- 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.
![Time for another chapter in my series of American cars lost in the tropics, with this 1975 Ford Thunderbird that showed up recently in my FB Marketplace feed. It’s a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/516200957_2633287860343555_5264828458364067086_n-115x115.jpg "1975 Ford Thunderbird: Copper-Toned Neoclassical Time-Capsule")
![In recent days, frequent CC Cohort contributor Jerome Solberg uploaded a nice number of curbside finds from California. Enough so that I feel it’s time for a fresh tour of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-31-15.13.53-115x115.png "Rare Find: 1968 Imperial Convertible – And Other Vintage Cars Spotted in California")
![Text by Patrick Bell. A big and important part of traveling has always been the refueling stops, where the vehicle gets a short rest as well as a refuel, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tumblr_oc41wt73xA1rr6g40o1_1280.jpg "Fill ‘Er Up! – Classic Gas Stations In The ’50s, & ’60s")
![Recently, I came across a bunch of vintage photos from the Oakland and East Bay area that were rather exciting in a personal way. The images are from a much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/39558564954_869e1299bf_k-115x115.jpg "Forgotten Oakland: Vintage Photos Of Its Industrial Past")
![I’m not entirely sure if this old panel van, posted in the CC Cohort by Guillaume Vachey, was rescued or just preserved. Regardless of the precise details, the point is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-23-11.44.54-115x115.png "Curbside Find: 1959 Chevy Apache – Ambulance Rescued Abroad?")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The last holiday of summer is upon us, so let’s hit the road and get one last blast before winter sets in. We have a variety […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-26-15.07.56.jpg "Retro Road Trips: Motels Of The ’50s, ’60s And ’70s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Recreation has always been a big part of life and today’s gallery has many trucks in use for such activities. There are some other activities as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-06-23.29.16.jpg "Vintage Trucks Of The ’50s and ’70s: Owners, Rigs, And Roadside Life")
![Images from the CC Cohort by Nathan Williams. All hail King Rat, arriving now in his no longer civilized 1971 Austin FX4 Taxi, ready for a dystopian future. Who needs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-24-14.54.35.jpg "Not Your Average Cab: King Rat’s Custom Austin Taxi")
![In my mind, there are few things as eye-catching as the interiors and dashboards of cars from the late ’50s. Modernist shapes, Jet and Space Age influences, and new materials, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dashboards.jpg "The Dazzling Chrysler Dashboards Of 1959 – A Visual Tour")
![Let’s stick to a CC tradition of sorts for today: the sharing of Camaros with sixes still present in their engine bays. And this one, a drop-top, with the very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/54708678937_f8de14af53_k.jpg "1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible With A 250 Six – Have It Your Way")
![Corvair wagons were not common back in the day, much less so nowadays. A mere 26K sold in ’61, with a scant 6K more selling in ’62 before the curtains […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-22-23.41.11.jpg "Rare Find: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood – The Short-Lived Corvair Wagon")
![I know there are still a few VW Beetles and Buses around; so prevalent they were that, despite the passage of time, some remain on the streets to this day. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-13-19.22.41.jpg "Step Back In Time To A VW Dealer’s Early Days In 1966")
![And now for something Frenchly different, found and posted by Guillaume Vachey at the CC Cohort. It’s just the thing for those who need a car carrier and find a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-17-16.27.05.jpg "Rare Find: 1977 Citroën SM Tissier Auto Transporter – French Luxury Meets Utility")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The Cadillac Automobile Company was formed on this day in 1902. Their first car was produced a couple of months later as a 1903 model. They […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot_20240128-051651.jpg "When Cadillac Ruled The Road: A Gallery Of ’50s & ’60s Elegance")
