- 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.
![Last winter, I shared a short gallery of Beetles in the snow, and it’s time to revisit the subject with another collection of air-cooled Wolfsburg machines in northern climates, making […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tumblr_f1eb66625d1f43c3ba07fec658e6b3a8_35a16ebb_1280-115x115.jpg "Air-Cooled In The Cold: Vintage Photos Of Volkswagens In The Snow")
![Winter time is upon us, and likely, many are longing for the days of summer and warm temperatures. To attend such longings, let’s revisit this updated gallery of motels, pools, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5018421016_669f66435b_h-115x115.jpg "Vintage Motel Pool Postcards From the Golden Road-Trip Era")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Many people will be hitting the road this weekend, heading home after the Christmas holiday. To mark the occasion, here’s another gallery of vintage photos of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1954-Sebring-slide-115x115.webp "Road Trips Of The 1950s, 1960s & 1970s: Vintage Photos Of People Traveling By Car")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The Christmas holidays always bring travel of all kinds, so it is time for us to feature some more road traveling and the vintage motels that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot_20251117-000109-115x115.png "On The Road: Vintage Photos Of Motel Scenes In The 1950s And 1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fashion is always in the state of change, as that is how it relieves people of their money. Today, we have several great images of fashion […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot_20251206-232815-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Cars and Fashions Of The 1960s, 1970s & 1980s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. It has been awhile since we featured a commercial vehicle gallery. Today we have a nice selection of mostly light-duty vehicles from back in the days […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1952-Chevrolet-ice-cream-truck-115x115.webp "Vintage Photos of Commercial Vehicles Of The 1950s & 1960s In Classic Fleet Liveries")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Mercury was first introduced in 1938 for the 1939 model year. Until early 2011, it was Ford Motor Company’s medium-price line, situated between Ford and Lincoln. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mercury-yellow-dress-115x115.webp "Vintage Photos Of Classic Mercury Cars Of The 1950s And 1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. We have some family entertainment today, with many images of kids and cars from the past. There are a variety of seasons and occasions that are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lincoln-Continental-e1765521322436-115x115.webp "Growing Up In The 1950s & 1960s: Vintage Photos Of Kids And The Family Car")
![Over the years, we have done many posts on the changing shape of cars; however, when it comes to trucks, shape is a constant. Size and height shifts (and amenities!), […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-12-01-15.23.26-115x115.webp "1976 Scout II Terra And 2017 Ford F250: The Changing Height Of Trucks")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fords of the fifties were some of my favorites, and today’s gallery has a good selection of both the popular two-door models that everyone wanted, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1956-Ford-Fairlane-Club-Sedan-115x115.webp "Classic Fords In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1950s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Let’s do some traveling today. We have a good selection of images taken during road trips, although many of the locations are unknown, so any help […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot_20251117-001044-115x115.webp "Vintage Photos: Seeing North America By Car In The 1960s & 1970s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Dodge was founded in 1914, 10 years before the Chrysler Corporation, but it became part of Chrysler in 1928 and spent the next 73 years as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1969-Dodge-Coronet-RT-hardtop-115x115.webp "Dodge Memories: A Photo Journey Through The Brand’s 1960s & 1970s Classics")
