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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 1/11/2019) At a recent classic car show, the lone Packard on display was a beautifully restored 1949 Packard Super Eight Victoria convertible. It was truly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/packard-mexico-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1950 Packard Touring Sedan – A Cormorant In The Wild")
![(first posted 1/10/2019) It’s not often I see a Datsun Sunny (210). Early last year, I saw a wagon in a church parking lot that belonged to an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/datsun-sunny-wagon-1980-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1980 Datsun Sunny (210) Wagon – California Love")
![(first posted 1/8/2019) There are certainly plenty of North American obscure rebadges that could be featured in this series, like the Mitsubishi Precis and Saturn Relay. This series, however, has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mahindra-voyager-ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 7")
![(first posted 12/22/2018) It’s a question we’ve probably all been asked before whenever someone finds out we’re into cars. “What’s your dream car, money no object?” they ask. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cadillac-cts-v-3G-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2016-19 Cadillac CTS-V – The Answer")
![(first posted 12/17/2018) The luxury car market was in the midst of a seismic shift during the 1980s. A new generation of luxury car buyers were buying compact, nimble […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cadillac-seville-sts-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Cadillac Seville STS – Cadillac Shows They Get It… Kind Of")
![(first posted 12/4/2018) When new, the VR Commodore was a perfectly respectable choice for a new car. Fleets loved the base Executive and families loved the safety-focussed Acclaim. There […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holden-vr-vs-berlina.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993-97 Holden VR/VS Commodore – Second/Third Owner Stigma")
![(first posted 12/5/2018) When I was a child, I used to read Noddy books. For those who aren’t familiar with the Enid Blyton character, Noddy was a little wooden […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Daihatsu-Copen-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2002-12 Daihatsu Copen – Parp Parp!")
![(first posted 11/28/2018) There’s a rule with Italian cars from mainstream brands, one that arguably applies to their French counterparts as well: the bigger the car, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fiat-croma-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1988-89 Fiat Croma – Croma Flair")
![(first posted 11/27/2018) “Kizashi”, the name of Suzuki’s first and last home-made mid-size sedan, translates to “something great is coming”. In a rare example of truth in nomenclature, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/suzuki-kizashi-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Classic: 2009-16 Suzuki Kizashi – Something Great Came And Went")
![(first posted 11/21/2018) We are six installments into the Obscure Rebadges series and we’ve only scratched the surface of the world of rebadges. Hell, we’ve only scratched the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/chevrolet_forester_2002_pictures_1_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 6")
![(first posted 8/1/2018) When I found this LeSabre T-Type on Craigslist, I thought two things. Firstly, this was a surprisingly attractive design for an American GM product […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/buick-lesabre-ttype-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Online Classic: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – Can You Go Home Again?")
![(first posted 11/13/2018) It’s been a little while since I did one of these. Click the links for Parts One, Two, Three, and Four. Obscure rebadges […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/vw-1500-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 5")
![(first posted 11/12/2018) There are some old cars you won’t be surprised to see still on the roads two or three decades later. Camrys and Corollas, for example. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ford-escort-xr3i-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1982-85 Ford Escort XR3i – If You’re Looking For A Good Time…")
![(first posted 11/7/2018) I read an amusing story recently. A woman had a cat as a pet for many years and allowed him to come and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/opel-astra-cabriolet-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1993-99 Opel Astra F Cabriolet – The Secret Life Of Pets")
![(first posted 11/6/2018) We Curbivores are enthusiasts so, naturally, many of us love wagons. The dynamics of a sedan but with extra versatility: what’s not to love? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/honda-accord-tourer-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2002-08 Honda Accord Tourer – The Acura TSX Sport Wagon That Never Was")
