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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.
![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")
![(first posted 7/25/2019) The first Honda Civic was the car that got Honda well and truly noticed for its car-making abilities. With a steady diet of sales and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/honda-city-1g-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1981-86 Honda City – They Grow Up So Fast!")
![William Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/william-oliver-buick-riviera-cadillac-eldorado-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado")
![(first posted 4/17/2019) While strolling through Vienna’s Innere Stadt and taking in the gorgeous heritage architecture, I beheld a sight rather less aesthetically pleasing: two cars considered to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fiat-multipla-ssangyong-rodius-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Finds: Ssangyong Rodius and Fiat Multipla – Ugly Is Skin Deep")
![(first posted 10/18/2017) No, I’m not talking about the North American market Odyssey when I apply the “World’s Sexiest Minivan” label. As you can see, the featured Odyssey […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/honda-odyssey-gen-3-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2004-08 & 2008-13 Honda Odyssey – World’s Sexiest Minivan")
![(first posted 6/25/2018) I was walking home from watching the Brazil vs. Costa Rica match at a bar when I saw something that made me do a double-take. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mitsubishi-l300-express.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1982-85 Mitsubishi L300 Express Starwagon – The Past, The Present And The Future")
![(first posted 6/3/2019) In 2010, Jeep walked away from the three-row market. Their first attempt at a three-row SUV, the Commander, arrived just before a tumultuous period […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jeep-commander-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006-10 Jeep Commander – “Unfit For Human Consumption”")
![(first posted 3/28/2016) If you want to know why Mitsubishi remains a major player in Australia despite being an also-ran in other markets, it helps to look at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mitsubishi-magna-elite-wagon-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Mitsubishi Magna Elite Wagon – A More-Than-Galant Effort")
![(first posted 5/23/2019) Jeep has been doing special editions since the 1960s and they’ve only gotten more prolific with time – there were at least a dozen distinct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jeep-super-wagoneer-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Jeep-Eagle Edition, Part II")
![(first posted 5/21/2019) I’ve been writing about obscure North American special editions and forgotten limited-run models since way back in 2015. Though I’ve travelled extensively in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/studebaker-speedster-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1955 Studebaker Speedster – A Star (Luxury) Liner")
![(first posted 5/16/2019) By the 21st century, Lancia had become little more than a semi-premium marque within the Fiat stable. The Italian company that had once been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lancia-voyager-and-phedra.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2002-10 Lancia Phedra & 2011-15 Lancia Voyager – A European Town & Country And An Actual Town & Country")
![(first posted 5/15/2019) It’s almost Gemini Season. I’m no astrologer but this is apparently a period of tremendous energy, motion and change, sometimes unpredictable. That likely doesn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/holden-rb-gemini-sle-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1985-87 Holden Gemini SL/E – Missing The I-Mark")
![(first posted 5/10/2019) Many of us were shocked when former Sergio Marchionne announced in 2016 that FCA was ending production of the second-generation Chrysler 200 after just three […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chrysler-200-2nd-gen-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2015-17 Chrysler 200 – Goodbye To The Old Normal")
![(first posted 5/3/2019) Toyota is often a cautious company, generally focused on maintaining their reputation for quality and reliability and avoiding costly mistakes and unnecessary risks. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/toyota-rav4-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994-2000 Toyota RAV4 – Light Trail Blazer")
