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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 4/25/2019) Daewoo finally entered the lucrative US market in 1999 and, just as it did, its perilous financial situation caught up with it. Just a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/daewoo-tacuma-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2000-09 Daewoo Tacuma – The Daewoo America Narrowly Missed")
![(first posted 4/20/2019) The culling of cars from GM’s lineup has reached its antipodean outpost. One of Holden’s longest-running nameplates, the Barina, has been quietly discontinued after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2016-to-2018-holden-barina-8.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2018 Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) – Bye-Bye Beep-Beep Barina")
![This Buick Skylark is a tough old cookie. Some time ago, Paul shared some photos of it taken by Cohort contributor William Oliver. I instantly recognized it, having photographed it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/197579-buick-skylark3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Buick Skylark – The Dauntless Little Buick")
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Cars & Coffee events in Brisbane tend to attract the same people so I almost always end up seeing the same cars. I went to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1975-chevrolet-monza-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Monza 5.7 – More Monza Madness")
![(first posted 4/10/2019) Seeing an Opel Monza at an Australian car show is like going to visit an old friend’s house and finding their hot European cousin […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/opel-monza-cars-and-coffee-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-82 Opel Monza – A Beautiful European Cousin")
![A while ago, I made a new rule: I wouldn’t photograph cars in undercover parking lots anymore. The photos never turned out all that great, rarely meeting my standards for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1965-chrysler-valiant-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1965 Chrysler Valiant Safari – A Glimmering Blue Oasis In A Concrete Desert")
![(first posted 4/3/2019) Ford’s luxury division is in the midst of its fourth reboot this century. No car exemplifies the constantly changing winds of Lincoln’s design […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2006-lincoln-zephyr-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr – Soft Reboot")
![(first posted 3/29/2019) Kia’s first attempt at a minivan was a commercial success. Just two years after its launch, it became the best-selling minivan in Australia. In […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kia-sedona-carnival-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1998-2005 Kia Carnival/Sedona – How Easy It Is To Make A Minivan")
![(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/holden-cascada-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum")
![The skies were grey and the roads were slick. Storms had lashed Brisbane before easing into a mere drizzle and the endless concrete and bitumen of Gympie Road looked dreary […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1971-buick-electra-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Buick Electra 225 – A Texan Socialite")
![(first posted 3/9/2019) Most pickups are workhorses, a tool for their owners like a hammer or a pair of pliers. They’re hardy and built to last but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ford-courier-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1985-98 Ford Courier & 1986-96 Mitsubishi Triton – Trusty (But Not Rusty) Old Tools")
![Part 1 of a series on the many unique Mexican market Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth vehicles of recent years. Production of the Dodge Dart ended in September of 2016. Fiat […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/a-dart.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Mexican Mopars, Part 1: 2017 Dodge Neon and Vision – Hola!")
![Hoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1975-oldsmobile-delta-88-convertible-press-photo.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "The Last Full-Size Convertibles – The End Of An Era")
![(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-SsangYong_Rodius_270_Xdi_rear_20100719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2")
![(first posted 5/13/2019) GM’s Epsilon platform was used by a vast array of vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu, Saab 9-3 and Opel Vectra. As part of Fiat’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fiat-croma-front-34.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 2005-10 Fiat Croma – Monocromatic")
