- 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. 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")
![Guillaume Vachey has been uploading at the CC Cohort a series of photos of Fiat Pandas and Piaggio APEs in recent days. A chance to revisit these tiny basic transport […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54857214268_630bec379b_k-115x115.jpg "Curbside Finds: 1980s Fiat Pandas And Piaggio APEs – Basic, Sturdy, And Still Going")
![Text by Patrick Bell. It has been a while since we last had a driveway gallery, and today we are focusing on the suburbs, which were a new thing in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1958-Chevrolet-Impala-vintage-photo-115x115.webp "Vintage Photos Of 1950s Suburbs – And The Cars That Filled Their Driveways")
![Should I ever own a big-block 1960s American car, a package like this is probably what I would pick; a stock-looking mid-size/mid-trim sedan, with a 396 under the hood and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/54894442368_110cfe86c4_b-115x115.jpg "1966 Chevelle 300 Deluxe 2-Door With A 396 And 4-Speed: Understated Looks, Big-Block Might")
![The year is coming to its closing months, and coincidentally, some of our COAL series are reaching their end as well. Time to find new COAL contributors, the Cars Of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-26-22.31.14-115x115.png "COALers Needed")
![Unless you’ve access to a time travel machine, there’s no chance to see Route 66 (officially, Highway 66) as it was. Other than visiting its scattered remnants here and there, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-11-06-14.51.53-115x115.png "The Golden Age Of Route 66 – As Seen Through Vintage Postcards")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Pontiac excitement had cranked up during this era, and today’s gallery has a nice selection of that excitement. Let’s take a peek. We will get off […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot_20250328-044728-115x115.png "Pontiacs In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1960s And 1970s")
