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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 12/14/2015) With such a rich history and a comprehensive lineup, Ford was bound to have an assortment of special editions and limited-run models. In Part II of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/84-ford-thunderbird-fila-2.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 11/30/2015) In Part II of the Cadillac edition of this series, let’s take a look at 5 more Cadillacs: 2 luxury editions and 3 sporty editions. This quintet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1990-cadillac-eldorado-touring-coupe.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Cadillac Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/opihjnh.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I")
![Myrtletown is a peculiar neighbourhood in Brisbane. Main Beach Road takes you past dozens of old houses in a storage lot, ready for resale, past a park with World War […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/iso-rivolta-fidia-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967-75 Iso Rivolta Fidia – Blue-Collar Power, White Tie Exclusivity")
![(first posted 11/23/2015) Sports cars and sporty coupes have been part of the arsenal the Japanese used to make their huge inroads into the North American market from the very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/6gg.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1991-99 Mitsubishi 3000GT and 1991-96 Dodge Stealth – The King of Diamonds")
![(first posted 11/20/2015) Henry Leland founded both Lincoln and Cadillac, and both brands’ vehicles quickly established reputations for quality workmanship after their introductions. For many years, both marques shared the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cadillac-xlr-neiman-marcus.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Cadillac Edition, Part I")
![(first posted 11/17/2015) “You won’t believe what I just saw!” I exclaimed to my father, who never shared my exuberance and passion for all things automotive. “What was it?” […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1986-1987-cadillac-eldorado-touring-4.png "Curbside Classic: 1986-87 Cadillac Eldorado (With Touring Suspension) – In The Weeds")
![(first posted 11/15/2015) Were it not for its role in AMC’s series, Better Call Saul, the Suzuki Esteem (also known as the Baleno and Cultus Crescent) might have been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hbntyr.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1995-2002 Suzuki Esteem/Baleno – Too Dull To Inspire A Clever Title")
![(first posted 11/13/2-15) Aspen, Colorado is a beautiful Rocky Mountain playground for well-heeled adventure seekers, with plenty of excellent skiing and snowboarding to be enjoyed. With such desirable connotations – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dft.jpg "The Most Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Mopar Edition, Part III – A Trip To Aspen")
![(first posted 11/2/2015) During the 1980s, Ford North America and Ford Australia both had bonafide Top 10 hits in the Tempo and Telstar, respectively. Strong sales performers, these cars – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ford-telstar-tx5-turbo-2.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Ford Telstar TX5 Turbo – In High Orbit")
![(first posted 10/27/2015) The past two decades have revealed Chrysler to be the automotive king of special editions. After all, the final count of PT Cruiser special editions was almost […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1970-chrysler-newport-cordoba-4.jpg "The Most Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Mopar Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 10/26/2015) Driving around the northern suburbs of Brisbane on the weekend, I spotted these two Mazda Carols (also known as the Mazda 600). This flatbed was parked in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mazda-carol-600-4.jpg "Curbside Classics: 1962-64 Mazda 600 – Carols, And It’s Not Even Christmas Yet")
![(first posted 10/19/2015) You may be thinking, why is this instalment of the “Obscure Special Editions and Limited-Run Models” simply called “Mopar Edition”? While researching this article, two things became […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dodge-charger-daytona-1977.jpg "The Most Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Mopar Edition, Part I")
![(first posted 10/11/2015) Just a few days ago, we looked at 5 rare Lincoln-Mercury models. Who would have thought that a luxury division that has generally had a small lineup […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mercury-MGM.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Lincoln-Mercury Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 10/8/2015) It seems one could write dozens of these articles on special editions of the Lincoln Town Car alone. After all, Town Car special editions included the Touring, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/monarch.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Lincoln-Mercury Edition, Part I")
