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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.
![I was delighted to stumble across this vintage commercial on YouTube recently, in remarkably good condition for its age. Lou Rawls’ catchy vocals have been stuck in my head for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dodge-charger-vintage-ads-1.jpg "CC TV: 1977 Dodge Charger – You’ll Have This Stuck In Your Head All Day")
![For my Pontiac Grand Am article, which I published last month, I had wanted to include this launch commercial. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate it anywhere on the internet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Commercial – Who In America Would Build A Car Like This?")
![Photographed by Colin I know, I know. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Blah blah blah. Is there really anybody that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/colin-1985-87-oldsmobile-ninety-eight-coupe.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1985-87 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Coupe — Sometimes, A Sedan Looks Better")
![24 years. That’s how far short Nissan fell of Volkswagen’s successful 49-year run of the Beetle in Mexico, where it was known as the Sédan or vocho. Still, 25 years is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nissan-tsuru-cdmx-taxi-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991-2017 Nissan Tsuru – Hasta Luego, Muchacho")
![In 1994, General Motors’ Mexican range was in transition, much like the Mexican car market itself. The Mexican government was finally opening up the domestic market. A partial reversal of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1994-gm-de-mexico.jpg "Advertising Outtake/QOTD: The 1994 General Motors de Mexico Range – Which Would You Pick?")
![Moving to a new neighborhood is always fun. You become acquainted with an unfamiliar pocket of town, learning its shortcuts, discovering its unique architecture and identifying convenient new places to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mitsubishi-scorpion-3.jpg "CC Outtake: 1978-80 Chrysler Scorpion – The Welcome Wagon")
![Looking at one of these 1990-94 Chrysler LeBaron sedans is like spying a handsome middle-aged gentleman across the bar. He’s got some nicely polished dress shoes on, his suit is […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chrysler-lebaron-sedan.jpg "CC Outtake: 1990-94 Chrysler LeBaron Sedan – Just Shave It Off!")
![Imagine a Honda showroom where Preludes and Integras were sold alongside one another, and where there existed an additional Honda between the Civic and the Accord. Also imagine this showroom […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/honda-concerto-4.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1988-94 Honda Concerto – Quietly Humming In The Corner")
![It is heartbreaking to see a bona fide classic left to rot. This Fleetwood Brougham isn’t a total wreck yet but it doesn’t look like it has moved for a while. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cadillac-fleetwood-pittsburgh.jpg "CC Outtake: 1993-96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – I Could Even Accept A Donk")
![Photos courtesy of Chris Muller Considering the Sentra has been a sedan-only line for over 20 years, it’s easy to forget there were once myriad body styles available. For the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chris-muller-nissan-sentra-hatchback-2.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1987-88 Nissan Sentra Hatchback – When Nissan Made Non-Sedan Sentras")
![Photos courtesy of Canadian Cat Green The slow-selling Lincoln Continental Mark VI has already been discussed at length here, here and here, coming under fire for its ungainly proportions. Quite […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lincoln-continental-mark-vi-canadiancatgreen-1.jpg "Cohort Outtake: 1980-83 Lincoln Continental Mark VI – Dark Green Makes Everything Better")
![Photo courtesy of L Deren Sedans like Ford’s Panther lines and the GM B-Bodies get a lot of love around these parts. Much of that is due to their traditional […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/buick-lesabre-lincoln-continental.jpg "QOTD: Any Love For The Full-Size, FWD Sedan?")
