- 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.
![Ralf K has recently uploaded a bunch of photos he took at Desert Valley Autoparts in Casa Grande, Arizona. Of those, I was quite pleased to see some featuring junked […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/54904365326_784f639f21_k-115x115.jpg "Packards, Studebakers and Hudsons: Junkyard Finds by Ralf K")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today, we have a short feature on an unknown Oldsmobile dealer in 1974 that had two Hurst/Olds models on display. I see what look like palm […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-09-00.45.56-115x115.png "Showroom Time Capsule: 1974 Oldsmobile W-30 Captured In A Vintage Photo")
![Text by Patrick Bell. It has been awhile since we had a fin feature and today is as good a time as any. They were primarily a fad of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Plymouth-rear-115x115.webp "The Golden Age Of Car Fins In Vintage Photos Of The 1950s And 1960s")
![It’s Thanksgiving today, and like last year, it’s a good moment to let all know how thankful we are for you to be out there, either as a reader, contributor, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-03-00.15.26-115x115.png "A Gallery Of Readers’ Vintage Photos From The 1960s, 1970s, And 1980s")
![Many of us are about to travel this coming holiday, and while pointless, how about checking some lodging options from the past? A look at the options while traveling by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantallaa-2025-11-25-22.56.30-115x115.png "Motel Postcards From America’s Roadside Era In The 1950s And 1960s")
![What’s the deal with early Toronados being constantly transformed into all kinds of curious conversions? From six-wheelers to motorhomes to stretched bodies, and even shortened ones. Yes, I know GM’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54937533942_c119fdfc83_k-115x115.webp "Junkyard Curiosity: 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado Camper Motorhome")
![Art-car time today here at CC, with this find by Ralf K uploaded at the CC Cohort; a third-generation Firebird (I think), reborn as a “Phoenix”. And isn’t it appropriate? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54934948005_942710ffc8_k-115x115.webp "Curbside Find: From Firebird To Phoenix – Can You Identify The Pieces Of This Strange Art Car?")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Automotive styling underwent a lot of change in the 1950s decade, and chrome played a big part in that change. In the meantime, General Motors was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1955-Chevrolet-vintage-photo-115x115.webp "When Chrome Ruled: Classic 1950s GM Cars In Vintage Photos")
![It was Day Of The Dead this past November 2nd in El Salvador, a day that, besides using to take flowers to our lost relatives, we took with my wife […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_20251102_150545_PORTRAIT-115x115.jpg "Curbside Finds: 1985–1989 Chevrolet Spectrum – And Other Old Japanese Cars Staying In The Realm Of The Living")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The lure of the outdoors is the motivator for camping, and we have a selection of images from the past that show you don’t need expensive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1,height=222,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/blog_carros_antigos_wordpress_1x222-115x115.jpg "Camping Scenes From The Past In Vintage Photos – 1950s to 1970s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Plymouth is the feature for today with many good images to view. It was the Chrysler Corporation’s low-priced line all of its existence, although that distinction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17048907368_3f422b4418_b-115x115.jpg "From Valiants To Road Runners: Plymouth In The 1960s-1970s, In Vintage Photos")
![Robadr uploaded to the CC Cohort these lovely shots of a 1967 Dodge Coronet sedan found in British Columbia. The type of average hard-working, working-class model that’s become a rarity […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54893948920_fe2af4d667_b-115x115.jpg "A Pair Of 1967 Dodge Coronets: 4 Doors, 6 Cylinders – Honest Working-Class MoPars")
![Here is a car to relive the 1980s, or more precisely, an alternative side of that era. A 1980s Chevy, carrying the bowtie’s PLC mantle into that decade, but powered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1981-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-turbo-Dk-Blue-LtBlue-Bring-a-Trailer-6-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "Rare Survivor: 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Turbo V6 – Forgotten Chevy Still In Great Shape")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons really hit their stride in the 1950’s, and today we have a good variety of them to view. Without any further delay let’s take […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-1-A-9-115x115.jpg "1950s Station Wagons In Vintage Photos")
