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Vintage Photos Archive
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![(Updated 3/3/2026) Back in 1989, Ms. D and I drove our Celica down to the Bay Area to visit my brother for Thanksgiving. He was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img381.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Cars of the San Francisco Bay Area – 1989")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars of the San Francisco Bay Area – 1989
Posted on March 3, 2026 | 33 Comments(Updated 3/3/2026) Back in 1989, Ms. D and I drove our Celica down to the Bay Area to visit my brother for Thanksgiving. He was […] -
![Time to visit some Buick dealers, on this occasion stepping into the 1960s and 1970s. Not too many sweepspears in this installment as the brand was evolving, but still a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-03-01-22.10.22-115x115.png "Vintage Photos of 1960s and 1970s Buick Dealerships")
Vintage Photos of 1960s and 1970s Buick Dealerships
Posted on March 2, 2026 | 15 CommentsTime to visit some Buick dealers, on this occasion stepping into the 1960s and 1970s. Not too many sweepspears in this installment as the brand was evolving, but still a […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Shopping can be fun … when you stay in the parking lot and look at the cars. That is just what we are doing today, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/upload_2023-6-19_19-7-3-115x115.png "Shopping Center Parking Lots in the 1950s and 1960s: Vintage Photos")
Shopping Center Parking Lots in the 1950s and 1960s: Vintage Photos
Posted on March 1, 2026 | 20 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Shopping can be fun … when you stay in the parking lot and look at the cars. That is just what we are doing today, as […] -
![In today’s visit to dealerships from the past, we’ll be seeing some of the Cadillacs we’re most familiar with from the days when the division posted some of its best-selling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-08-23.50.56-115x115.png "Vintage Photos of Cadillac Dealerships in the 1960s and 1970s")
Vintage Photos of Cadillac Dealerships in the 1960s and 1970s
Posted on February 27, 2026 | 22 CommentsIn today’s visit to dealerships from the past, we’ll be seeing some of the Cadillacs we’re most familiar with from the days when the division posted some of its best-selling […] -
![Buick was a powerhouse in the sales race during the 1950’s, getting as far as third in sales in 1955 and 1956 with products that showed upward mobility and modern […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/d1e6d083590ef2361f8e5fd15c513c2e-115x115.jpg "Ladies And Buicks: 1950s Style In Vintage Photos")
Ladies And Buicks: 1950s Style In Vintage Photos
Posted on February 26, 2026 | 16 CommentsBuick was a powerhouse in the sales race during the 1950’s, getting as far as third in sales in 1955 and 1956 with products that showed upward mobility and modern […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. It is tour time again as we are looking at some old business districts across the country. There is a good variety of town/city sizes and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-08-14-01.34.48-115x115.png "The Cars And Storefronts Downtown And On Main Street, 1950s and 1960s")
The Cars And Storefronts Downtown And On Main Street, 1950s and 1960s
Posted on February 23, 2026 | 30 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. It is tour time again as we are looking at some old business districts across the country. There is a good variety of town/city sizes and […] -
![Saturday’s visit to dealers past is courtesy of a few photos from Orbit Oldsmobile in Michigan City, Indiana. Our opening photo from May 1964 shows Orbit’s new location at 609E. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-02-20-15.22.18-115x115.png "Inside a 1960s Oldsmobile Dealership In Indiana")
Inside a 1960s Oldsmobile Dealership In Indiana
Posted on February 21, 2026 | 20 CommentsSaturday’s visit to dealers past is courtesy of a few photos from Orbit Oldsmobile in Michigan City, Indiana. Our opening photo from May 1964 shows Orbit’s new location at 609E. […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. On this day in 1954 Ford unveiled its new Thunderbird at the Detroit Auto Show. Production began later that year and they went on sale in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot_20251117-000448-115x115.png "Ford Thunderbirds In Vintage Photos – 1950s and 1960s")
Ford Thunderbirds In Vintage Photos – 1950s and 1960s
Posted on February 20, 2026 | 14 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. On this day in 1954 Ford unveiled its new Thunderbird at the Detroit Auto Show. Production began later that year and they went on sale in […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. We are going to cruise some neighborhoods of the past today and take a look at the four wheeled residents in the Mid-Century, when cars in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-30-13.53.29-115x115.png "The Cars That Lived In Our Neighborhoods In The 1950s And 1960s")
The Cars That Lived In Our Neighborhoods In The 1950s And 1960s
Posted on February 17, 2026 | 9 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We are going to cruise some neighborhoods of the past today and take a look at the four wheeled residents in the Mid-Century, when cars in […] -
![It’s new car day at CC today, or more precisely, new cars as they were day. All thanks to some images from Chrysler’s Forward Look days that I recently came […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/5116-115x115.jpg "The Forward Look In Display: Dodge Cars In Showrooms – 1956-1959")
The Forward Look In Display: Dodge Cars In Showrooms – 1956-1959
Posted on February 16, 2026 | 16 CommentsIt’s new car day at CC today, or more precisely, new cars as they were day. All thanks to some images from Chrysler’s Forward Look days that I recently came […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today is Valentine’s Day, a commercial holiday where people of all sizes, shapes, colors and creeds stimulate the economy by purchasing stuff to show their love […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot_20260131-004849-115x115.png "Couples and Classic Cars in Vintage Photos from the 1950s and 1960s")
Couples and Classic Cars in Vintage Photos from the 1950s and 1960s
Posted on February 14, 2026 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today is Valentine’s Day, a commercial holiday where people of all sizes, shapes, colors and creeds stimulate the economy by purchasing stuff to show their love […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. For today, we have a variety of road trip photos that mostly feature campers, with a few boaters, and some that look like they were moving […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot_20251206-232856-115x115.png "Cars, Trailers And Canoes: Vintage Road Trip Photos From The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s")
Cars, Trailers And Canoes: Vintage Road Trip Photos From The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
Posted on February 12, 2026 | 18 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. For today, we have a variety of road trip photos that mostly feature campers, with a few boaters, and some that look like they were moving […] -
![Bob Lee’s Islander, Boston, MA. An escapist fantasy, that’s what the Tiki Rooms of the Mid-Century sold. In those evenings of the 1950s and 1960s, no plane tickets were necessary […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/a-bk-115x115.jpg "Postcards From The Tiki Room Age – 1950s-1960s")
Postcards From The Tiki Room Age – 1950s-1960s
Posted on February 11, 2026 | 33 CommentsBob Lee’s Islander, Boston, MA. An escapist fantasy, that’s what the Tiki Rooms of the Mid-Century sold. In those evenings of the 1950s and 1960s, no plane tickets were necessary […] -
![Every once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bingham-Loop-Oct-1965-1-e1580091267163.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto – 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: The Hauntingly Beautiful Nighttime Trolleys of Toronto – 1960s
Posted on February 10, 2026 | 17 CommentsEvery once in awhile, your passions in life overlap – in my case, two of those passions are mass transit and film noir. I recently found a superb website called […] -
Jeep and AMC Dealerships on Vintage Postcards, 1960s–1970s
Posted on February 9, 2026 | 15 CommentsJackson AMC/Jeep, Hapeville, GA.
