaches of the past and do a little car watching. We have several to view, so grab your beach gear and we […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260405-231800-115x115.png "Cars By The Beach In Vintage Photos, 1950s to 1970s")
![Today’s collection of vintage dealer postcards features a nice variety of Chevrolets in their 1960s and 1970s prime selling days. A series of images that showcase the fun signage of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260406-020242-115x115.png "1960s–1970s Chevrolet Dealers in Vintage Postcards")
![One could argue that there are only so many ways to style a box on wheels. Their owners, however, may disagree. And they may have a point; there are many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/55159346848_bb693e9d72_k-115x115.jpg "Classic Vans As Seen Through the Lens of Ralf K")
![Text by Patrick Bell. We have another round of wagons today with many in action at what they did best. They were quite common back in the day, and today’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-15-20.29.40-115x115.png "1950s Station Wagons In Vintage Photos – Family Haulers In Their Golden Days")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The itch to get away is going to need scratching soon, so it is time to start thinking about some of the mundane aspects of it, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-03-31-17.29.58-115x115.png "Picnics and Roadside Snacks In Vintage Photos – 1950s & 1960s")
![Time to do our occasional Cohort tour to check out what finds from around the world have shown up in recent days. We’ll start today’s gallery with this 1968 Ambassador […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/55161131400_b7b47bbfc5_k-115x115.jpg "1968 Ambassador 2-door Hardtop Coupe and Other Cohort Finds From Around The World")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Kansas native Walter Percy Chrysler would have celebrated his 151st birthday this week if he was still around. He passed away in 1940, and in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot_20260305-005736-115x115.png "1950s Chrysler & Imperial Cars in Vintage Photos")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Spring weddings are around the corner, and it is time to plan which vehicle to use. Today we are looking at how it was done in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot_20260320-001936-115x115.png "Just Married: Vintage Photos Of Wedding Cars In The 1950s & 1960s")
![In the last year, I’ve come across several early Nissan Micras on my daily runs around San Salvador. I’m well aware that, unlike me, most people don’t pay attention to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot_20260308-23592a7-115x115.png "1983-1992 Nissan Micra (March) & The Pike Cars – From Practical Beginnings To Cool Retro Creations")
