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Vintage Photos Archive
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Let’s Buy Something Different! – Color Snapshots Of Import Car Dealerships, 1960s–1970s
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 20 CommentsVan Wyk’s Volkswagen, Santa Barbara, CA. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to wish David Dunbar Buick a belated Happy Birthday. He was born on September 17, 1854, in Scotland, and moved to Detroit […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-16-14.54.44-115x115.png "Vintage Snapshots: Buick Style In The 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Buick Style In The 1950s-1970s
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 20 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today we are going to wish David Dunbar Buick a belated Happy Birthday. He was born on September 17, 1854, in Scotland, and moved to Detroit […] -
![If Chrysler’s products of the early ’60s were flamboyant, doesn’t a stretched one turn them into even bolder statements? I certainly think so. Exactly, how long are those fins now? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/upload_2022-9-14_18-25-5-115x115.png "The Chrysler And Pontiac Limousines Of Hawaii – Cruising Paradise In The 1960s")
The Chrysler And Pontiac Limousines Of Hawaii – Cruising Paradise In The 1960s
Posted on September 17, 2025 | 10 CommentsIf Chrysler’s products of the early ’60s were flamboyant, doesn’t a stretched one turn them into even bolder statements? I certainly think so. Exactly, how long are those fins now? […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. You don’t see people hand washing their cars much anymore, or at least I don’t. As a car washer from way back, even I haven’t done […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-09-21-00.05.49-115x115.png "Vintage Snapshots: Soap And Shine – Car Washing In The 1950s-1970s")
Vintage Snapshots: Soap And Shine – Car Washing In The 1950s-1970s
Posted on September 14, 2025 | 24 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. You don’t see people hand washing their cars much anymore, or at least I don’t. As a car washer from way back, even I haven’t done […] -
Vintage Postcards: Dining In Style – Modernist Restaurants Of The 1950s And 1960s
Posted on September 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsGreyhound Bus Terminal and Post House Cafeteria, Daytona Beach, FL. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Fifty-five years ago today the Pinto galloped into the world as Ford’s domestic entry into the subcompact market. In its decade of production, over 3.1 million […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/77c6e25e9f1da1eca02ee170a8764e3a-115x115.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Loving Our Ford Pintos – 1970s-1980s")
Vintage Snapshots: Loving Our Ford Pintos – 1970s-1980s
Posted on September 11, 2025 | 33 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Fifty-five years ago today the Pinto galloped into the world as Ford’s domestic entry into the subcompact market. In its decade of production, over 3.1 million […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Chevrolet’s Golden Days – 1950s-1970s
Posted on September 8, 2025 | 22 CommentsReliable Chevrolet, Springfiled, MO. -
![Text by Patrick Bell. The call of the open road can come on strong enough to get the creative juices flowing. To avoid the expense of motels people will find […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-1-A-3-115x115.jpg "Rolling Oddities: Vintage Campers Through The Years – From Mild To Wild")
Rolling Oddities: Vintage Campers Through The Years – From Mild To Wild
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 29 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The call of the open road can come on strong enough to get the creative juices flowing. To avoid the expense of motels people will find […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Today is the 68th anniversary of Edsel Introduction Day, or E-Day. It was a highly publicized event that attracted a lot of attention, but not very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tumblr_p8qucjs4gi1qcdxvpo1_a1280-115x115.jpg "Vintage Snapshots: Remembering Edsels In The 1950s & 1960s")
Vintage Snapshots: Remembering Edsels In The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 28 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Today is the 68th anniversary of Edsel Introduction Day, or E-Day. It was a highly publicized event that attracted a lot of attention, but not very […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. A big and important part of traveling has always been the refueling stops, where the vehicle gets a short rest as well as a refuel, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tumblr_oc41wt73xA1rr6g40o1_1280.jpg "Fill ‘Er Up! – Classic Gas Stations In The ’50s, & ’60s")
Fill ‘Er Up! – Classic Gas Stations In The ’50s, & ’60s
Posted on August 31, 2025 | 27 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. A big and important part of traveling has always been the refueling stops, where the vehicle gets a short rest as well as a refuel, and […] -
![Recently, I came across a bunch of vintage photos from the Oakland and East Bay area that were rather exciting in a personal way. The images are from a much […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/39558564954_869e1299bf_k-115x115.jpg "Forgotten Oakland: Vintage Photos Of Its Industrial Past")
Forgotten Oakland: Vintage Photos Of Its Industrial Past
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 23 CommentsRecently, I came across a bunch of vintage photos from the Oakland and East Bay area that were rather exciting in a personal way. The images are from a much […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. The last holiday of summer is upon us, so let’s hit the road and get one last blast before winter sets in. We have a variety […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-26-15.07.56.jpg "Retro Road Trips: Motels Of The ’50s, ’60s And ’70s")
Retro Road Trips: Motels Of The ’50s, ’60s And ’70s
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 28 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The last holiday of summer is upon us, so let’s hit the road and get one last blast before winter sets in. We have a variety […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Recreation has always been a big part of life and today’s gallery has many trucks in use for such activities. There are some other activities as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-06-23.29.16.jpg "Vintage Trucks Of The ’50s and ’70s: Owners, Rigs, And Roadside Life")
Vintage Trucks Of The ’50s and ’70s: Owners, Rigs, And Roadside Life
Posted on August 27, 2025 | 11 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Recreation has always been a big part of life and today’s gallery has many trucks in use for such activities. There are some other activities as […] -
Lincoln-Mercury Dealers Through The Years: 1950s To ’70s
Posted on August 26, 2025 | 19 Comments1973 Mercury Marquis in the showroom. -
![I know there are still a few VW Beetles and Buses around; so prevalent they were that, despite the passage of time, some remain on the streets to this day. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-04-13-19.22.41.jpg "Step Back In Time To A VW Dealer’s Early Days In 1966")
Step Back In Time To A VW Dealer’s Early Days In 1966
Posted on August 23, 2025 | 10 CommentsI know there are still a few VW Beetles and Buses around; so prevalent they were that, despite the passage of time, some remain on the streets to this day. […]
