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Curbside Classics Archives
Vintage Photos Archive
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![Today, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak ’50s to ’60s era, all seen through the window of period postcards around that era. A nice […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-06-17.36.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards")
Picture Perfect Luxury: ’50s-’60s Cadillac Dealer Postcards
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 12 CommentsToday, we’ll pay a visit to America’s premier luxury carmaker during its peak ’50s to ’60s era, all seen through the window of period postcards around that era. A nice […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-dart.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia")
Vintage Snapshots: Life With The Station Wagon – Pure ’50s & ’60s Nostalgia
Posted on August 8, 2025 | 23 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. School starts next week in my part of the world, so it seems like a good time to take another look at station wagons and their […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. As the 1948 sales brochure stated; “This time it’s Hudson”. I’ve never had any experience with one, as they were all about gone in my part […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/e823a18f05f2caa4a3ff56e5152b605f.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Hudsons and Their People In Their Best Era")
Vintage Snapshots: Hudsons and Their People In Their Best Era
Posted on August 4, 2025 | 29 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. As the 1948 sales brochure stated; “This time it’s Hudson”. I’ve never had any experience with one, as they were all about gone in my part […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was born 162 years ago on this date in 1863. To mark the occasion, we are going to take a short look at a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot_20230813-031432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Dealer Photo: New ’59 Fords At The Lot, Ready To Be Driven Away")
Vintage Dealer Photo: New ’59 Fords At The Lot, Ready To Be Driven Away
Posted on July 30, 2025 | 11 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Henry Ford was born 162 years ago on this date in 1863. To mark the occasion, we are going to take a short look at a […] -
![Since we’re in the middle of summer, it is the ideal time to revisit the topic of motels, pools, and cars of yesteryear. So, in keeping with the heat outside, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/5018421016_e863c4ea28_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: The Fun Of Motels, Pools And Cars – 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Postcards: The Fun Of Motels, Pools And Cars – 1950s-1970s
Posted on July 29, 2025 | 38 CommentsSince we’re in the middle of summer, it is the ideal time to revisit the topic of motels, pools, and cars of yesteryear. So, in keeping with the heat outside, […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. I always enjoyed when a transport truck arrived at the dealership’s where I was employed. There is something about a load of new vehicles, even if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/13d7e8a40bc7e94b56c88e805e7b8e98.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1966 Arrive, Ready For A Great Year Of Sales")
Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1966 Arrive, Ready For A Great Year Of Sales
Posted on July 25, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. I always enjoyed when a transport truck arrived at the dealership’s where I was employed. There is something about a load of new vehicles, even if […] -
![The open road calls and today we have a good gallery of adventuresome souls from the past who heeded the call, plus a few who were called towards the water. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/31928173907_37a7a732fa_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Trailers – Traveling And Vacation Fun As It Used To Be")
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Trailers – Traveling And Vacation Fun As It Used To Be
Posted on July 23, 2025 | 27 CommentsThe open road calls and today we have a good gallery of adventuresome souls from the past who heeded the call, plus a few who were called towards the water. […] -
![Here’s an image that should be both familiar and different for those who remember the days when these were around. Familiar, as many of these Furys often served as fleet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54462100229_e6979de045_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: ’77-’78 Plymouth Fury Fleet As Taxi Service In The Arabian Peninsula")
Vintage Snapshot: ’77-’78 Plymouth Fury Fleet As Taxi Service In The Arabian Peninsula
Posted on July 21, 2025 | 7 CommentsHere’s an image that should be both familiar and different for those who remember the days when these were around. Familiar, as many of these Furys often served as fleet […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/b1d25fcea88b8f0344f011a782b132cf.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style")
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles In The 1960s – Cars To Enjoy The Outdoors, Sixties Style
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 30 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. It is time for another round of convertibles, this time from the sixties. These will bring back memories for some, and all of us can choose […] -
Vintage Photos: Oldsmobile Dealers In The ’50s-’60s – Rocket Age Images From The Rocket Division
Posted on July 18, 2025 | 19 CommentsOrbit Oldsmobile showroom, Michigan City, IN. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/605c0253918603fa816dfb8ecfb476bd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Fashions And Cars Of The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. I am a car watcher first, but I am a people watcher as well. It has always been fun to connect cars to their people and […] -
![I’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-07-15-15.39.05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela")
Vintage Photo: 1955 Chrysler-Ghia Falcon, In Venezuela
Posted on July 16, 2025 | 13 CommentsI’ve been a long time fan of the classy Chrysler-Ghia Falcon show car of 1955, perhaps my favorite of the “Idea Car” concepts built during the Exner-Ghia collaboration years. And […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-03-03-19.32.11.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s")
Vintage Snapshots: Vans, Their People And Lifestyles In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 15, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Vans and van life is our subject today, with a good variety of images to view. These were all over the place back in the day, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Dodge Dealers Of The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s
Posted on July 14, 2025 | 14 CommentsEd Van Ness Motors Inc., Wayne, NJ. -
![Whenever the path of progress leads you back in time, the rabbit hole awaits. Like when renovations to an old building reveal an earlier incarnation, maybe a classic structure […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12-Whatcom-Museum-4314-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington")
Vintage Photos: Evolution Of An Old Time Service Station In Washington
Posted on July 13, 2025 | 11 CommentsWhenever the path of progress leads you back in time, the rabbit hole awaits. Like when renovations to an old building reveal an earlier incarnation, maybe a classic structure […]
