- 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.
![There’s a prolific mistruth that has been spread far and wide. I’ve read it in magazines, on automotive blogs, I’ve even read it in university text books. The legend goes […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1977-chevrolet-nova-range-mexico.jpg "QOTD: What’s An Automotive Urban Legend Or Misconception You’d Like To Clear Up?")
![My piece on the Oldsmobile Toronado XS yesterday revealed a high level of appreciation for personal luxury coupes from Curbivores – a lot of us are Brougham fans here, after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1979-cadillac-eldorado.jpg "QOTD: Which 1970s Personal Luxury Coupe Would You Buy?")
![Two-tone paint enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1950s and a minor resurgence in the 1970s. Vinyl roofs haven’t been available from a factory in several years and yet, perplexingly, they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/chrysler-300-vinyl-roof.jpg "QOTD: Are There Any Modern Cars That Look Good With Two-Tone Paint or Vinyl Roofs?")
![What this Mazda MX-5/Miata-based Bullet V8 Roadster was doing at Lakeside Raceway’s All-American Day is beyond me. They limit entry to American cars and there’s nothing American about this NA-series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bullet-roadster-1.jpg "Car Show Classic: Bullet V8 Roadster – Faster Than A Speeding, Well, You Know…")
![I never cared for the Smart. Reviews always derided it for its herky-jerky transmission and surprising lack of fun. I always thought you were paying a premium over a conventional […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/smart-fortwo-2.jpg "CC Outtake: Smart ForTwo – Getting Into A Tight Spot")
![Growing up, I was a fan of the Law & Order franchise. A large part of its appeal to me was the fact it shot on location in New York […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nypd-ford-explorer-police-interceptor-utility-2.jpg "CC Outtake: Law & Order: SUV"){kind=small}
![Soon, I plan to share the story of the reviled Pontiac Aztek with you all. Like the AMC Pacer, the Aztek has come to be immortalized in pop culture and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pontiac-aztek.jpg "CC Outtake: Finding A Lost Aztek Civilization")
![Australia isn’t quite as overrun with ex-JDM, used imports as, say, New Zealand. Typically, the Japanese imports I encounter are Supras, Skylines and the like. Imagine my surprise, then, when […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/toyota-blade-4.jpg "CC Capsule: 2007-12 Toyota Blade – A Corolla… Muscle Car? Hot Hatch? Grand Tourer?")
![Taking pictures of cars you see in traffic and parked on the street can be hard. You don’t want to draw attention, lest some passerby or car owner think you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/chevrolet-malibu-craigslist.jpg "CC Clue/QOTD: What Is It, And Have You Seen A Worse Craigslist Listing Picture?")
![Would I recommend a Subaru Legacy (Liberty in Australia)? You bet. The 2007 2.5 wagon I bought last year proved to be a capable, reliable car with a great ride […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2007-subaru-liberty-wagon-1.jpg "COAL #4: 2007 Subaru Liberty (Legacy) 2.5 Wagon – Ticked And Moved Boxes, But Couldn’t Move Me")
![We all know the story of how the Fox-body Mustang was almost replaced with the FWD, Mazda-derived Ford Probe. What some of you may not know is GM nearly made […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gm-80-prototype-6-.jpg "Automotive Histories: The GM-80 Camaro/Firebird – F-Body (Almost) Becomes FWD-Body"){kind=small}
![Alright, Porsche purists, you’ve had 14 years to get over the fact Porsche makes SUVs. Fortunately, Porsche’s SUVs have been dynamically excellent from day one and not flimsy badge-jobs like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/porsche-928-macan-1.jpg "CC Outtake: Porsche 928 and Macan — Breaking The Mold In Different Ways")
![If you ask someone not from the United States to name some American cars they know, the first name they will probably say is “Mustang”. It’s an evocative name for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/old-and-new-ford-mustang.jpg "CC Outtake: Old & New Ford Mustangs – Classics & Classics For Those Who Don’t Want A Classic")
![While North American enthusiasts may think of Alfa Romeo as a manufacturer of executive sedans and sports cars, the Italian brand has long maintained a presence in the compact (C) […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alfa-romeo-147-gta-3.jpg "CC Capsule: 2002-05 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA – Hot Hatch Meets Muscle Car")
![Even in the SUV-mad noughties and crossover-mad present day, one type of jacked-up passenger vehicle has been conspicuously absent: the two/three-door SUV. As SUVs have transitioned from rural workhorses to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/toyota-land-cruiser-prado-2-door-1.jpg "CC Capsule: Mitsubishi Pajero & Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 3-Door – The Shorty Lives")
