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- William Stopford hails from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia but recently lived for a year in his favorite city, New York City. Having been an active contributor on Curbside Classic while living in two different countries, William has been able to provide readers with articles from both an American and an Australian market perspective. He has been an enthusiast from a very young age, and was once pulled aside by his preschool teacher and asked to bring something other than car magazines for show and tell as he was “boring” the other children.
![When it was first launched, the Chevrolet Beretta was a sharp-looking coupe. Its powertrain line-up, however, was nothing exceptional. It used the same four-cylinder and V6 engines that powered tens […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chevrolet-beretta-gtz-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1990-93 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Locked And Loaded")
![(updated 9/20/2025) We recently saw a rather plain Firenza sedan covered here, looking very much the antithesis of athleticism. Although the Firenza was one of Oldsmobile’s least successful model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1984-Oldsmobile-ES-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Unicorns: The Sporty FWD Oldsmobiles of the 1980s")
![I just have to know the story behind this Chrysler Executive, photographed by William Oliver in the London neighborhood of Belgravia. This is a part of London brimming with embassies […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chrysler-executive-limousine-william-oliver-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1983-86 Chrysler Executive Limousine – A Kind Of Funhouse Mirror Limousine")
![(first posted 9/11/2019) While you weren’t paying attention, Mercedes-Benz revealed a Final Edition of their SLC (nèe SLK) roadster. After three generations, the axe appears to have finally fallen […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mercedes-benz-slk-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1997-2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class – A Drop Top Mic Drop")
![For decades now, Jeep has been one of the most enthusiastic employers of special editions and so there was no shortage of Jeeps to choose from for the Jeep-Eagle edition […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1969_Jeep_Recreational_Fleet-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part I")
![(first posted 11/21/2017) The Japanese domestic market is just full of endless surprises. The other day, I saw a Mazda I’d never heard of before (the Verisa). Afterwards, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/photos_suzuki_twin_2003_1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Missed Out? 2003-05 Suzuki Twin – Cute ForTwo")
![(first posted /22/2019) Australia isn’t short of old Holdens from the 1960s and 1970s and they’re often kept in excellent condition. A 1970 Holden HT Premier wagon, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-24-15.01.40.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1970 Holden HT Premier Wagon – Eminent In Emerald")
![(first posted 1/13/2016) If you want a mainstream mid-sized sedan with all-wheel-drive today, your only choices wear Subaru, Chrysler or Ford badges. Five years ago? Subaru, Ford/Mercury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/toyota-camry-all-trac1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1991 Toyota Camry All-Trac – A Brief Four-By-Foray")
![(first posted 8/20/2015) The re-introduction of a full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan to Buick’s lineup in the 1990s was somewhat surprising. After all, despite switching almost entirely to front-wheel-drive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-roadmaster-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1992-96 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Who Needs An SUV?")
![(first posted 8/10/2019) The Westward Go-4 Interceptor has been produced since the early 1990s. It’s used by municipalities across the United States and Canada, predominantly as a parking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/westward-go-4-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Westward Go-4; Where Do You Think You’re Going? – Checking Out A Retired Parking Enforcement Three Wheeler")
![(first posted 6/28/2017) Swiss-American socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein continued to have facelifts so she would look more like a cat. The Saab 9-5 continued to have them so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/saab-95-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2006-08 Saab 9-5 – Bad Plastic Surgery")
![Imagine the jeers, the scorn. You’re pulling into a classic car show in your gleaming, cherry red ’89 Ford Mustang GT Turbo 2.2. Enthusiasts are giving you the side-eye, muttering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ford-probe-gt-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-92 Ford Probe – Protecting A Legacy")
![The spotless aqua paint and full wheel covers of this Checker Marathon make me think this wasn’t once a taxi cab, as so many of its brethren were. Which makes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/checker-marathon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969-73 Checker Marathon – A Sensible Taxi Purchase, A Strange Private Purchase")
![Subaru’s reputation and popularity has been built on the backs of conservative wagons, from the DL/GL/Leone wagons of the 1970s to the Foresters of today. Long before the Impreza WR-X […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/subaru-vortex-xt-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1985-90 Subaru XT/Vortex – The Brightest Star In Subaru’s Constellation")
![Over seven instalments, I’ve featured almost three dozen different rebadged vehicles. Alas, I’ve only seen a grand total of two of these vehicles in the metal. On my recent trip […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/obscure-rebadges-8-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges Around The World Part 8")
