- 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 another round of wagons for today, with a good variety of high end, low end, and mid range offerings. They were still quite common […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-10-23.08.09-115x115.png "Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s")
![“I want something different, I want something special…” is the kind of expression that’s not rare in our consumerist culture. And today, to please such desires, how about a 1986 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot_20251011-025007-115x115.png "1986 Lincoln Ranger Continental – The Luxury Truck You Didn’t Expect")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a bunch of ’68 Chevrolets heading to market with a few GMCs for good measure. The images consist of full size cars and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-06-23.39.20-115x115.png "When 1968 Chevrolets Were New – Car Carriers On The Move")
![It was a vintage ad that sent me down the peculiar rabbit hole of American models built in South America — that alternate reality where familiar things appear as if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-06-02.18.54-115x115.png "1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was all about basic transportation, and I think he would have been pleased with the Falcon, especially the black ones. We are highlighting the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-07-23.34.10-115x115.png "Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos")
![I have to admit that I’ve a personal fondness for the compact Japanese trucks of the 1970s. They were curious things in my childhood, much different from the American-built trucks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/47953637738_ee6175be17_b-115x115.jpg "Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work")
![CC regulars know that I have a fondness for the bittersweet topic of old cars lost in the American wilderness. And for today, here’s a nice variation of the theme, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-29-16.14.20-115x115.png "Ralf K’s Photos Of Vintage Cars Lost In The American Wilderness")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Real cars and real people is our focus today and there is a good variety of images to look over. It is always fun to try […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-17-00.44.25-115x115.png "Families And Their Cars: Vintage Photos Of Everyday Life, 1950s And 1960s")
![Old Fiats have become awfully uncommon in the past couple of decades, but if like me, you miss seeing them around, this fun 128 Familiare should brighten your day. Uploaded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-01-15.16.27-115x115.png "Curbside Find: Fiat 128 Familiare Ready To Rally In California")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Chevrolet’s were hard to beat in the 60’s. They capitalized on their success from the ’50s and offered the same style and quality with increasing model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tumblr_pv2h32DWGn1qcdxvpo1_1280-115x115.jpg "When Chevrolets Ruled The Road – Vintage 1960s Photos")
![Over the years, we’ve had a few “green” VWs here at CC, from those in that hue to some with actual greenery growing on them. This Type 3 Squareback adds […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-29-16.14.31-115x115.png "Curbside Finds By Ralf K: VWs In Various Stages Of “Recycling”")
