- 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. 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")
![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?")
