- 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.
![Some people may feel this is the wrong color on the wrong Jag. Don’t most people fantasize about owning an XK-E in British Racing Green? The XJS doesn’t get much love, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jaguar-xjs.jpg "CC Outtake: Big Miss Sunshine")
![General Motors had a lot of great hits, but it had plenty of failures too. Like the kid from a good home and with plenty of pocket money that picks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1979-chevrolet-chevette.jpg "Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – GM Edition")
![I’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ford-ltd-country-squire-red-hook-4.jpg "CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook")
![Australia is full of RSL Clubs, complexes consisting of restaurants, bars and slot machines (“the pokies”). These clubs are owned and run by the Returned and Services League, and were […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toyota-corolla-1.jpg "CC Outtake: A Veteran in the Returned and Services League Parking Lot")
![Some cars just don’t look as good in coupe form as they do sedans. The GM FWD A-Bodies are one such example: the sedans were generally handsome, while the coupes, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oldsmobile-cutlass-ciera-coupe-3.jpg "CC Outtake: A-Body Needs A-Nicer Body")
![It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, and nothing says “summer” like a beautiful drive along the coast. In the summer of 2012, I had the pleasure of driving the Great […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/great-ocean-road-55.jpg "CC Road Trips: The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia")
![I spotted this trusty old Holden ute in Clayfield, on Brisbane’s north side. Sepia tone this photo a bit and it could be a snapshot from several decades ago, although what […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/holden-eh-ute.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1963-65 Holden EH Utility – I Saw Her Standing There")
![A lot is written about the impending death of the V8 engine, but where are the articles about that moribund styling affectation, the classic hood ornament? Nevertheless, reports of their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hyundai-equus-1.jpg "Curbside Outtake: Vail, Hood Ornament")
![Even on a bright, sunny day in Brooklyn, this Grand National looks decidedly menacing. Stripping a car of chrome and painting it black will have that effect, and fortunately these […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/buick-grand-national-2.jpg "CC Outtake: Black As Night, Bright As Day")
![Exploring East Harlem one day, I suddenly got caught in torrential summer rain… not the light downfall Belinda Carlisle sang about dancing in! Bereft of an umbrella, I sought shelter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oldsmobile-delta-88-rain.jpg "CC Outtake: Braving the Deluge")
![Heavily dented and under an East Harlem bridge surrounded by trash is no place for one of the best American luxury coupes ever made. Alas, this Mark VII is looking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lincoln-mark-vii.jpg "CC Outtake: This Is No Troll")
![Not too long ago, the Curbside Classic Cohort came together to say some kind words about some of the most maligned and disappointing Chrysler and AMC products of the past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – Ford Edition")
![Right now, there are two major trends in the automotive industry. Firstly, luxury brands have been expanding their ranges downwards with cars like the Audi A1 and BMW 2-Series Active […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/smart-forfour-3.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2004-06 smart ForFour – Not Dumb, Just Different")
![Some people say that young people aren’t interested in cars. I say to that, “What?!” Here’s proof: a suburban home with not one but THREE Japanese tuner cars: a Toyota […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nissan-180sx-silvia-toyota-supra.jpg "CC Outtake: Brisbane Drift")
![The Curbside Classic Cohort is one of the most respectful and friendly communities on the entire internet. I can think of no other website where I actually read the comments. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/plymouth_volare_road_runner_sport_wagon_1979.jpg "Challenge of the Day: “Say One Nice Thing” – AMC & Chrysler Edition")
