- 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.
![It’s old Datsun time today, with this find uploaded at the CC Cohort by car_spots_aus. And it’s one of those you don’t see anymore, a 1974-1977 Datsun 180B wagon, or […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1974-1977-Datsun-180B-station-wagon-orange-car_spots_aus-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "1974–1977 Datsun 180B (610/Bluebird) Wagon: A Faded Orange 1970s Time Capsule Still Going")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The Dave Gelinas Collection of photos did very well at capturing real life on film, and they have been featured here before. Come board the tour […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/441acd2d7242c29972f3121616fc372b-115x115.jpg "Vintage Photos Of Everyday Street Scenes In 1950s America")
![So, it’s Halloween, a fun date to talk about cars in spooky films. But me being me, I’ll abstain from the obvious; no Christine Plymouths, nor the devil-possessed customized Lincoln […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screen-Shot-2025-10-29-at-11.11.03-PM-115x115.png "When The Love Bug Got Creepy: Inside The “Herbie Rides Again” Nightmare Sequence")
![I captured this old Peugeot 504 L back in 2017, a one time find that I’ve never come across again. Meanwhile, in recent times, a battered black one that I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-30-00.00.38-115x115.png "Curbside Find: 1973 Peugeot 504 L – Old Lion In Autumn")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fastbacks are the feature today, and we have a fabulous amount of fantastic photos for you to flip through. So find yourself a comfortable place to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-10-17.09.21-115x115.png "Classic American Fastbacks Of The 1960s & 1970s In Vintage Photos")
![Let’s see, what is (probably still) reliable, offers open air riding, a cargo bed, and (cosmetic) performance bragging rights? A third-generation Toyota Truck custom job, of course! And here is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54880085361_2445cd5647_k-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: Toyota Sturdiness, Open Air & (Cosmetic) Performance")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is the grand opening of a new building for Jackson Motor Company, a dealer in Walla Walla, Washington, which had a very unusual […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/194588425_2891688564431092_1984727299831202368_n-115x115.jpg "Opening Day: A Look At a Lincoln-Mercury AND Rambler Dealer Debut")
![Frequent Cohort contributor Ralf K (Don Kincl), a favorite of ours, has been busy these past few weeks sharing recent finds. Time for another catch up session, this time featuring […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/12141602455_5821d68eaf_k-115x115.jpg "Time Stopped: Vintage Cars And Patina, As Captured By Ralf K")
![Time for some tiny haulers, with three samples still toughin’ it out in the world; all taken from the CC Cohort. First, this early 1970s Honda TN found by Rod […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54862270454_14cff2589c_b-115x115.jpg "Honda TN, Bedford Rascal And Asia Towner: A Trio Of Kei Trucks Still Toughin’ It Out")
![The term “modern” has been with us for quite a while, an ever-present concept that many are always in pursuit of; the car world being no exception. Recently, we took […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-23-17.50.44-115x115.png "Streamlined Showrooms: Vintage Postcards Of Art Deco Car Dealerships")
![Text by Patrick Bell. If colorful cars are your thing you have come to the right place today. Bright color technology and usage came to all price ranges of cars […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot_20240716-044656-e1761112073508-115x115.png "Color And Chrome: 1950s Cars In Two-Tone Magic")
![For drivers, the steering wheel is our closest and most permanent connection to our cars. We might not pay much attention to them, but they set the tone for our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-30-00.14.42-115x115.png "From Chrome To Clear Plastic: Bold Steering Wheels Of The 1950s & 1960s")
![Last week, I shared a custom 1980s Ford Ranger that had been fixed up with Lincoln Continental looks — sort of. With that one out of the way, I felt, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1971-lincoln-continental-ranchero-115x115.png "1971 Lincoln Continental “Ranchero” – Neoclassical Luxury Meets Utility")
