- 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 can do some people watching today, along with our usual car spotting. It is always fun to connect the cars to the people that own […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-16-14.33.49-115x115.png "The Cars We Loved, and the People Who Drove Them: Vintage Photos 1960s–’70s")
![Over the past couple of years, I’ve shared quite a few vintage photos of car dealerships from the 1950s. Always a chance to time-travel and wonder what could’ve been, isn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-20-14.17.16-115x115.png "When 1950s Chevrolets Were Brand New – Vintage Dealer Photos")
![As the year moves forward to its eventual end, so do some of our current Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series. That means we’re looking for one or two new […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/21161619cefe1eb48a970f696630e8b6-115x115.jpg "Looking For One Or Two COALers")
![Text by Patrick Bell. A streetcar tour is on the itinerary today, as we view some vintage streetcars at work in various sites across the U.S. Of course there are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-05-18.54.08-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Street Cars and Interurbans In Traffic – 1960s & 1970s")
![Sightings of Seventies Japanese cars used to be a very regular CC staple, but they’ve become increasingly rare in recent years. The last time I shared a Datsun 710 from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55594193980_8169663af9_b-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1974-1976 Datsun 710 Wagon — Still Running, Still a Little Weird")
![To think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_202609a18-013626-115x115.png "A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs")
![Another day for a visit to the shopping centers and malls of the past. A true mid-century phenomenon, these places were hubs of activity and novelty, capturing the imagination whenever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-14-23.14.51-copia-115x115.png "Vintage Postcards: Malls And Shopping Centers In The 1950s-1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were the people haulers and utility vehicles of the 1950s, and we have a good gallery of the more basic models that were seen […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-11-15.03.59-115x115.png "1950s Station Wagons In Vintage Photos")
![Fall is advancing, but seasons aren’t the only things changing around here at Curbside Classic. Some of our current COALers are nearing the end of their runs, which means it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/12262839265_a00a9becf6_k.jpg "COALers Needed")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today, we’re taking a stroll through the industrial landscapes of a bygone era, peeking into the parking lots where working people left their cars for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-06-17.54.33-115x115.png "Classic Cars at Work: Vintage Photos Of Industrial Sites — 1950s-1960s")
![It’s time to catch up with the latest Cohort finds from our contributors. We’ll start with what may be the rarest of the bunch by original production numbers: a 1970 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55567236048_3778212844_k-115x115.jpg "A 1970 American Motors AMX and Other Finds From The CC Cohort")
![Here’s a rad image. Fresh and fly. Sorry, it’s hard to resist the ’80s slang with today’s photos, but if you lived back then, these were the cool wheels to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-29-15.30.00-copia-115x115.png "Pretty Rad: Truckloads of 1980s Firebirds and Camaros")
![Long before Toyota pickups became commonplace, there was the Stout. This 1960s example was recently spotted in a Washington driveway by CC Cohort contributor Ralf K (Don Kincl). It looks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55540329506_dc5d2291fa_k-115x115.jpg "1960s Toyota Stout by Ralf K: A Rare Toyota Pickup Waiting for Its Second Act")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The hardtop body style was an American idea that was all the rage beginning in the 1950’s. They were popular sellers in both the new and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55519856904_b0aecedcd4_k-115x115.jpg "1950s Hardtops In Vintage Photos")
![Every so often, we have to revisit the sad beauty of old workhorses left unrestored and found just as they are, with decades of patina telling their story. Few vehicles […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55565344738_990ad81e4b_k-115x115.jpg "1950s Chevy and GMC Trucks: Worn Workhorses by the Road, Captured by Ralf K")
