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About Author: Rich Baron
Posts by Rich Baron
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Jet-Age Glow: Googie-Inspired Car Dealer Signs Of The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on October 19, 2025 | 24 CommentsToday’s collection of vintage dealer photos highlights those with modernist/googie inspired signs on their lots. Designs that mixed Jet-Age motifs, asymmetric compositions, and simple geometric shapes; hallmarks of that Jet […] -
From Cutlass To 98: Oldsmobile’s Golden Era In Vintage Photos – 1960s–1970s
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 28 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a nice selection of Oldsmobiles for your viewing pleasure. Overall they were a quality car line with a stable customer base and […] -
1956 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 15 Commentsphotos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […] -
Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 8 CommentsOne thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […] -
Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s
Posted on October 15, 2025 | 24 CommentsText 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 […] -
Golden State Memories: Vintage Roadside Photos Of Southern California – 1970s
Posted on October 13, 2025 | 25 CommentsModel Drive In-Cleaners, 12th and Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach. -
1986 Lincoln Ranger Continental – The Luxury Truck You Didn’t Expect
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 25 Comments“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 […] -
When 1968 Chevrolets Were New – Car Carriers On The Move
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 22 CommentsText 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 […] -
Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealerships In The 1970s and 1980s
Posted on October 9, 2025 | 23 CommentsSanders Oldsmobile, La Brea & Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA. -
1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 8 CommentsIt 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 […] -
Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 22 CommentsText 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 […] -
Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 7 CommentsI 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 […] -
Ralf K’s Photos Of Vintage Cars Lost In The American Wilderness
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 11 CommentsCC 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, […] -
Families And Their Cars: Vintage Photos Of Everyday Life, 1950s And 1960s
Posted on October 5, 2025 | 22 CommentsText 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 […] -
A Visit To Al Larson Buick Via Vintage Photos, 1958 – 1966
Posted on October 4, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe salesmen of Al Larson Buick, with a ’54 Buick in the foreground. It was located at 309 W. Michigan St., Michigan City, IN.
![Jet-Age Glow: Googie-Inspired Car Dealer Signs Of The 1950s & 1960s Today’s collection of vintage dealer photos highlights those with modernist/googie inspired signs on their lots. Designs that mixed Jet-Age motifs, asymmetric compositions, and simple geometric shapes; hallmarks of that Jet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/hamb-78-Park-Avenue-Chevrolet-36.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![From Cutlass To 98: Oldsmobile’s Golden Era In Vintage Photos – 1960s–1970s Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a nice selection of Oldsmobiles for your viewing pleasure. Overall they were a quality car line with a stable customer base and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2a7637364164_124785f18e_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![1956 Plymouth Suburban – The Trusty Ol’ 2-door Wagon photos from the CC Cohort by Jerome Solberg. Finding cars from the 1950s, unrestored, still providing driver duties, has become a very rare thing. So, this old 1956 Plymouth caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54750133234_04b0121084_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Find: Ford Econoline (Gen 1) – Old Box Still Laboring One thing about old vans is how they manage to mix utilitarian traits with a hint of hipness, almost regardless of condition. Something few other vehicles can do. And this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54847524683_d693e5bbd1_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Snapshots From The Station Wagon Years – 1960s to 1970s 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-10-23.08.09.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)

![1986 Lincoln Ranger Continental – The Luxury Truck You Didn’t Expect “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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot_20251011-025007.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![When 1968 Chevrolets Were New – Car Carriers On The Move 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-06-23.39.20.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)

![1969 IKA-Renault Rambler Ambassador – Argentina’s Take On American Luxury 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-06-02.18.54.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Ford Falcon Memories: The 1960s Everyday Car In Vintage Photos 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-07-23.34.10.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Chevrolet LUV and Toyota HiLux – 1970s Compact Trucks Still At Work 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/47953637738_ee6175be17_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Ralf K’s Photos Of Vintage Cars Lost In The American Wilderness 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-29-16.14.20.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![Families And Their Cars: Vintage Photos Of Everyday Life, 1950s And 1960s 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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-17-00.44.25.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)



