- 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.
![Today’s gallery of vintage Ford dealership postcards takes us back to the 1960s and 1970s. From Falcons and Fairlanes to Mustangs, Galaxies, and hardworking pickups, there’s plenty of familiar Fords […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot_20260811-225518-115x115.png "1960s-1970s Ford Dealers In Vintage Postcards")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is another round of images from the Dave Gelinas Collection. The photos in Dave’s collection show that he truly had an eye for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-10-09.21.19-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Everyday Street Scenes In The 1950s & 1960s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. The fin fad and the post WWII economic boom grew in parallel from the late 1940’s until the late 1950’s when they also crashed about the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantallaa-2026-08-07-01.22.44-115x115.png "The Golden Age Of Car Fins — Vintage Photos Of The 1950s And 1960s")
![The CC Cohort has been quite active in recent days with several finds that deserve some attention. Being the summer, the mix of finds goes from worn classics by the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55380313719_bd10ed2652_b-1-115x115.jpg "A Gallery Of Finds From The CC Cohort — Summer Edition")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Plymouth was Chrysler Corporation’s low priced line for much of the last century. They built a fine product for the most part, but usually ran third […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshota_20260503-040552-115x115.png "Plymouths In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1960s")
![Photos from the CC Cohort by So Cal Metro Datsuns of the 1970s have been conversation pieces every so often since they came out, mainly thanks to their curiously wonky […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Captura-de-pantallaa-2026-08-03-13.53.56-115x115.png "1970s Datsun 620 RV: Straight Out Of A 1970s Sci-Fi film? — Nope, A Very Rare Scorpion Motorhome")
![Text by Patrick Bell. As there are many types of trailers, our focus today for the most part is on the camping type. Many people heed the call of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tumblr_3684e5278474e024afa07a3cc1c2d6a7_1d361c69_1280-115x115.jpg "Trailer And Car Life In Vintage Photos — 1950s-1970s")
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Hyperpack Rust has become less of an issue in cars from recent times, but here, to make up for it, it’s this GMC Sierra […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55370742831_cbfb56268d_k-e1785535084300-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: A GMC Sierra, One Giant Rust Hole, and a Lot of Questions")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Two and three tone color applications were very popular during the 1950’s and catch much of the attention now, but that does not mean they were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot_20260227-034605-115x115.png "A Rainbow Of 1950s Cars — Remember When Cars Weren’t Just Black, White, and Gray?")
![Photos from the CC Cohort by Eric Clem I guess this is the only way one of these last-generation Buick Centurys can get me to stop and take a look: […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/55305151197_107a693fb3_k-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 2000 Buick Century — From Retirement Cruiser to Road Warrior")
![Text by Patrick Bell. We are taking a tour today to some small to medium towns around the U.S., plus one north of the border. The itinerary is vintage views […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/upload_2023-1-17_13-1-42-115x115.png "Cars And Storefronts Downtown And On Main Street, 1950s and 1960s")
![Today’s gallery of vintage Pontiac dealer postcards takes us back to a decade that began a dramatic change for the brand. The 1950s saw Pontiac starting to evolve from its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-26-22.40.33-115x115.png "Vintage Photos: Pontiac Dealers In The 1950s")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have some everyday people doing a variety of activities, always with a car or two close by. These are great shots that show how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot_20251117-001027-copia-115x115.png "Vintage Photos Of Everyday Scenes In 1950s-1970s America")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Ford had a good decade in the 1960’s with a few hits that changed the automotive world. Today, we have a good gallery of sixties Fords […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-06-17-16.01.24-115x115.png "Classic Fords In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1960s")
