- 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.
![For today, I wanted to share a series of images where the landscape was as important as the cars included. When -mostly- undisturbed, the beauty of nature is overpowering and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20230815-060844.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Cars In The Great Outdoors")
![Photos from the Cohort by L. Seddon One disappointment when I visited the Old Continent in the early ’00s, was the little amount of old metal to be found. Lots […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53196284941_68fc38d98b_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969-74 Ford Escort MK1 – Under The Greek Sun")
![Let’s revisit Oldsmobile in the age of its ‘Rocket 88’ fame, as well as its transition to the Cutlass era. Today’s images show a mixed series of owners; the proud, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tumblr_oobumbczfr1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners Gallery – Images From The ‘Rocket Age’")
![Photos by nifticus392, from the Cohort. A peculiar company creates peculiar products. And every once in a while, they outdo themselves. Such was the case of Saab with the sporty […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53259789087_ce8c1496a6_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1967-69 Saab Sonett II V4 – Offbeat, Rare & Charming")
![What do we have here? Someone is planning to spend a nice time outdoors and to do so in style with this 1956 Mercury. The trunk is stuffed with goods; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5075342336_f8c4837599_o.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: 1956 Mercury Monterey – Outdoors Day")
![It’s time to visit a few Studebaker dealers and check out some South Bend products. There’s a nice supporting cast of old Detroit iron in a few of these shots. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tumblr_pxyfy6HRd11qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg "Vintage Dealers: A Visit To Studebaker Dealers")
![Back in 2021, just as the world was returning to normal, my wife and I decided to visit the touristy retreat of Suchitoto, a small town in the center of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/51265253631_97d64640b9_k.jpg "Museum Classic: 1956 International Harvester S-Series Truck – Brief Refresh")
![Not many of these International Travelettes appear at the Cohort, or elsewhere. So let’s briefly highlight this find by William Oliver; a workhorse in running condition, apparently sitting in some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53239812398_dde20d23af_3k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1969-70 International Travelette 1200 – Boxy Update")
![Photos by J.C. from the Cohort. I’ve witnessed few things in life like the rise of Lexus as a luxury brand. The whole matter went from much skepticism; “I’m just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53116233762_11e8526ff1_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1992-95 Lexus SC – Instant Luxury")
![We know of the triumphs and foibles of legendary figures, as their fame grows in time. Events turn into myths, and what was once uncertain, it’s accepted as inevitable fate. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.jpg "Vintage Road & Track Owner Survey: 1967-69 Mustang – Living With A Legend")
![We’ve had a few of these owner galleries lately, and the time has come to showcase Ford goods. With that in mind, today’s gallery is devoted to Blue Oval owners […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20230907-205116.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: A Ford Owners Gallery – The Blue Oval, From The ’50s To The ’60s")
![Images from the Cohort by Owen Smith. This is the kind of vintage find that’s becoming ever rarer, the worn-out runner. No recent restoration efforts on this one. A true […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/53243753857_8965db2f51_k.jpg "Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 – Back To Earth")
