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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Postcards: Main Streets And Downtowns Across The US – 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 12 CommentsIrvington, New Jersey. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/metapth74700_xl_ND-51-335-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956")
Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 11 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/38459709540_d9890e0116_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train")
Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 21 CommentsBattjes Chevrolet, Elkhart, IN. -
![Today we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy. A lot has changed in the last fifty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3-5-1A.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 23 CommentsToday we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy. A lot has changed in the last fifty […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Summer is officially here, so let’s take some time to look at convertibles, the ultimate four wheeled summer vehicle. There is a good selection from the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-22-18.39.02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles Of The 1950s, Back In Their Golden Days")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles Of The 1950s, Back In Their Golden Days
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Summer is officially here, so let’s take some time to look at convertibles, the ultimate four wheeled summer vehicle. There is a good selection from the […] -
Vintage Photos: Pontiac Dealers In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on June 23, 2025 | 20 Comments’68 Catalina outside, and ’73 models in the showroom, at Carbone Pontiac, Yorkville, NY. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. We have some more in transit images today, with interesting cars and a closer look at some of the transport equipment and methods. Nearly all American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-19-23.26.01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1960 Arrive Ready For A New Decade")
Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1960 Arrive Ready For A New Decade
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We have some more in transit images today, with interesting cars and a closer look at some of the transport equipment and methods. Nearly all American […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. The suburbs really flourished in the fifties and sixties as part of the post war boom in the USA. Many people used their newfound prosperity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-16-01.04.32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Driveways – The Suburbs And Their Beauty In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Driveways – The Suburbs And Their Beauty In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The suburbs really flourished in the fifties and sixties as part of the post war boom in the USA. Many people used their newfound prosperity to […] -
![So far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Reliant-Scottsdale-Vandalia-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is General Motors trucks from the middle part of the last century. They will trigger memories for many, including myself. They were very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tumblr_dbbe8dea6407a1da72af1efff0a00df9_687e2930_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Chevy And GMC Trucks, As They Were In The ’50s & ’60s")
Vintage Snapshots: Chevy And GMC Trucks, As They Were In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is General Motors trucks from the middle part of the last century. They will trigger memories for many, including myself. They were very […] -
![Welcome to Part 3 of this series featuring the chariots of my parents and family. As with the rest of the pictures seen in this series, these, too, were rescued […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1984-ford-f150-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 3: 1984 Ford F-150 – Big Hat, Little Cattle")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 3: 1984 Ford F-150 – Big Hat, Little Cattle
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 25 CommentsWelcome to Part 3 of this series featuring the chariots of my parents and family. As with the rest of the pictures seen in this series, these, too, were rescued […] -
Vintage Postcards: Ford Dealers In The 1960s-1970s
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 18 CommentsMark Downing Ford, Huntington Beach, CA. -
![Welcome to Part 2 of this multipart series featuring pictures of select cars from my youth. As with the 1970 Ford F-100 in Part 1, I also saved these Omni […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1981-Dodge-Omni-4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 2: 1981 Dodge Omni – Little Boy Blue, I Hardly Knew You")
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 2: 1981 Dodge Omni – Little Boy Blue, I Hardly Knew You
Posted on June 17, 2025 | 24 CommentsWelcome to Part 2 of this multipart series featuring pictures of select cars from my youth. As with the 1970 Ford F-100 in Part 1, I also saved these Omni […] -
![Memories from an alley and a curbside long ago — found on the web, with the exact location and the identities of the subjects unknown. So, a mystery on those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-21-00.05.44.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "’63 And ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 Snapshots – Sharp Looking Red Hardtops As A Kid’s Playground In The Early ’60s")
’63 And ’64 Ford Galaxie 500 Snapshots – Sharp Looking Red Hardtops As A Kid’s Playground In The Early ’60s
Posted on June 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsMemories from an alley and a curbside long ago — found on the web, with the exact location and the identities of the subjects unknown. So, a mystery on those […]
