- 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 are going to check out some service stations today, definitely a relic of the past, although I believe there is one state left that does […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/3-9-2-6.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Gas Stations In The ’50s-’60s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The Corvair suffered a complicated life during its decade as part of the Chevrolet family. It was introduced in the ’60 model year as an import […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/468556041_10224720912361288_1225379166969705890_n.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Corvairs And Their People In The ’60s-’70s")
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Atomic-ken. I don’t think anyone asked for this; late 1950s flamboyance squeezed through a 1990s filter? Ever wonder what that would look like? Well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54448785482_856dcfc2f1_c.jpg "Curbside Find: Chrysler Sebring – The Flamboyant 1950s Meet The 1990s!")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Climb aboard as we tour some malls and large shopping center parking lots. They are always a good place to see everyday drivers, and we have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A7VmQItjx8I.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: At The Mall! – Parking Lots ’50s-’60s")
![I believe that many here at CC enjoy the glimpses of cars away from their expected habitat. JDM Kei cars in the US, the 1950s American survivors in Cuba, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/52_Packard_250_1.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: American Cars In The Soviet Union – 1950s-1970s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. On this day in 1964 the Ford Mustang was unveiled at the World’s Fair in New York City and in Ford dealers across the country. In […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/6830c973a123e280b0d3aa376fae1ba1.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Mustang People In The ’60s & ’70s")
![As I hinted yesterday, I wanted to highlight some American iron found in Europe recently. So, for today, American Muscle in the form of a 1971 Cutlass Supreme in Hungary, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/54422767808_d48821ae8f_k.jpg "1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – A Rocket In Hungary")
![It’s time to revisit a recurring theme here at CC, that of American cars in Europe. In this instance, something to please fans of Fords of the 1970s; two 1972 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/53372854828_919bf9c273_k.jpg "A Pair Of 1972 Ford Country Sedans – American Wagons In Europe")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The weather is warming in the Northern Hemisphere so today we are going to check out some fun in the sun with convertibles from yesteryear. There […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot_20250409-024425.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Fun In the Open Air – Convertibles In The ’50s-’60s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. We have a grand tour today with several stops all across the USA and one side jaunt to Canada. There are many miles to cover, so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/3-9-4.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Traffic & Street Scenes In The 1950s & 1960s")
