- 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 going to add another chapter to our series on Black Americans and their cars, with some new photos added to the topic plus […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tumblr_o9m24eCLke1td81kyo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Black Americans And Their Cars – 1950s-1970s")
![I wasn’t quite planning for this but since I posted a somewhat rare hatchback variant of the ’86-’90 B12 Nissan Sentra last week, why not follow up on the theme […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20231214_122751990_HDR.jpg "Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel – Revisiting A Latecomer To The Diesel Era (And Toyota Memories In The ’80s)")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Although we are having spring like weather in my part of the world this week, I know winter is far from over. So let’s take a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tumblr_phe62j6mot1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The ’50s and ’60s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. In this gallery we are featuring a rash of Nashes and Ramblers. The Nashes were pretty well gone by the time I became aware as I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=760,height=519,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/City-Street-Scene-with-1940-and-1950s-Cars-1.jpg "Vintage Photos: Nash And Ramblers On The Road – 1950s-1960s")
![Let’s view some winter junkyard finds by canadiancatgreen, one of our most prolific Cohort contributors. For today, it will be a 1980s collection, a way to revisit that decade of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54265749114_f54b83b5a4_k.jpg "Junkyard Finds: A Tour Through The Frozen ’80s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Welcome to Jack L. Hunt Chrysler-Plymouth at 1714 Fourth Street in San Rafael, California. The date range of these photos is late ’55 to mid ’56. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-01-26-12.52.36.jpg "Vintage Dealers: A Chrysler-Plymouth Dealer In California In The Mid-50s")
![Photos from the Cohort by Hyperpack (Slant Six). For today we got some Frozen Galaxies to look at, all thanks to a few captures by Hiperpack uploaded at the Cohort. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/54288997966_22847bc326_k.jpg "Curbside Find: ’67 and ’64 Ford Galaxie 500s – A Pair Of Frozen Galaxies, In A Trio Of Fords")
![Like many others, I tend to consider Toyotas reliable and long-lasting. Many have criticized the products for not being engaging or fun enough, the kind of curious piques automotive types […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20241203_072520_HDR.jpg "Curbside Find: 1990-1991 Toyota Camry Wagon On A Trailer – A Memento From The Camry’s Rising Days, On Its Way To A Pampered Life?")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to look at some families with their cars. I am sure we all have been involved in this type of photo, some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/upload_2022-1-8_22-32-55.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Cars And Families")
![Near my home in San Salvador a curious-looking Sentra showed up last year; a shape that forced my mind to dig deep and retrieve some forgotten memories. Ah yes, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_20230220_154250428_HDR.jpg "Curbside Find: 1987-88 Nissan Sentra 3-door Hatchback – Remember Me?")
![It’s time to pay some minutes of attention to Camaros as they were back in their early days. Not that all of these are in stock condition; as known, these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tumblr_41a3f64e57de55b057e9940f79a2d3b0_da054b1e_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Camaros On The Road – 1960s-1970s")
![This collection of postcards will be varied, from gift shops to daily services and even a few attractions. Random ones that have been accumulating, and that altogether, offer a colorful […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-01-25-23.32.34.jpg "Vintage Postcards: Shops, Attractions, Services & Cars – 1950s-1960s")
