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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.
![(first posted 9/23/2016) General Motors’ “professional grade” division, GMC, has always been an honest-to-goodness truck brand: big, tough trucks for big, tough jobs and big, tough drivers. Surely GMC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/photos_gmc_sonoma_1991_1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Top 10 Most Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Other GM Brands Edition, Part I")
![(first posted 9/9/2016) We started the working week with a unique Chrysler 300 sold only outside North America, so let’s end the working week with another foreign Chrysler 300. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/t-minor-lancia-thema.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 2011-15 Lancia Thema – The Italian Badge Job")
![(first posted 9/5/2016) The V8 engine isn’t dead yet but the pool of offerings is evaporating. Ford, for example, is embracing the turbocharged V6 and even employing such engines in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lakeside-chrysler-300-c-srt-81.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015 Chrysler 300 SRT – Coming To A Classic Car Show Near You, Eventually")
![(first posted 8/23/2016) How do you build a brand and raise it from a fledgling budget line to a global juggernaut? It takes patience, perseverance and some canny business […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hyundai-accent-excel-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Hyundai Accent/Excel – A Strong Foundation")
![(first posted 8/5/2016) Perhaps calling the death of the venerable Lincoln Town Car is premature. Sure, it left production in 2011, a dated relic with a surprisingly large enthusiast following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lincoln-mks-livery-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2009-16 Lincoln MKS – The Town Car Is Dead, Meet Your New Car Service")
![(first posted 8/5/2016) If there’s any theme behind the Chevrolet chapter of this series, it’s that General Motors’ was rather fond of topping their lines with a sporty model. Some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/66h6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Chevrolet Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 7/24/2016) Just by looking at this Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, I can absolutely understand the fascination among many automotive enthusiasts – including a vast number of Curbsiders – for full-size […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/oldsmobile-ninety-eight-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-84 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight – An Ode To Full-Size American Sedans, New And Old")
![(first posted 7/19/2016) I’ve spoken before about the seemingly mythical beast that was the 1977 Mercury Cougar wagon. Available in either base or Villager trim, it was the latter that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/daniel-lucy-mercury-cougar-wagon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1977 Mercury Cougar Wagon – Extinct Megafauna, Not Mythical Beast")
![(first posted 7/18/2016) When this series covered the Ford division last year, that Top 10 list (here are Part 1 and Part 2) featured Fords of all different stripes: luxurious, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1973-chevrolet-chevelle-ss-wagon-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Chevrolet Edition, Part I")
![(first posted 6/7/2016) While General Motors has launched a new Buick Verano in China, the line is being withdrawn from the North American lineup. It had been the first compact […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bbvvvvc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1992-98 Buick Skylark – Please Feed The Birds")
![(first posted 5/25/2016) Honda, Toyota and Nissan had all launched luxury divisions by the dawn of the nineties and Mazda saw no reason why they couldn’t launch one of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mazda_xedos_1997_wallpapers_1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: Mazda’s Amati Division – Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost, Or To Never Have Loved At All?")
![(first posted 5/13/2016) It’s important, when looking at this Nissan Stanza, to consider the historical context. Nissan was embracing front-wheel-drive for its non-sporting offerings, ditching the overwrought design language that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5yyg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982-86 Nissan Stanza – Well-Versed")
![(first posted 4/28/2016) There’s an interesting progression with Australian station wagons as they age. When new, they are unassuming family transport or handy fleet vehicles. After a decade or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chrysler-valiant-wagon-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: Spotting The Big 3 Aussie Wagons Of The 1970s")
![(first posted 4/22/2016) Nissan has a rich performance pedigree, with models like the 240Z, 510 and Skyline GT-R revered by enthusiasts. The torch is carried today by the awe-inspiring GT-R […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nissan-nx-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1991-95 Nissan NX – Not That Hard A Pill To Swallow")
![(first posted 4/13/2016) Trust the Japanese, with their veritable smorgasbord of domestic market choices, to manufacture two mechanically-related sedans that look extremely similar and yet share not a single exterior […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mazda-929-hc-hardtop-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986-1991 Mazda 929/Luce – Aren’t You Supposed To Dress For Success?")
