- 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. Today we are bringing another battery of Buicks and their people for your viewing pleasure. There is a good selection, including some convertibles to keep those […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tumblr_nrk8l9Xi5S1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Buick Owners And Admirers In The ’60s & ’70s")
![Colors, or lack of them in recent times, is a rather recurring topic in vintage automotive circles. When did we as a group become so cautious and averse to eyegrabbing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20250323_111802_PORTRAIT-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1956 Willys Wagon – Jolly Colors Of The 1950s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. It has been said many, many times that nothing in life is free, but we weak minded humans are still attracted by a “something for nothing” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4112.jpg "Vintage Giveaways, Promos And More In The ’50s-’60s – Come And Get Your Vintage Classic Car, For Free!")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are heading back out into several neighborhoods and see what we can find to view. Although there is a good variety of brands in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2e2740ed6ae6e6bd782855b9a80354fd.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: The Cars In Our Neighborhoods In The ’50s, 60s & ’70s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons were a popular family car during most of the second half of the twentieth century. Today we have a good variety of wagons at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/5e562445a21a426e81a5cd84c9110cc4.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Daily Life With Station Wagons In The ’50s, ’60s, ’70s")
![It’s time to take another look at vintage cars around the globe with a series of highlights from our Cohort contributors. I’ll start with this ’91-’96 full-size GM B-body wagon, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-25-17.34.35.jpg "A Gallery Of Highlights From The CC Cohort")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fantastic Fords are our feature for today. We have many fine photos full of Fords from the sixties, with one from the seventies for extra fun. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tumblr_nx5cfcMm4i1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Fords In The 1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. For today’s gallery we are going to tour some more parking lots. It is always interesting to see the variety in the lots of yore. For […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1728190130684.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The 1950s")
![Grab your bucket and sponge ’cause we have a bunch of cars to wash today. I am an old car washer from way back. I grew up on a dirt […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DG-ME-56-buick-wash.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Car Washing In The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s")
![Saabs have become increasingly rare on the roads in recent times, but if you miss the days when Trollhättan’s products were somewhat common on the roads, a walk around this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54392984882_5f4d26c1de_k.jpg "Junkyard Classics: Welcome To Saab Heaven")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have another addition to our vintage Oldsmobile galleries. There is a good selection of cars and people to view, so climb aboard! It may […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/upload_2023-5-24_22-53-15.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners & People In The ’50s-’60s")
