- Description
- 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.
![W-Body aficionados – and surely there are some of you out there – will be delighted to see these images taken from a now sold Craigslist post. The original owner […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1989-oldsmobile-cutlass-supreme.jpg "1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – It Has a 5-Speed Stick!")
![(Updated 1/17/2026) When was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada that looked this good? Hell, when was the last time you saw a second-generation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1981-ford-granada-gl.jpg "1981 Ford Granada – Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am In My New Granada")
![(Update 12/10/2025) I’ve ragged on the Mercury Topaz and Ford Tempo before for sticking around far too long, for using a bizarre, low-tech four-cylinder engine, and for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1985-mercury-topaz-GS-1.jpg "1985 Mercury Topaz: Unpolished Gemstone")
![(Updated 11/27/2025) North American Curbivores will be familiar with this feeling. You go to a classic car show and every Chevelle is an SS and every Mustang […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1982-pontiac-firebird-v6-1.jpg "1982 Pontiac Firebird V6: A Big Brown Bird, But Is It A Turkey?")
![(Updated 11/24/2025) Why did Lincoln’s first three-row crossover get such a bum rap? It had all the latest tech, a high-quality interior and an available twin-turbocharged V6 engine, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lincoln-mkt-2.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2010-19 Lincoln MKT – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Crossover (Part 2)")
![(Updated 11/6/2025) Objectively, there’s a lot to like about the Lexus SC430. There’s Lexus’ superlative reliability and build quality, a creamy smooth 4.3 V8, a secure and convenient […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lexus-sc430-4.jpg "2002–2010 Lexus SC430: A Personal Luxury Convertible")
![The 1994-1999 Cadillac DeVille was large, imposing and unabashedly a Cadillac. So, how come it took us so long to talk about them on Curbside Classic, and why such a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1997-1999-cadillac-deville-delegance-2.jpg "1994–1999 Cadillac DeVille: How To Lose Friends And Alienate New People")
![(Updated 10/21/2025) We remember the famous mountaineers like Sir Edmund Hillary but, apart from Tenzing Norgay, less well-known are the dedicated, dependable sherpas who complete the same ascent. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/subaru-sherpa-2.jpg "1983-89 Subaru Sherpa – Tiny Subaru Carrying Its Weight")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chevrolet-beretta-gtz-1.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1984-Oldsmobile-ES-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/chrysler-executive-limousine-william-oliver-2.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mercedes-benz-slk-1.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1969_Jeep_Recreational_Fleet-02.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/photos_suzuki_twin_2003_1_b.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-24-15.01.40.jpg "Curbside Find: 1970 Holden HT Premier Wagon – Eminent In Emerald")
