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Jon Branch - Automotive Historian + Contributing Editor

Jon Branch has written countless official automobile Buying Guides for eBay Motors over the years, he’s also written for Hagerty, he’s a long time contributor to Silodrome and the official SSAA Magazine, and he’s the founder and senior editor of Revivaler. Jon has done radio, television, magazine, and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. The fastest thing he’s ever driven was a Bolwell Nagari, the slowest was a Caterpillar D9, and the most challenging was a 1950’s MAN semi-trailer with unexpected brake failure.

    Jaguar E-Type Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know

    Jon Branch February 24, 2021
    Jaguar XKE
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    The E-Type, known as the XKE in the United States, is widely regarded to be one of the most beautiful cars of all time. Buying one is a dream held by many, which has led…

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    Brough Superior – The Past + Present Of One Of History’s Great Motorcycle Companies

    Jon Branch February 11, 2021
    New Brough Superior Motorcycles
    • Brough Superior
    • Motorcycles

    In this article by Jon Branch we take a look back at the history of storied British motorcycle maker Brough Superior, and we take a look inside the modern factory turning out 21st century Brough…

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    The Chevrolet Corvette First Generation (C1) Buying Guide

    Jon Branch January 20, 2021
    Chevrolet Corvette C1 first generation
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    The Inspiration For The Corvette – Blame the British? The people who, I think, were responsible for the inspiration of the Chevrolet Corvette, were the British, with a bit of help from the Italians. You…

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    Volvo P1800 Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know

    Jon Branch November 7, 2020
    Volvo-P1800-Body
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    The Volvo P1800 – It Began with a Swedish “Corvette” The Volvo P1800 began in the early 1950s with the idea that in order to really succeed in the lucrative US market Volvo needed a…

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    Fiat X1/9 Buying Guide – Including The Bertone X1/9

    Jon Branch October 21, 2020
    Fiat X1 9
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars
    • Italian

    The Fiat X1/9 – A Fiat With a Difference To understand the reasoning behind the Fiat X1/9 it is perhaps best to look at the sporting motor car scene in Italy in the decade that led…

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    Buick Riviera First Generation Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know

    Jon Branch October 1, 2020
    Buick Riviera
    • American
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    The Buick Riviera: An American Facel Vega The Buick Riviera was created to be an American performance car: a pure bred American answer to the brilliant Facel Vega (which was coincidentally British racing champion Stirling…

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    Lotus Esprit – The Four Cylinder Buying Guide – S1, S2, S3, S4.

    Jon Branch September 17, 2020
    Lotus Esprit Brochure 1
    • British
    • Buying Guides
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    Background: The Four Cylinder Lotus Esprits The Lotus Esprit was created as a car that would transform Lotus from being a kit car and enthusiasts automobile builder to being a supercar builder. It was a…

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    A Brief History of the Indian 101 Scout – Everything You Need To Know

    Jon Branch August 20, 2020
    Indian 101 Scout
    • American
    • Brief Histories
    • Indian
    • Motorcycles

    Charles B. Franklin: the Engineer with Practical Experience Charles Bayly Franklin, the engineer who was to create three of the most iconic Indian motorcycles, was born in the Irish City of Dublin on October 13,…

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    A Brief History From The Lotus 7 to The Caterham 7

    Jon Branch August 4, 2020
    Lotus 7 Car
    • Brief Histories
    • British
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    Above Image: A Lotus 7 battling with a Porsche 356 Speedster in 1984. Image courtesy of the San Francisco Region SCCA. In the Beginning: Motorsport in the Mud Lotus Cars, and thus the Lotus 7,…

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    A Brief History Of The Mini Marcos – An Unusual Pint-Sized British Sports Car

    Jon Branch July 17, 2020
    Mini Marcos
    • Brief Histories
    • British
    • Cars
    • Classic Cars

    Marcos Cars: Wooden Wonders In the wake of the Second World War, as Britain worked her way through austerity and the process of rebuilding what had been destroyed or damaged by the not at all…

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    A Brief History of the Rover V8 – One Of Britain’s Most Important Performance Engines

    Jon Branch June 30, 2020
    Buick Le Sabre engine
    • Brief Histories
    • Main

    A Gas Turbine or a V8? The story of the development of the Rover V8 engine begins with a dream that became a failed dream. Once upon a time in England’s green and pleasant land…

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    A Brief History of the Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnson’s Favorite Car

    Jon Branch June 5, 2020
    A-Brief-History-of-the-Amphicar-1-LBJ-Presidential-Library-catalog-A263-8
    • Boats
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    • Classic Cars

    Above Image: President Lyndon Johnson taking guests on a tour of the lake. The Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnson’s Favourite Car The Amphicar was American President Lyndon Johnson’s favorite car. It was the car in…

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