- 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.
![I would think there’s no need for “Fix It Again Tony” jokes with this curiosity that showed up on my FB Marketplace feed: a 1964 Fiat 1500 that’s been refurbished […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/647360092_927139673398867_3576702400346857026_n-115x115.jpg "1964 Fiat With 2T Toyota Engine — Classic Italian Style, Trusty Toyota Power")
![The undeniable allure of forbidden fruits –in the automotive world, an idea that carries great weight. Here are two to make that case, a pair of once-unattainable Iron Curtain goods […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/55215827926_29b344352c_k-115x115.jpg "Car Show Classics: Trabant P50 and ZAZ-968M — Eastern Bloc Curiosities In Oregon")
![Regular CC readers know that in the last few years, vintage photos have become a regular CC staple. Today, I have a special request, and would like to encourage readers, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-07-30-00.25.42.jpg "Vintage Photos Wanted")
![Text by Patrick Bell. As we celebrate mother’s today, here is a variety of ladies that posed with cars that were their transportation on the highways and byways of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_20251117-001231-115x115.png "A Gallery Of Traveling and Driving Ladies — Vintage Photos 1950s-1960s")
![Long before rideshares and stretch limos, one could say that prom night often began in the driveway, with a freshly washed car and, perhaps, a camera ready to capture the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_20260131-004837-115x115.png "Vintage Snapshots: Prom Night In The Driveway — ca. 1961")
![Here’s a blue-themed image from the Cohort by Curtis Perry that gave me, well, a bit of the blues. After all, how can I not feel some blues when a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/370643564_9cf90f1c00_k.jpg "Curtis Perry Find: 1974 Ford Maverick — Revisiting Malaise Era Blues")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we have a nice gallery with a variety of Fords from the fifties, along with some of their people. These were basic bread and butter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tumblr_oabmvwX8wU1qcdxvpo1_1280-115x115.jpg "Classic Fords In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1950s")
![Looking at these vintage postcards, you’d think road trips in the 1950s and 1960s were all about checking into a motel, lounging by the pool, and keeping a casual eye […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-12-16-23.35.51-3-115x115.png "Pools, Palm Trees, and Tailfins: Vintage Motel Postcards — 1950s-1960s")
![shot and posted by William Oliver Somewhere at Chrysler’s headquarters, early 1983: You sure these minivans will sell? I don’t know… If we foul up, we’re cooked for good! Of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/49728931291_839604d3c6_k.jpg "Curbside Find: The Over Decorated Grandiose Caravan")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Families and family cars naturally go together, and today that is what we have in store. I’m sure you all remember this used to be a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot_20251206-013931-e1777359827348-115x115.png "When the Family Car Was Everything: 1950s to 1970s Life in Vintage Photos")
![Caddy lovers, here’s something unique and very exclusive for you. And if you, Caddy Neophite Average Joe, wonder why that is, that’s because this ain’t your typical old Caddy sitting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-28-13.53.31-115x115.png "1960 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham by Pininfarina — Last Of The Hand-Crafted Cadillacs, Hiding In Plain Sight")
![Text by Patrick Bell. There were plenty of Pontiacs on the roads of the 1960’s and 1970’s, back before they got the life slowly squeezed out of them. We have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-apongto-115x115.webp "Pontiacs In Their Prime: Vintage Photos From The 1960s and 1970s")
![We’re once again looking for contributors to join our long-running COAL (Cars Of A Lifetime) series. The place to share with CC readers the automotive stories that shaped your life; […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-25-19.51.41-115x115.png "COALers Needed")
![Text by Patrick Bell. Travel season is fast approaching, and today we’ll take a look at some vintage roadside moments. Just a reminder before we part, these images come from […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-20-17.23.12-115x115.png "Roadside Moments: Sights and Cars In Vintage Photos — 1950s-1960s")
