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Vintage Photos Archive
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Studebaker Dealerships Of The 1950s And 1960s: A Look Back
Posted on November 8, 2026 | 15 Comments1964 models on display in Arcata, CA. -
Vintage Dealer Photos: The New 1954 Buicks Arrive! – When Buying A Buick Was An Occasion
Posted on November 7, 2026 | 16 CommentsWhen it comes to vintage dealer photos, few are as exciting as those capturing new-model-year unveilings, particularly as they took place in the 1950s and 1960s. These were true community […] -
Before Minivans and SUVs: Family Road Trips in the Station Wagon Era — 1960s-1970s
Posted on November 6, 2026 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Station wagons are the feature today, the family cars that have all but disappeared from the roads. We have many that were very common, and a […] -
Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968
Posted on November 3, 2026 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Nashville, Tennessee, is where we are headed today to visit the E. B. Smith Chevrolet dealership. They bought the Coggin Chevrolet shop in May of 1968, […] -
Route 66 in Its Heyday: Vintage Postcards From America’s Mother Road, 1950s-1960s
Posted on November 1, 2026 | 17 CommentsJust about everywhere, there are old roads that have fallen into disuse or lost their relevance as newer, more efficient routes came along. No blame there; we all like getting […] -
Flat Tires and Roadside Trouble: When Motoring Went Wrong in the 1950s-1970s
Posted on October 31, 2026 | 38 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is a gallery of vintage experiences that for the most part were not fondly remembered, but were part of our lives nonetheless. Thankfully, […] -
Oldsmobile Dealers In Vintage Postcards–1950s – 1960s
Posted on October 29, 2026 | 18 CommentsJones Oldsmobile, Philadelphia, PA. -
The Cars That Lived In Our Neighborhoods In The 1950s – 1970s
Posted on October 28, 2026 | 16 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to tour some vintage neighborhoods and soak in these sights of the 1950s – 1970s. There is a lot to see with […] -
When Chargers, Road Runners and Challengers Roamed The Streets: Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s
Posted on October 25, 2026 | 23 CommentsText by Patrick Bell The Chrysler Corporation built some popular cars that became classics during this time period, and that is what we are featuring today. Most of them were […] -
Pontiac’s Best Years In Vintage Postcards — 1960s-1970s
Posted on October 24, 2026 | 7 CommentsWestward Pontiac, Phoenix, AZ. -
Neon Signs & Glass Facades: Googie And Modernist Restaurants In Vintage Postcards – 1950s-1960s
Posted on October 23, 2026 | 14 CommentsToday’s time-traveling wheels take us back to the mid-century era, when Googie and Modernist influences had transformed roadside restaurants and diners into architectural attractions. It’s a destination we revisit every […] -
The Cars We Loved, and the People Who Drove Them: Vintage Photos 1960s–’70s
Posted on October 22, 2026 | 19 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We can do some people watching today, along with our usual car spotting. It is always fun to connect the cars to the people that own […] -
When 1950s Chevrolets Were Brand New – Vintage Dealer Photos
Posted on October 21, 2026 | 25 CommentsOver the past couple of years, I’ve shared quite a few vintage photos of car dealerships from the 1950s. Always a chance to time-travel and wonder what could’ve been, isn’t […] -
Vintage Photos Of Street Cars and Interurbans In Traffic – 1960s & 1970s
Posted on October 19, 2026 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. A streetcar tour is on the itinerary today, as we view some vintage streetcars at work in various sites across the U.S. Of course there are […] -
A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs
Posted on October 18, 2026 | 6 CommentsTo think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]

![Vintage Dealer Photos: The New 1954 Buicks Arrive! – When Buying A Buick Was An Occasion When it comes to vintage dealer photos, few are as exciting as those capturing new-model-year unveilings, particularly as they took place in the 1950s and 1960s. These were true community […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-11-05-19.51.59-115x115.png)
![Before Minivans and SUVs: Family Road Trips in the Station Wagon Era — 1960s-1970s Text by Patrick Bell. Station wagons are the feature today, the family cars that have all but disappeared from the roads. We have many that were very common, and a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Screenshot_20261002-231623-115x115.png)
![Dealer Time Travel: Z-28 and Mod Top Camaros at E.B. Smith Chevrolet in 1968 Text by Patrick Bell. Nashville, Tennessee, is where we are headed today to visit the E. B. Smith Chevrolet dealership. They bought the Coggin Chevrolet shop in May of 1968, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Screenshot-2026-10-21-at-1.49.52-PM-115x115.png)
![Route 66 in Its Heyday: Vintage Postcards From America’s Mother Road, 1950s-1960s Just about everywhere, there are old roads that have fallen into disuse or lost their relevance as newer, more efficient routes came along. No blame there; we all like getting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Screenshot_20261030-040106-115x115.png)
![Flat Tires and Roadside Trouble: When Motoring Went Wrong in the 1950s-1970s Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is a gallery of vintage experiences that for the most part were not fondly remembered, but were part of our lives nonetheless. Thankfully, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-06-17-16.18.21-115x115.png)

![The Cars That Lived In Our Neighborhoods In The 1950s – 1970s Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to tour some vintage neighborhoods and soak in these sights of the 1950s – 1970s. There is a lot to see with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_20251117-000258-115x115.png)
![When Chargers, Road Runners and Challengers Roamed The Streets: Vintage Photos 1960s-1970s Text by Patrick Bell The Chrysler Corporation built some popular cars that became classics during this time period, and that is what we are featuring today. Most of them were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_20261006-012841-115x115.png)

![Neon Signs & Glass Facades: Googie And Modernist Restaurants In Vintage Postcards – 1950s-1960s Today’s time-traveling wheels take us back to the mid-century era, when Googie and Modernist influences had transformed roadside restaurants and diners into architectural attractions. It’s a destination we revisit every […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-21-17.00.09-115x115.png)
![The Cars We Loved, and the People Who Drove Them: Vintage Photos 1960s–’70s Text by Patrick Bell. We can do some people watching today, along with our usual car spotting. It is always fun to connect the cars to the people that own […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-16-14.33.49-115x115.png)
![When 1950s Chevrolets Were Brand New – Vintage Dealer Photos Over the past couple of years, I’ve shared quite a few vintage photos of car dealerships from the 1950s. Always a chance to time-travel and wonder what could’ve been, isn’t […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-20-14.17.16-115x115.png)
![Vintage Photos Of Street Cars and Interurbans In Traffic – 1960s & 1970s Text by Patrick Bell. A streetcar tour is on the itinerary today, as we view some vintage streetcars at work in various sites across the U.S. Of course there are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-05-18.54.08-115x115.png)
![A 1957 Cadillac RV? Vintage Photos of The Cadillac Of RVs To think there was a time when, if you wanted the “Cadillac of RVs,” coachbuilders could make such wishes reality. Such conversions were never common—in fact, they were quite rare—but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_202609a18-013626-115x115.png)


